Carlo Scarpa.Projects 15

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1 Projects 15 Created 27-Feb-11 By luca ponsi, firenze, IUAV's main gate - Tolentini Venice, education, university Querini Stampalia Bridge Canova Plaster Cast Gallery Querini Stampalia Foundation Olivetti showroom Palazzo Fondazione Masieri 5 Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 11 Sculpture Garden for the Venice Biennale 12 Brion-Vega Cemetery 13 San Vito d'altivole, cemetery 6 Castelvecchio Museum 14 Verona, museum, renovation 7 Base for the 'Partigiana' by Augusto Murer 15 Venice, sculpture 8 Venice, memorial space, museum Ticket booth for the Venice Biennale 10 Venice, garden, sculpture Venice, education, university 4 Venice, shop, showroom Entrance Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Gallerie dell'accademia Renovation Venice, pavilion Venice, exposition space, museum 3 Possagno, exposition space, museum Venice, museum, renovation Venice, bridge, museum 2 Aula Mario Baratto Restoration 16 Venice, auditorium, renovation, university 9 Venice, kiosk this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 1

2 photo: Jiat-Hwee Chang IUAV's main gate - Tolentini Santa Croce Venice The Tolentini premises are located near Piazzale Roma and was designed by Vincenzo Scamozzi in the sixteenth century and restored by Daniele Calabi in the early 1960 s The convent is recognised for its particular architectural components: cloister with columned porch, a first floor with cells on three sides, and a meeting hall at the margin of the cloister The second floor contains larger open spaces and a rare example of a 15th century walkway perhaps designed by Scamozzi The convent was closed by Napoleon in 1810 and has since been used for various purposes In 1958 the State Property Office made the building complex available to the IUAV and initiated certain works which were led by civil engineers The restoration work on the complex s interior took place between 1960 and 1965 under the direction of architects Daniele Calabi and Guido Bacci In 1985 the entrance way, acquired by gratuitous transfer in 1979, was transformed according to the project by photo: Jiat-Hwee Chang 1985 Structural engineer Project manager Carlo Maschietto Sergio Los MI_MOA this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 2

3 Querini Stampalia Bridge Castello Venice The museum Querini Stampalia is a historical sixteenth century building, formerly inhabited by a patriarch of Venice and embellished by stucco and frescoes The museum on the second floor, preserves one of the richest art collections of the lagoon city with over four hundred paintings from the nineteenth century In 1961 was commissioned to do the restoration of the ground-floor and and garden at the rear of the building that was in a state of extreme neglect and degradation He rearranged the garden for use as an gallery and exhibition space, as the ground floor was frequently unusable due to the overflow of seawater at high tide The bridge forms a new access to the museum The project was built over ten years, under the direction of Joseph Mazzariol, friend and supporter of the Venetian master The project incorporates the inevitable water overflow as a fundamental design element in a very ingenious way 1963 Fondazione Querini Stampalia MI_MOA this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 3

4 Canova Plaster Cast Gallery Via Canova Possagno When Antonio Canova died, Monsignor Giovanni Battista Sartori decided either to close the Study in Rome where many masterpieces were created or to move all the plaster casts, the unsold Marbles, the paintings, the Sketches and all what was in the warehouses, to Possagno In order to host all the above mentioned collections, Sartori arranged to build a Gallery, near the artist s native home This allowed the tourists and the scholars to admire all of Canova s works In 1832 Sartori charged the Venetian architect Francesco Lazzari to plan the construction of the "Collection of plaster casts" In 1957 Canova's work found a more adequate placing thanks to a new building constructed by the Venetian architect The tall cubic form of his addition admits light through windows in the top four corners of two connecting chambers, creating a luminous environment Unbroken walls without windows in the lower portions receive shadow-silhouettes of the plaster casts 1957 Fondazione Canova MI_MOA The CANOVA PLASTER CAST GALLERY is open every day (except for Mondays) During the summer/winter months: / The box-office shuts a quarter of an hour before each closing time this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 4

