Ampliamento Del Cimitero Di San Mauro Torinese

The project, following the typological scheme envisioned in the preliminary design drafted by the Municipality's technical office, envisions the construction of a three-story open-courtyard building.

Three main elements characterize the project: the flat roof slab that slopes down onto one of the two ends of the building, closing it off from the outside; the dense sequence of floor-to-ceiling pillars clad in Corten steel that delimits the internal courtyard; and the perimeter walls, also clad in Corten steel sheets laid with staggered joints. The completely blind north end is clad in large slabs of Apuan Clouded marble, while the west end features the staircase and a series of overhangs designed to fit into the volume of the second lot.

The pillars inside the courtyard, connected to the floors by slender metal blades, appear to detach themselves completely from the slabs of the various floors, taking on the monumental and symbolic character required by the building's specific function. They are clad on three sides with Corten steel sheets of variable cross-section.

The courtyard, to be used as a burial site later, is covered with gray gravel.