This plans concerns an area of about 4,500 square

metres next to the already existing cemetery, on the

west side, in order to complete the area allocated for

this purpose.

This plan, which also involves the south side, where

we can find the side entrance, envisages the building

of about 1,230 loculi, 720 ossuaries – cinerary urns

and 12 private chapels which will cover the needs for

the next 15 years.

From the urbanistic point of view, the cemetery is

divided into 2 parts.

The first, which bears a clear 19th century influence

and defines it as a worship place, is similar to other

places of the surroundings and of Tuscany.

The second part, dates from the 60s/80s, and therefore

the different languages of two different planners

create a typological confusion and we notice a loss

of identity here.

This ensemble is crossed by a longitudinal axis which

connects the main entrance to the church and a horizontal

axis crossing the side entrance.

This new plan is trying to give back to the cemetery

its own identity both of worship and respect and it

is developed on the continuation of the longitudinal

axis. We expect to carry out the demolition of the

existing church which obstructs the only access to

the expansion area and also the building of a new

church which is going to complete the long perspective

axis. The new church is characterized by a large

cross which is going to be built an all four sides and

has both a structural and an iconographic function.

The rest of the church is in glass and it comes out

as if compressed and set into the stones coating the

private chapels.

On both sides of the church there are going to be two

buildings in white reinforced concrete characterized

by a huge grid which goes to outline an area of semishade.

The buildings are going to be on two floors: downstairs

there are going to be some containers of

various dimensions in order to host the loculi, the

cinerary urns, the ossuaries. Besides, there are going

to be benches to rest and pray, some small fountains,

toilet facilities and stairs. On the upper floor , the loculi

will be placed in an orderly manner and there will be

a balcony which runs along the loculi and gives out

onto the ground floor.

The buildings which give shape to this space are set

along the perimeter of the area in order to make up a

yard. They are detached from the walls by 3 metres

because this space is going to be lined with some

rows of cypress trees which give this area an immediate

sense of identity and they become “gardens of

prayer”.

The inner yard includes a lawn for the land graves

and it is crossed by 4 bridges which allow the access

to the white buildings.

On the south side, near the side entrance, we

envisage the building of a functional arch which will

host a flower shop which goes to replace the existing

corrugated iron box.

Besides, on the south side, in order to join the new

and the old area of the cemetery, there is going to be

the coating of the existing side with a metallic net for

creepers.

Finally the parking area is going to double up in size.