Venezia Projects 29 Created 03-Jul-15 By wwera wasabi, prague, Czech Republic Swiss Pavilion for the Venice Venice, Bruno Giacometti pavilion IUAV's main gate - Tolentini Austrian Pavilion for the Venice Dutch Pavilion for the Venice Base for the 'Partigiana' by Augusto Murer 5 Japanese Pavilion for the Venice 6 Bookshop Pavilion for the Venice 7 Sculpture Garden for the Venice 8 Israeli Pavilion for the Venice 9 Ticket booth for the Venice 15 Querini Stampalia bookshop & café 16 Palazzo Fondazione Masieri 17 Canadian Pavilion for the Venice 18 Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice 19 Venice, pavilion 10 Brazilian Pavilion for the Venice 20 Venice, Amerigo Marchesin pavilion 11 Venice, Zeev Rechter pavilion South Korean Pavilion for the Venice 14 Venice, BBPR pavilion Venice, garden, sculpture German Pavilion for the Venice Venice, memorial space, museum Venice, Stirling Wilford and Associates pavilion, shop Venice, Mario Botta cafe, museum, restaurant, shop Venice, Takamasa Yoshizaka pavilion 13 Venice, kiosk Venice, sculpture Gallerie dell'accademia Renovation Venice, Ernst Haiger pavilion Venice, Gerrit Rietveld pavilion 4 Venice, Josef Hoffmann pavilion Venice, museum, renovation Venice, education, university 3 Finnish Pavilion for the Venice 21 Venice, Alvar Aalto pavilion 12 Venice, Seok Chul Kim pavilion http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice 22 Venice, Sverre Fehn pavilion 1
Danish Pavilion for the Venice Venice, Carl Brummer pavilion Spanish Pavilion for the Venice Querini Stampalia Bridge 24 Bridge over Canal Grande 25 28 Querini Stampalia Foundation 29 Australian Pavilion for the Venice 30 Venice, Philip Cox pavilion 26 Venice, Santiago Calatrava bridge Olivetti showroom Entrance Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Venice, exposition space, museum Venice, bridge, museum Venice, education, university Venice, Javier de Luque pavilion 23 Spazio Vedova 31 Venice, Renzo Piano exposition space, gallery, museum 27 Venice, shop, showroom http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 2
Swiss Pavilion for the Venice In 1951 Bruno Giacometti wins the competition for the Swiss Pavilion at the Venice In June 1952 the pavilion is inaugurated in time for the XXVI The main material that was used for the pavilion is brick and it can be seen crude on the exterior walls as well as on the internal patio walls The pavilion has two main halls: the bigger one has a metallic roof that allows light to come in from above 6-1952 Bruno Giacometti Swiss Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 3
photo: Jiat-Hwee Chang photo: Dave Brown IUAV's main gate - Tolentini Santa Croce 191 30135 Venice http://wwwiuavit/ 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 4
Austrian Pavilion for the Venice The first draft for the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice was sketched by Josef Hoffmann in 1913 The project ended up being too costly and eventually the idea was abandoned In 1926 Emil Hoppe and Otto Schönthal made a new proposal for the pavilion, but that too ended up being too pricey In 1934 the Austrian government decides to have a competition and Josef Hoffmann eventually wins with a project completely different from his previous one The pavilion was built in 30 days, but incomplete Between 1938 and 1954 Hoffmann kept finishing the pavilion and added missing elements such as the lateral porch, the fountain and the garden walls 8-1934 Josef Hoffmann Austrian Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 5
Dutch Pavilion for the Venice In 1953, the Dutch government decides to bring down the 1912 pavilion by Ferdinand Boberg and puts Gerrit Thomas Rietveld in charge of designing the new Dutch pavilion The new pavilion has a simple square plan and few interior walls, all orthogonal to the exterior ones The building contains volumes of different heights in order to get light from above 8-1954 Gerrit Rietveld Dutch Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 6
photo: Paulo Simoes photo: Paulo Simoes Base for the 'Partigiana' by Augusto Murer Viale dei 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 7
Japanese Pavilion for the Venice In 1955, thanks to a donation from Shojiro Ishibashi, director of the Bridgestone Modern Art Gallery in Tokyo, the Japanese government is willing to build a Japanese pavilion at the Venice The architect in charge is Takamasa Yoshizaka, a collaborator of Le Corbusier between 1950 and 1952 The building has much to do with the traditional and the modern in relation to Japanese culture The square plan is supported by four concrete walls and elevated above the ground The building is a massive concrete structure that shows its nervatures 6-1956 Takamasa Yoshizaka Japanese Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 8
