VENEZIA Projects 17 Created 06-Jan-14 By Oscar Brito, London, United Kingdom Gallerie dell'accademia Renovation museum, renovation G1-G2 Residential building in La Giudecca Olivetti showroom housing exposition space, museum A2-A3 Refurbished industrial building 5 housing, renovation Querini Stampalia Bridge 6 B - Residential building in La Giudecca 7 San Michele Cemetery Extension 8 Palazzo Grassi Renovation 14 Spazio Vedova 15 Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 16 Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 17 pavilion 9 David Chipperfield s cemetery IUAV's main gate - Tolentini 13 Sverre Fehn pavilion housing Querini Stampalia Foundation Renzo Piano exposition space, gallery, museum housing 12 Tadao Ando museum, renovation bridge, museum D - Residential building in La Giudecca 11 shop, showroom 3 E1 - Residential building in La Giudecca 4 Entrance Faculty of Letters and Philosophy education, university housing 2 Finnish Pavilion for the Venice Biennale 18 Alvar Aalto pavilion 10 education, university http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 1
photo: lma lma photo: lma lma 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 lmattozz photo: lma lma Mondays: 0815-1400 / Tuesdays - Sundays: 0815-1915 Get off at Accademia boat station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 2
G1-G2 Residential building in La Giudecca Corte Grande 30133 Venice The twin building bodies overlook a common garden bordered by a high brick wall on the canal A gap between the two bodies donates to the public Campo a long view toward the garden and the Laguna The outer brick fronts are rythmed by the high notches of the stairs, while toward the garden high steel and wood towers unify the private balconies, recalling the wooden fishermen s barracks and the high cranes which mark this side of the Giudecca island This project is part of a larger urban plan on the island La Giudecca by s (also published on MIMOA) Public access unknown! 2002 Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 3
E1 - Residential building in La Giudecca Fondamenta delle scuole 30133 Venice The E1 building flanks the new piazza ant the new canal ditched in the south-east quadrant of the area The front toward the piazza, resting on a long public portico, consists of a screen of stone slabs of different colours and textures topped by a prominent corniche which frames the view toward the Laguna The simpler water side is pierced on the ground floor by portals which increase its visual permeability This project is part of a larger urban plan on the island La Giudecca by s (also published on MIMOA) Public access unknown! 2002 Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 4
A2-A3 Refurbished industrial building Calle delle Scuole 30133 Venice The A2-A3 building is a simple existing industrial building Small alterations in its profile try to give architectural dignity to its new role as a backdrop of the newly designed square The loggias excavated in the topmost floor underline the screen-like character of the south façade, whose new public function is reinforced by a new copper-clad canopy This project is part of a larger urban plan on the island La Giudecca by s (also published on MIMOA) Public access unknown! Floor area/size 2002 4855 m² Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 5
photo: Dave Brown photo: Dave Brown Querini Stampalia Bridge Castello 5252 30122 Venice 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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 6
D - Residential building in La Giudecca Calle delle Scuole 30133 Venice The new residential construction stands in the place of an existing building at the junction between two canals, preserving its smokestack as a document of the industrial past Its cubical mass is excavated on the South side by a trapeze white-stuccoed court, an intimate space which leads to the only vertical distribution If the materials and techniques used are very traditional, subtle alterations in their detailing reveal the impossibility of an historicist replica The traditional white Istria stone corniche which borders the windows of the minor Venetian historical architecture is transfigured into a graphic motif, working on the different depths of the windows given by the different obscuring devices This project is part of a larger urban plan on the island La Giudecca by s (also published on MIMOA) Public access unknown! Floor area/size 2002 4105 m² Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 7
B - Residential building in La Giudecca Campo della Speranza 30133 Venice The B building constitutes the integral reconstruction of a small existing body overlooking the canal The new thin brick slab follows the profile of the pre-existing building through a deflection in plan and height Large double-height loggias overlook the green campiello This project is part of a larger urban plan on the island La Giudecca by s (also published on MIMOA) Public access unknown! Floor area/size 2002 3012 m² Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 8
photo: Mieke Vullings photo: Mieke Vullings San Michele Cemetery Extension San Michele Venice Venice s principal cemetery San Michele is located on an island between Venice and Murano The design redefines some of it's original physical qualities In the 1st phase the current burial grounds are complemented by the construction of a series of new courtyards and a chapel The first courtyard is a prototype and opened to the public in September 2007 It's called the courtyard of the four Evangelists : basalt-clad walls and pavements with inlaid text from the four Evangelists gospels and a black exposed concrete colonnade The second phase is the construction of a new island, parallel to the existing cemetery but separated by a canal It will feature tomb buildings, conceived as simple sculpted blocks, together with a series of gardens at water level Unlike the remainder of San Michele, which is higher above the water line and surrounded by a wall, this new island seeks to create a more open, accessible monument providing a greater sense of place and context within the lagoon photo: David Chipperfield s Floor area/size 2013 500000 m² Services engineer Structural engineer Associate architect Services engineer Landscape designer David Chipperfield s ARUP Jane Wernick Associates SSSR Associati Studio Associato Vio Wirtz International Comune di Venezia David_Chipperfield The part of the cemetery by Chipperfield lies on the north-eastern corner At arrival with the ferry (on the western side of the island), cross the island to the east http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 9
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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 10
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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 11
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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 12
photo: Apollo Spiliotis photo: Apollo Spiliotis Querini Stampalia Foundation Castello 5252 30122 Venice 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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 13
photo: lma lma photo: lma lma Palazzo Grassi Renovation Campo San Samuele 3231 30124 Venice http://wwwpalazzograssiit Palazzo Grassi was restored in 1983 by Gae Aulenti in order to hold art and historical exhibitions for the Agnelli family In 2005, the building was bought by François Pinault who called upon Tadao Ando to renovate the setting in order to display his modern and contemporary art collection Ando's intervention is delicate and done mostly with light, white marble stucco and grey linoleum The whole is conceived to set a soft tone around the rich original decoration of the building elements 9-2005, Interior architect Tadao Ando lmattozz François Pinault photo: lma lma Wednesday to Monday: 1000-1900 / Closed on Tuesdays Get off at San Samuele boat station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 14
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/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 15
photo: Addison Godel photo: Addison Godel Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici 30122 Venice In 1958 a competition is held for the design of the Nordic Countries Pavilion for the Venice Biennale (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 lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 16
photo: seier+seier photo: seier+seier Venezuelan Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici 30122 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 photo: lma lma 6-1956 Venezuelan Government lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 17
photo: Addison Godel photo: Addison Godel Finnish Pavilion for the Venice Biennale Giardini Pubblici 30122 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 Biennale pavilions photo: Addison Godel 8-1956 Alvar Aalto lmattozz Get off at the Giardini boat station and walk towards the Biennale entrance http://wwwmimoaeu/users/oscarb/guides/venezia/ 18