The space between the two bell towers possesses a strong genius loci, with its dominant position open to the Chablais landscape, enclosed and framed by stone walls.
The redesign project highlights the site’s defining characteristics through precise and carefully calibrated interventions.
The cemetery, enclosed by its walls, is reimagined as a place of peace—a planted space that supports remembrance within a park-like setting. The footprint of the former church defines the axis of the bell tower and accommodates, at its centre, the garden of remembrance, accompanied by a water feature. The columbariums, set within a rhythm of cypress trees and echoed by a second alignment of cypresses, form a visual filter towards the road below. New graves are arranged in small groups in the lower part of the cemetery, ultimately allowing for around sixty headstones beneath freely planted cherry trees.
The ground surface is largely restored to vegetation, increasing permeability and adding a pleasant acoustic and sensory dimension to the cemetery landscape. The use of a soil–stone mix allows circulation throughout planted areas, as this material withstands trampling thanks to gravel that drains rainwater and supports compaction. These grassed surfaces are managed through differentiated, low-intensity maintenance: the most frequented areas are kept as extensive lawn, while quieter corners and secondary spaces are allowed to develop into meadow, offering a living, evolving and dynamic landscape.