photo: Addison Godel Bookshop Pavilion for the Venice In 1989, James Stirling was asked to design a permanent pavilion to be used as the official bookshop of the Venice The shop was inaugurated in 1991 for the V of ure The building is only on one floor, and is 30 m long and 6 m wide The building is made mainly out of metal and it was partially assembled in situ The books are displayed along a 40 m wooden bookshelf that runs along the interior perimeter of the structure One end of the pavilion, where the entrance is located, is a straight cut, the other end is a curve facing the Finnish Pavilion Inside the building, there is glass all around, giving to the visitor the impression of being completely surrounded by nature photo: Addison Godel 9-1991 Stirling Wilford and Associates Venice entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 9
Sculpture Garden for the Venice In 1952, designed the Sculpture Garden for the Venice 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 5-1952 La di Venezia entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 10
Israeli Pavilion for the Venice In 1951, the plans for the Israeli Pavilion were sent to Venice by architect Zeev Rechter By 1952 the pavilion was approved and by the beginning of the XXVI of the same year the building was ready The structure consists of one volume with a trapezoidal shape On one side it is a completely enclosed box and on the other it has a little entrance porch The interior is organized in three levels, quite unusual for a pavilion 6-1952 Zeev Rechter Israeli Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 11
South Korean Pavilion for the Venice The original project, conceived in 1994, took into consideration an old and small preexisting brick building, aligning with it The task was to respect presence of the surrounding trees, as is usual for pavilions, which explains the wavy façade on the side The whole building is made out of steel and wood and has two balconies overlooking the S Marks basin The pavilion was finished in 1996 and it is until today the most recent among all permanent buildings in the Gardens 5-1996 Associate architect Seok Chul Kim Francesco Mancuso South Korean Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 12
Gallerie dell'accademia Renovation Campo della Carità 1050 30130 Venice http://wwwgallerieaccademiaorg/ 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 6-1959 Interior architect Comune di Venezia Mondays: 0815-1400 / Tuesdays - Sundays: 0815-1915 Get off at Accademia boat station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 13
German Pavilion for the Venice Designed by Ernst Haiger, the German Pavilion was inaugurated in 1938 for the XXI of Art On the front façade the pavilion has a pronaos, a portico with squared section columns and splined shaft surfaces The whole building is massive and covered in natural and artificial stone 8-1938 Ernst Haiger Reichkammer fur Kunst entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 14
Ticket booth for the Venice Viale Trieste Conceived for the XXVI Venice art exhibition, the ticketing booth at the entrance of the 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 8-1952 La di Venezia Get off at the 'Giardini' boat stop and walk towards the entrance of the http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 15
photo: Apollo Spiliotis photo: Fondazione Querini Stampalia Querini Stampalia bookshop & café Castello 5252 http://wwwquerinistampaliait/ Situated in the redesigned public areas on the ground floor of Palazzo Querini Stampalia Mario Botta set up the bookshop of the Foundation and a cafeteria The bookshop offers first publications on collections and exhibitions of Querini Stampalia You may also find a careful selection of books on contemporary, design and photography Qcoffee, the cafeteria, opens onto a garden, designed by in the late fifties The cafeteria offers each day its catering services to those attending the Library, visit the Museum, participating in various activities of the Foundation or simply want to enjoy a break in an uncommon area One quick snack or a working lunch, a cocktail or dinner thus becomes the occasion for a special experience, a journey between architecture and contemporary tastes photo: Fondazione Querini Stampalia 4-2008 Mario Botta 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 16
