verona Projects 6 Created 30-Jul-16 By Kumho Chung, Yeosu, South Korea Verona Forum Verona, Mario Bellini s commercial space, hotel, housing, mixed-use development Concerto Verona Centre of Photography Scavi Scaligeri Castelvecchio Museum 5 Verona, Carlo Scarpa museum, renovation 3 Wroclaw, Poland Abart housing 2 Ca di Cozzi 6 Verona, Aldo Rossi commercial space, housing 4 Verona, Libero Cecchini exposition space, museum http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ Church in Seriate 7 Seriate, Mario Botta religion, church 1
photo: Gabriele Basilico photo: Gabriele Basilico Verona Forum Via Belgio 10 37135 Verona http://wwwbelliniit/architecture/verona_forumhtml The project pursues two choices which defined its shape The first concerns the construction of the side overlooking the street in a compact manner The second defines a place of considerable proportions on the inside devoted to public landscaping In compliance with the planning regulations, the project envisages the creation of two low blocks to make up the street front as it were and buildings of a more vertical character further back This logic best interprets the different 'scale of perception' with which the buildings are destined to be read On one side, the viewpoint of the pedestrian or motorist, who will perceive above all the continuity of the low blocks On the other side, it will be viewed in the role of landmark played by the tall buildings which, standing out against the skyline in this part of the city, become explicit signals of the change it is undergoing Floor area/size 2011 30000 m² Mario Bellini s Verona Forum photo: Gabriele Basilico fcampagnari http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 2
photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Concerto Verona Fryderyka Chopina 51-609 Wroclaw Poland http://wwwveronabuildingcom/investments/concerto_veron a/ This complex of luxurious apartments, Concerto Verona, was erected on the prestigious Wielka Wyspa (Great Island), the enclave of silence and peace in the beating heart of Wroclaw The localization is great not only due to a exceptionally attractive neighbourhood that includes, among others, Szcytnicki Park with the Japanese Garden, the complex of exhibition areas with Iglica, the Olympic Stadium and the zoo, but also due to the elite character of the district Zalesie, being an exclusive villa suburb Zalesie as well as Great Island belong to the historic centre of Wroclaw -the district of Sródmiescie-, thus the access to the trade, services, entertainment and scientific centres is easy and simple (text from website Concerto Verona) photo: Piotr Krajewski Project is not public! 2008 Abart Verona Building pkrajewski_pl http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 3
photo: Libero Cecchini photo: Libero Cecchini Centre of Photography Scavi Scaligeri Piazza Viviani 2 37121 Verona The entire area is used as an underground exhibition, following the quantity and importance of the finds that have been discovered and ones that were able to describe the city's development from the II to the XIV century The definition of the plan was clear on this point: after the necessary analysis the existing buildings were to be underpinned, proceeding with the construction of a new independent structure consisting in a perimetrical wall and intermediary pilasters, supporting a cement coffered large slab, floored with quartz pebbies and with large round windows that were the visual link between the past and the present The architect summarize as follows: "My decision was to allow archaeology to live together with the city: the emptiness of the round windows makes the spatiality of the find explode upwards while allowing the direct integration of the archaeological space in the contemporary space It is the city of yesterday that is living in harmony with the city of today" photo: Libero Cecchini 1996 Libero Cecchini Comune di Verona fcampagnari From tuesday to sunday from 10 am to 7 pm http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 4
photo: Gonzalo Alvarez Tostado photo: Gonzalo Alvarez Tostado Castelvecchio Museum Corso Castelvecchio 2 37122 Verona http://wwwcomuneveronait/castelvecchio/cvsito/english/ index1htm Castelvecchio Museum is a museum in Verona, northern, located in the eponymous medieval castle Restoration by the architect Carlo Scarpa, 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 Carlo Scarpa 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 045-8040431 (monday-friday 09 am -1 pm), fax 045-8000804 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 5
photo: Francesco Campagnari photo: Francesco Campagnari Ca di Cozzi Via Cà di Cozzi 31 37100 Verona The last project of Aldo Rossi, located at the border of the city of Verona This project has been based on three main elements: the green open space of the hills, the hierarchy among residences and offices, and finally the reference to, not the copying of, Venetian architecture the two office buildings are reminiscent of the basilica vicentina, a public building par excellence Palladio also referred to a previous design, but it might be that he found great architecture in this difficulty This is where the analogy with the Palladian basilica ends, even though, using the consolidated urban model, the residences are situated around the two office buildings with a minor architecture without rejecting the picturesque The alternation of the red stone and the biancone is the principal characteristic linking the monuments and the urban continuation of Verona in a single vision photo: Francesco Campagnari Project is not public! 1996 Aldo Rossi fcampagnari http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 6
photo: Marieke Mannens photo: Marieke Mannens Church in Seriate Via Fiume Po 1 24068 Seriate The new church, dedicated to Holy Pope Giovanni XIII, is located close to the 17th century church of San Alessandro Martire in the suburb of Paderno-Seriate south of Bergamo It's squared ground floor is the center of the whole project site, with a side length of 25 meters and a height of 23 meters The bearing structure is reinforced concrete, the facades are clad in natural stone slabs of Stone di Verona, while the interior walls are covered with panels of gilded wood The interior space offers itself as a one and only volume shaped by the lateral wall, light flows in down along the walls from the four roof skylights The same Verona stone characterizing the buildings exterior is also used, polished, in the interior as a continuity of the whole flooring shaping the plinth of the walls and the liturgy furniture A stone clad twin apse completes the church space and offers a sculptural work with a crucifixion scene realised by the Italian artist Giuliano Vangi photo: Marieke Mannens Floor area/size 2004 625 m² Mario Botta Parish of SS Redentore, Seriate Bergamo Marieke_Mannens http://wwwmimoaeu/users/ningkoo/guides/verona/ 7