‘rehabilitation of palazzo di vigonovo’ by 3ndy studio, venice, italyimage © fernando guerraall images courtesy of 3ndy studio

 

 

outside of venice, italy, a 19th century structure suffered from a fire, leading to a rehabilitation of the campiello at palazzo di vigonovo by venetian practice 3ndy studio. the project’s completion marks a new location for social interaction while retaining an important part of the city,bringing the space back to life within its former glory by first tracing out the historical fragments and elements of a traditional lifestyle. double arched window openings now face a courtyard, standing in the place of the original building, commemorating without renovating the destroyed structure. an open-air veranda is placed between the perforated metal facade and the enclosed interior.

 

the sheets of paper which were scrawled upon during the brainstorming process became a 300 square meter sculpture made with 190 sheets of corten steel, reading as the page of a book. in collaboration with piacenza-based artist giorgio milani, the lettering is selected from 22 different alphabets in upper and lower case. following ‘footfalls echo in the memory’, the selection of diverse era fonts harmonize aesthetically and culturally into a graphic image. at night, illumination emanates through the patterned collections of voids. 

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venice190 sheets of corten steel were used for the facadeimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicethe sketches during the brainstorming process become a perforated metal sculptureimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesymbols and letters in different alphabets, uppercase, lowercase and fontsimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicethe sculptural 19th century facade may be viewed from a zigzagging benchimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicemasonry elevationimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicethe 19th century facade was not reconstructed but instead the sculpture reproduces the effect of the previous oneimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicelettering motif continues to the interiorimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicework area

image © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, veniceat duskimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesunsetimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicestairsimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicefacade detailimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesite planimage © fernando guerra

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesection

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesection

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicesection

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, veniceelevation

 

 

3ndy studio: rehabilitation of the campiello in palazzo di vigonovo, venicecorten elevation

 

 

project info:

 

 

architect: 3ndy studio – marco mazzetto, alessandro lazzari, massimiliano martignon architectsyear of completion: 2011address: via veneto 5d, 30030 vigonovo venice, italyclient: cosmo immobiliare sncgross floor area: 300 m2façade artists: 3ndy studio, giorgio milani, philippe daveriophotos: fernando guerra, lisbon