5 photo: Apollo Spiliotis photo: Apollo Spiliotis Querini Stampalia Foundation Castello Venice The Foundation Querini Stampalia was founded in 1869 by the will of John Conte, the last descendant of the family of Venetian patrician Querini Stampalia It is the only example where, of an ancient family, they preserved heritage, home, library, archives, collections of art, furniture and furnishings The sixteenth century palace, located between Rialto and San Marco, houses a library, civic center and historical museum The ground floor and garden were redesigned by in the early 60s Recently Mario Botta has designed the new access, bookshop and cafeteria (See also on MIMOA) The Foundation organizes exhibitions, conferences, meetings, seminars and collaborations with organizations and companies, some of which are associated with the Circle Queriniano - The members of the Circle support actively the life of the Foundation by participating in the development and growth of its activities and its archival collections literature and art) photo: Apollo Spiliotis 1963 Fondazione Querini Stampalia MI_MOA Museum exhibitions: Tuesday to Saturday 10 / 20; Sunday and holidays 10 / 19; closed Monday Library and Emeroteca: Tuesday to Saturday 10 / 24; Sunday and holidays 10 / 19; closed Monday Bookshop: Tuesday to Saturday 10 / 2015; Sunday and holidays 10 / 1915; closed Monday Cafeteria and Restaurant: Tuesday to Saturday 10 / 2345; Sunday and holidays 10 / 19; closed Monday this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 5

6 Olivetti showroom Piazza San Marco Venice The "first Italian typewriter factory" was founded by Camillo Olivetti on 29 October 1908 It had 20 employees and a 500 sqm production workshop with a weekly output of about 20 machines Over the years Olivetti has undergone a series of transformations It moved from mechanics to electronics, from office products to computers, IT systems and services and telecommunications and has always distinguished itself in its ability to combine dedication to technological innovation with a strong commitment to culture and art as well as product quality and design In addition to factories and office buildings, the company's architectural achievements also include a number of Olivetti shops: on New York's Fifth Avenue (1954), designed by Belgiojoso, Peressuti and Rogers;; in Paris (1960), on Faubourg St Honoré, designed by Franco Albini; in Buenos Aires (1968) designed by Gae Aulenti and here in Venice (1959) created by Venice born designer photo: Olivetti Historical Archives 1958 Olivetti Group MI_MOA this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 6

7 Entrance Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Dorsoduro Venice The entrance to the faculty of philosophy in Venice was designed between 1976 and 1978 by Venice born architect It was completed posthumously Scarpa died on the 28th of November 1978, in Sendai in the north of Japan, following an accidental fall from a staircase So ended the creative life of one of the Masters of 20th century architecture His architecture is deeply sensitive to the changes of time, from seasons to history, rooted in a sensuous material imagination and has been widely praised from Tadao Ando to Mario Botta He was Botta's thesis adviser along with Giuseppe Mazzariol -- the latter was the Director of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia when Scarpa completed his renovation and garden for that institution (also published on MIMOA) 1979 MI_MOA Ca'Foscari University, San Sebastiano View route details here: this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 7

8 Palazzo Fondazione Masieri Dorsoduro Venice In 1968 was asked to make a project for the Masieri Foundation It was not until 1973 that the project was approved by the City Council and it forced him to keep the original façade and exterior of the palace facing the Grand Canal The façade is in fact detached from the floors, through spacial cuts The interior was completely renovated and new materials as concrete and steel were introduced After Scarpa's death, which occurred in 1979, the work was completed by some collaborators The Palace was finally inaugurated in 1983 Project is not public! Interior architect lmattozz Get off at STomà Vaporetto Station After Calle del Vaporetto turn left, cross a bridge and walk for 20 metres this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 8

9 Ticket booth for the Venice Biennale Viale Trieste Venice Conceived for the XXVI Venice Biennale art exhibition, the ticketing booth at the entrance of the Giardini Pubblici is a tiny work of art The booth was finished in 1952 and was used for many decades It was completely restored in 2004, although it is no longer in use The little booth is conceived as a small pavilion in itself mixing concrete, iron and wood La Biennale di Venezia lmattozz Get off at the 'Giardini' boat stop and walk towards the entrance of the Biennale this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 9

10 Gallerie dell'accademia Renovation Campo della Carità Venice The Gallerie dell'accademia is the museum gallery of pre-1800s art in Venice Between 1945 and 1959, has worked on restoring the building and setting the new exhibition area His intervention is delicate and consists essentially of small elements such as new stairs, new holding panels for the paintings and new standing panels to guide the visitors Interior architect Comune di Venezia lmattozz Mondays: / Tuesdays - Sundays: Get off at Accademia boat station this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 10