Palazzo Fondazione Masieri Dorsoduro 3900 30123 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! 1-1983 Interior architect Get off at STomà Vaporetto Station After Calle del Vaporetto turn left, cross a bridge and walk for 20 metres http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 17
Canadian Pavilion for the Venice Designed and built between 1956-1957 by BBPR, the Canadian Pavilion was inaugurated in 1958 for the XXIX Built on the little hill of San Antonio and located between the British and German Pavilions, the Canadian structure had to respect the surrounding trees and disappear into the landscape The pavilion has an octagonal shape, brick walls and metallic roof beams, supported by a central pillar in concrete 6-1958 BBPR Canadian Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 18
photo: seier+seier photo: seier+seier Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice In 1953 Graziano Gasparini, Venezuelan commissioner for the, 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 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 6-1956 Venezuelan Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 19
Brazilian Pavilion for the Venice The first design for the Brazilian pavilion was conceived in 1959 by Enrique E Mindlin, Giancarlo Palanti and Walmyr L Amaral The idea was to build a new bridge between the two areas of the gardens and merge it with the pavilion The proposal was accepted but in fact never realised In 1964 Amerigo Marchesin, a Venetian architect who had been working as a collaborator on the previous project, proposed a different location for the pavilion, separated from the bridge The two volumes that compose the pavilion are unified by a roofed gallery, a C-shaped concrete beam that extends outwards from the building The materials used are wood and glass for the lower building up front and bricks and white plaster for the volume in the back 7-1964 Amerigo Marchesin Brazilian Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 20
photo: Addison Godel photo: Addison Godel Finnish Pavilion for the Venice In 1955 Maire Gullichsen of the Contemporary Art Association of Helsinki charges Alvar Aalto with the design of a temporary pavilion for Finland, while waiting for a Nordic Countries Pavilion The concept behind the project, as Aalto once said, is something in between a Sámi tent, the transportable Altar of private Swejk and the Chapel Pazzi In 1956 the building is ready to be shipped in pieces from Helsinki The blue and white wooden structure, that was supposed to be temporary, has become over time an icon of the pavilions photo: Addison Godel 8-1956 Alvar Aalto entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 21
photo: Addison Godel photo: Addison Godel Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice In 1958 a competition is held for the design of the Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice (to host Sweden, Norway and Finland) Three architects are invited: the swedish Klas Anshelm, the norwegian Sverre Fehn and the finnish Reima Pietila In 1959 Sverre Fehn is declared winner and by 1962 the Pavilion is completed The pavilion is a single rectangular hall of 400 sqm, open completely on two sides The roof is made of two overlapping layers of concrete beams The distance between the beams is 52,1 cm and this changes only when the roof meets the trees The pavilion is an example of the disappearing transition between interior and exterior photo: seier+seier 6-1962 Sverre Fehn Swedish Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 22
Danish Pavilion for the Venice In 1958, Peter Koch presented a design for the extension of the Danish Pavilion, originally designed in 1932 by Carl Brummer The original building was a rectangular hall with the entrance on one of its long sides, facing the 'Piazzale delle Cerimonie' (Ceremony Square) The neoclassical building was preserved by Koch and the extension grew asymmetrically, stretching from the back of the building towards one side The extension is simple and very low key The materials used were brick, iron and glass 1932 Associate architect Carl Brummer Peter Koch Ny Carlsbergfondet entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 23
