VENECIA 2014 Projects 7 Created 25-May-14 By armando caroca, santiago, Chile La Giudecca Venice, housing, renovation, urban plan Bridge over Canal Grande Torre Massimiliana Cultural Centre 3 San Michele Cemetery Extension Palazzo Grassi Renovation 6 E1 - Residential building in La Giudecca 7 Venice, housing 4 Venice, C S Associati culture, museum Venice, Tadao Ando museum, renovation Venice, Santiago Calatrava bridge 2 B - Residential building in La Giudecca 8 Venice, housing 5 Venice, David Chipperfield s cemetery http://wwwmimoaeu/users/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 1
La Giudecca La Giudecca 30133 Venice La Giudecca represents the largest individual island in Venice It is actually made up of eight small islands that are interconnected by a number of bridges In 1995 the City Council has initiated the Giudecca ProjectThe urban layout of the project recognizes the presence of two heterogeneous scales: dense fabric on the North side of the island versus more sparse industrial precincts overlooking the lagoon towards the South The project acts a sort of "microsurgery" in the former industrial area, including both radical transformations by refurbishment or new construction as well as slight modifications of the existing buildings and open spaces The ex-junghans precinct is thus opened up to the city, creating a new outlook toward the extraordinary landscape of the Laguna New paths are opened in the gaps between the industrial buildings, a new canal is excavated, and a new urban square bordered by the existing school garden generates a long and interesting view toward the South Public access unknown! 2002, Urban planner Judeca Nova SpA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 2
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 Project is public! 7-2008 Santiago Calatrava Municipality of Venice MI_MOA http://wwwmimoaeu/users/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 3
Torre Massimiliana Cultural Centre Via dei Forti on Sant'Erasmo Island Venice This project is located on the biggest island of the Venice lagoon, Saint Erasmus The design of the museum and the cultural centre into the Torre Massimiliana complex is part of a bigger plan for restoring the entire island facilities The tower used to be a military structure for controlling the entrance to the lagoon and had been abandoned for decades The project aims to reconstruct the complex system defined by the Massimiliano Tower, its embankments, the docks, the beach and the farmlands insinuated between these elements, with the following objectives: preservation of the monument as a testimonial of a unique military defence construction; and the construction of a system of infrastructures that today guarantees the functionality of these spaces assigning specific but complementary roles to all new constructions (text from Lma and website C+S Associati) Project is public! Floor area/size 2004 5580 m² C S Associati Community of Venice lmattozz The complex is located on the southern end of the island It is possible to reach the island from Fondamenta Nuove in Venice by taking the vaporetto n13 and getting off at the station called 'Capannone' http://wwwmimoaeu/users/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 4
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 Project is public! 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/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 5
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 Project is public! 9-2005, Interior architect Tadao Ando lmattozz François Pinault Wednesday to Monday: 1000-1900 / Closed on Tuesdays Get off at San Samuele boat station http://wwwmimoaeu/users/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 6
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/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 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/armandocaroca/guides/venecia%202014/ 8