11 photo: seier+seier photo: seier+seier Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici Venice In 1953 Graziano Gasparini, Venezuelan commissioner for the Biennale, asked to design a pavilion for Venezuela In January 1954, the pavilion design is approved and the structure is roughly completed by October, while the XXVII Biennale is finishing Only by 1956 the pavilion finishings are completed It is conceived as three volumes sliding against each other The form is simple and realized in rough concrete Venezuelan Government lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 11

12 Sculpture Garden for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici Venice In 1952, designed the Sculpture Garden for the Venice Biennale within a patio of the Italian Pavilion, originally designed in 1932 by Duilio Torres The little garden plays with light, shadow and water Three heavy elliptical columns support a canopy roof which is shaped as if three circles would have been subtracted from a rectangle The garden has not been in use for many years and only recently it has been completely restored La Biennale di Venezia lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 12

13 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Brion-Vega Cemetery Via del Cimitero San Vito d'altivole This is considered 's most important and complex work It has an astonishing detail and is mainly built in concrete, used in an incredible way There is an extensive use of water The architect said about this project: "I would like to explain the Tomb Brion I consider this work, if you permit me, to be rather good and which will get better over time I have tried to put some poetic imagination into it, though not in order to create poetic architecture but to make a certain kind of architecture that could emanate a sense of formal poetry The place for the dead is a garden I wanted to show some ways in which you could approach death in a social and civic way; and further what meaning there was in death, in the ephemerality of life other than these shoe-boxes" Scarpa died in 1978, in a construction site accident He is buried in this cemetery in a standing position in a well-hidden spot, within the interstitial space created by the walls of the old and new cemeteries photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga 1972 Brion Family MVar this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 13

14 photo: Gonzalo Alvarez Tostado photo: Gonzalo Alvarez Tostado Castelvecchio Museum Corso Castelvecchio Verona index1htm Castelvecchio Museum is a museum in Verona, northern, located in the eponymous medieval castle Restoration by the architect, between 1959 and 1973, has enhanced the appearance of the building and exhibits Scarpa's unique architectural style is visible in the details for doorways, staircases, furnishings, and even fixtures designed to hold a specific piece of artwork 1973 gonzaloat photo: Gonzalo Alvarez Tostado Open from 09:00-19:00 Ticket Office closed 6 pm, Closed on Monday Guided tours: groups of 25 maximum and by appointment Informations and booking guided tours: tel (monday-friday 09 am -1 pm), fax this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 14

15 photo: Paulo Simoes photo: Paulo Simoes Base for the 'Partigiana' by Augusto Murer Viale dei Giardini Pubblici Venice In 1968, Scarpa designed the base for a sculpture by Augusto Murer, representing the 'partigiana' The sculpture represents a woman, lying with her hands tied, and was placed on a platform floating on the water The base is made from concrete with copper plates, and is surrounded by an irregular 'field' of concrete and stone prisms with varying heights photo: Paulo Simoes 1968 Comune di Venezia void this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 15

16 photo: Paulo Simoes photo: Paulo Simoes Aula Mario Baratto Restoration Dorsoduro Venice worked on two different projects for the Ca' Foscari University, the first one from 1935 to 1937 and the second one from 1955 to 1956 The first project was the complete restoration of the building, with its most visible traces now being the ground floor hall, glazed on both opposite ends for views of the grand canal and the courtyard, the staircase and parts of the main lecture hall The second intervention focused on the lecture hall (Mario Baratto Room) and created a complex wooden structure, separating the entrance space from the room This structure was made with wood from a demolished tribune belonging to the first project that stood in the same place In 1979, the room was destroyed by fire but was later rebuilt to Scarpa's design photo: Paulo Simoes 1956 Ca' Foscari University void Tours: Monday, Thursday and Friday: 1130 Monday to Friday: 1600 Meeting point on the ground floor of Ca Foscari Vaporetto Line 1 - S Tomà or Ca' Rezzonico Line 2 - S Tomà this page is part of Mi guide '' made by luca ponsi, firenze, 16