Spanish Pavilion for the Venice Inaugurated in 1922, the Spanish Pavilion for the Venice was originally designed by Javier De Luque and has a remembrance of late XVII-century Castilian baroque The façade consists of columns and typical baroque floral decoration In 1952, architect Joaquin Vaquero Palacios was asked to redesign the façade The new façade is conceived as a canvas of bricks Only two sculptures, representing bears, were to stand on the sides of the entrance 8-1922 Associate architect Javier de Luque Joaquin Vaquero Palacios Spanish Government entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 24
photo: Dave Brown photo: Dave Brown Querini Stampalia Bridge Castello 5252 http://wwwquerinistampaliait/ 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 photo: Dave Brown 1963 Fondazione Querini Stampalia MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 25
photo: Judit Nyíri photo: Jennifer Lohr Bridge over Canal Grande Piazzala Roma 30135 Venice Until 1854, when the first Accademia bridge was built, the only place you could cross the Canal Grande was at the Rialto The last major bridge construction was on the Scalzi in 1934 So it was big news, when was decided in the 1990s to give the town a new, fourth crossing The bridge is designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, and has for now taken his name: Ponte di Calatrava The pedestrian bridge is a long sweeping form of glass and steel accessed by steps In August 2007 the central section of the new bridge was ferried down the Grand Canal It will be finished in the summer of 2008 It has been a controversial project from the start; criticised as an expensive, unnecessary and misplaced vanity project And there are apparently serious issues about its accessibility to the handicapped Calatrava did not want to burden the design aesthetics with unsightly wheelchair ramps The council promised hi-tech lifts, but it's not clear if these have even been designed yet photo: Sara Bernardi 7-2008 Santiago Calatrava Municipality of Venice MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 26
photo: Dave Brown photo: Dave Brown Olivetti showroom Piazza San Marco 101 30124 Venice http://wwwstoriaolivettiit/ 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 27
photo: Dave Brown photo: Dave Brown Entrance Faculty of Letters and Philosophy Dorsoduro 1686 30123 Venice http://wwwuniveit/lettere 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) photo: Dave Brown 1979 MI_MOA Ca'Foscari University, San Sebastiano View route details here: http://wwwuniveit/phpapps/maps2/gadgetphp?id=990007 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 28
photo: Apollo Spiliotis photo: Apollo Spiliotis Querini Stampalia Foundation Castello 5252 http://wwwquerinistampaliait/ 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 29
photo: Claudio Franzini photo: Claudio Franzini Australian Pavilion for the Venice The Australian Pavilion for the Venice was inaugurated in June 1988 The Australian Pavilion was designed by Philip Cox It is owned and managed by the Australia Council for the Arts The building is made out of steel and it is composed of two rectangular volumes next to each other The two volumes have different heights and floor levels in the interior On the outside the roof is wavy as it follows the level difference photo: Claudio Franzini 6-1988 Philip Cox entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 30
photo: Paulo Simoes Spazio Vedova Sestiere Dorsoduro 46 30123 Venice http://wwwfondazionevedovaorg/ Renzo Piano designed the conversion of the former studio of Venetian painter Emilio Vedova (1919-2006), located in the former 'Magazzini del Sale', into a space to exhibit his works The proposal is an insert entirely made from brushed larch slats, carefully placed inside the existing space, whose brick walls and roof trusses were left exposed The insert is composed by two walls that mark the entrance and house the service spaces, and an inclined floor raising from the entrance to the back of the warehouse, where a metallic structure stores Vedova's paintings At predetermined hours of the day, ten robotic arms hanging from a rail running along the ceiling make a kind of mechanical choreography, taking the works from the storage structure and placing them on display throughout the space photo: Paulo Simoes Floor area/size 6-2009 485 m² Renzo Piano Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova void Wednesday - Sunday: 1130-1830 The three series of works by Emilio Vedova will alternate at 1140 / 1310 / 1440 / 1610 & 1740 Vaporetto: Line 1: Accademia or Salute stops Line 2: Accademia stop Lines 51 or 52: Zattere stop http://wwwmimoaeu/users/wwera/guides/venezia/ 31