Gate of Heaven All Souls Family Estates

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Private commission

New family estates

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose

Los Altos, CA

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Irving Gonzales, Jennifer Wichtowski

Within the context of a larger garden cemetery, family estates have been designed to provide private sections set in a open arrangement.

The estates are defined by Mission-styled pillars topped by small pergolas caps, accentuated by vines and flanked with granite-faced memorial benches and "thresholds" to frame the sections.  The lack of raised curbs or fencing preserves the open setting.