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Places and landscapes create the background of our life experiences and can influence emotions
Designing a funeral home is a great responsibility: the moment of farewell is full of emotions and pain; spending this time in a positive habitat can be an instrument of comfort
The funeral home is located in an old small artisan workshop from the 1930s, which marks the corner of a block close to the center of <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/trezzo-sulladda">Trezzo sull'Adda</a>, near the axis that connects the city cemetery with the church of Saints Gervasio and Protasio.
© Simone Bossi</a>Along the road, the building is rigorous and almost silent, punctuated by the repetition of the pillars and the positioning of the existing windows which are reduced to horizontal slits to protect themselves and guarantee maximum privacy. The new entrance anticipates the public use of the building, creating a threshold space covered in burnt larch wood that defines the passage between the outside world and the internal space, dedicated to contemplation and farewell.
Diagram</a>The front towards the garden is redesigned by a new facade that shows the level of the internal horizon; 5 burnt larch wood frames fit into the regular pitch of the pilasters and, thanks to their thickness, mark the transition between the two worlds and regulate privacy and sunlight.
© Simone Bossi</a>The burial chambers are made up of two adjoining rooms, a more intimate one dedicated to the display of the body and one where loved ones can rest; the limit is managed by a system of rotating walls in molded glass that allow you to experience the delicate moment in a flexible and personal way.
as well as the selection of the essences of the garden
help the user to immerse himself in a pure and almost ancestral state
in which the combination of natural and imperfect elements dialogues in balance with the measured rigor of the forms
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