B R I O N C E M E T E R Y
Architect Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978)
📌San Vito d'Altivole (TV) - Italy
"The Brion Cemetery" is a project done by the architect Carlo Scarpa developed for the Brion Family.
Nothing, in this project, is let to chance.
Once you step inside of the cemetery, your eyes will be immediately captured by the structure in front of you, jealously hidden behind a tree. Carlo Scarpa not only designed the concrete structures of the cemetery, but also studied the disposition and aspect of its trees.
The blue and red circles represent the wedding rings and the union of the Brion spouses.
While designing the structures of the cemetery, the architect included a variety of Japanese elements. As a matter of facts, once passing beyond the two circles on the right-hand side we can find a lily pond with bamboo canes which recalls to the gardens you can find all over Japan.
On the left-hand side, instead, you can find the graves of the Brion spouses, gently sloped one against the other, almost touching themselves. The two graves are covered by an arch symbol of the entrance to another world.
The recurring element in this project is the use of number 11. Indeed, in each part of the project, we can see small blocks of concrete of 11sq cm.
Then, surrounded by water, the church.
It is characterised by breaches on the roof that let the light in. We let ourselves be captured by the details of the design: the flutes of concrete and wood and the door which recalls Japanese sliding doors in rice paper.
All the steps were studied by the architect so that each of them produced a different sound.
A tourist sketching the graves by the lily pond of the cemetery.
