Cemetery of Pianello Val Tidone
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National Competition for Pianello Val Tidone cemetery expansion, in archaeological area.
This project, made by Mauro Bellora and Luca Selvini architects, was brought at National Competition for Pianello Val Tidone cemetery expansion, in archaeological area.
Main feature of the competition is to live together a cemetery and a archaeological area. In agreement, the project, born from two observations about the site.
First of all the place orography, made of green grasses and hills as far as Rocca d’Olgisio, lead us to a hypogeal project without any emerging building over that. This choice allows also us to separate two path: the archaeological one at zero level and the cemetery one at –2.60 level.
Since we can’t know the plan of all archaeological remains, we use a flexible plan made of hypogeal block (consisting in about 45 burial recesses) laying on a underground path according to rotation of historical remains.
In this way we can distinguish two flows: visitor can chose if he should watch archaeological area at zero level or go down the stairs to pray at –2.60 mt. level.
Visitor can walk free on the roman area plan without follow any definite path, whereas the entrance to hypogeal block can be from archaeological level and from underground path that can be used also for corpses transportation and for disable persons access.
The area inside hypogeal block has room size. Every block contains a central service component, the cube, made of a fountain, two dustbin and a worktop.
Hypogeal block layout, as you know, depends on archaeological remains and on decisions about them restoration, in agreement with this flexible plan we can increase or reduce burial recesses according to Local Government.
Points of interest
Mauro Bellora
Luca Selvini
Location and Details
. Italy
Mauro Bellora was born in Turin (Italy) in 1976. He took his degree at First University of Architecture of Politecnico of Turin in February 2002, with a degree thesis called Urban project for Porta Nuova Area in Turin (sup. Prof. Emanuele Levi Montalcini).
Now he is attending Doctorate of Research at University of Architecture of Politecnico of Turin, with research thesis called Contructive and technical reasons of architectural composition (Tutor Prof. Emanuele Levi Montalcini, co-tutor Prof. Marco Trisciuoglio). He is teaching assistant in design and restoration courses (Prof. Marco Trisciuoglio).
In October 2005 he take part in International Seminar of Ravenna (Italy) Theory and practice of construction: knowledge, means, models with a work called Teaching design. A research about architectural teaching methodology from two doctorate thesis, published in seminar proceedings with Verena Caetano da Silveira.
Now he is editing the book 8 or 80 Composition lessons with Barbara Melis and Verena Caetano da Silveira.
In 2004, with Luca Selvini, is selected for second run of International Architecture competition for the design of the new town hall of San Giovanni Teatino (fifth place).
He take part at national and international workshops and architectural competitions.
In 2002 he opened his architecture studio in Turin and in 2005 he founded MGA4studio with Giuliana Morisano.
 MGA4studio architetti
Via Adamello 4
10142 Torino-Italy
P. 39.011.710.414
F. 39.011.710.414
m.bellora@mga4studio.com
Luca Selvini born in Asti in 02 marzo 1974 graduate in school of Architecture at Politecnico of Torino in February 1999 with full professor Paolo Napoli.
From 2000 team up with Department of Civil engineering and geotechnics of Politecnico of Torino carrying out practises and lectures in many courses of project engineering.
From 2000 team up with office of ing. Giancarlo Gonnet in Torino as structure’s designer in reinforced concrete and steel. Besides he work in his own office attending various design competitions.
Luca Selvini
Viale Degli Angeli 128
12100 Cuneo - Italy
P. 339 6460888
luca.selvini@studiogonnet.it
secretariat@significantcemeteries.org