Diego Perini Portfolio 2020-2023 Junior architect (from venice)
portfolio 2020-2023
Diego Perini
Diego Perini Portfolio 2020-2023 Junior Architect. Born in Mestre on July 18, 2001, from a Spanish mother and an Italian father. My interest in architecture began as early as middle school when my art history teacher took me to the open day at the Iuav School of Architecture. I decided to attend the Marco Polo Art High School in Venice and later enrolled in the Architecture program. With the help of an excellent teacher, my passion for the subject grew, and I decided to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at Iuav :)
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of architecture / Iuav, Venice, 2020-2023. Art high school architecture department. 2017-2020 Art high school, Venice. 2015-2017
LANGUAGES:
Fluent in italian and spanish Intermediate in English
EXPERIENCE:
Trainee position at Grottanuova, studio of the Danish artist Thomas Poulsen FOS. (Ghetto, Venice / 2022-today). Trainee position with Bongiana Architetture 2021-today. (Padova, Italy / 2021-today). Internship at Bongiana Architetture studio. 2021. Internship with Biennale Urbana, 2018.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Archicad, Twinmotion, Illustrator, Indesign, Autocad, Photoshop, Sketchup, Metashape.
CONTACT:
mail: perini532@gmail.com insta: diegoilportafogli phone: +393802180202
portfolio 2020-2023
THOMAS POULSEN FOS TRAINEE POSITION Venice. 2022-today. BOYY Flagship Milan. PROGRAM: Retail. LOCATION: Via Bagutta 9, Milan. COMPLETION: June 2023. CLIENT TYPE: Private. WORKING TEAM: Studio grottanuova. Graphic: OK-RM London. Photograpy: M. Lavanchy. Retouching: Maison Moiré. Construction: Ryan Costruzioni.
My collaboration with Danish artist Thomas Poulsen began in 2022. Within his creative studio, I actively participate in the artistic process, translating his ideas into craft and drawings. Notably, for the flagship BOYY store in Milan, I managed technical drawings, collaborating closely with the associate architect in Milan to develop the project. I was also responsible for crafting three distinctive blue vitrines inside the store. The project made its debut during Milan’s Fuori Salone and received recognition through features in various prominent magazines, including Wallpaper, Designboom, and Living... In addition to my work on the BOYY flagship, I also have the privilege of collaborating on other exciting projects with the artist. This includes the expansion of a private house, originally restored in the 1970s by Vittoriano Vigano, an architectural endeavor in Denmark, and the creation of a BOYY flagship store in Bangkok.
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Diego Perini
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BONGIANA ARCHITETTURE TRAINEE POSITION Padova. 2021-today. Project: RESANA SQUARE. PROGRAM: Public space. LOCATION: Resana, Treviso. COMPLETION: Wip. CLIENT TYPE: Public. WORKING TEAM: Studio Bongiana architetture: Pietro Bongiana, Silvia Codato, Davide Cecconello, Ruben Vermuleen, Andrea Debiasi. Landscape Design: Chiara Davino. Structural Engineer: Stefano DeBiasi.
I began my journey with the office at the end of my first year of architecture studies at Iuav in 2021. After two semesters of working with Professor Valerio Paolo Mosco, his assistant, Silvia Codato, reached out to me with an exciting opportunity. She offered me an intership position at ‘Bongiana Architetture,’ since then, I have continued to collaborate with the studio in a more permanent role. During these years: I gained hands-on experience and valuable insights into architectural practice. I had the opportunity to collaborate on various projects, contributing to design development. Assisting in preparing architectural drawings, 3D models, and presentations. Piazza Area De Gaspari. The municipality of Resana asked us to restore a square and a building near it, with the ambition of developing a real center for the town of Resana. The difficulty of the project was to revalue a poorly united area, and transforming what is currently just a large car park in a real “Piazza”. Our propose was to reduce the number of parking spaces and radically increasing the walkable and green space, using the vegetation to separate and connect different areas. It was also really importante fo us to show how the square could live in various scenarios, for example with the market in it, but also with the “sagra” festival (very popular in the surrounding area). But for sure also a Piazza who can live in the night. Meanwhile the restoration of the small building will become a community hub, where citizens and students could organize events.
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MESTRE LAGUNARE LABORATORY 3. PROFESSORS: Andrea Iorio, Giosuè Boscato, Laura Gabrielli. ASSISTANTS: Valentino Consiglio, Alessandro De Savi, Elena Marchiori. STUDENTS: Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
Right from the beginning, we treated the landscape of Mestre as a subject, a person (or animal) to rediscover and draw. We were trying to find its face and features. According to us, an encounter with a house, a place, or a subject is a moment of empirical observation through the senses and the mind of what it communicates to us. The approach to the place, in our case, the Canal Salso, is of this kind. Its elements, such as the bricole, boats, concrete, public housing, docks, Via Guglielmo Pepe, Forte Marghera... transitioned from being objects to being characters of a new subject, the project. The encounter is the event that makes all this possible. With each encounter, we discovered something new about it. After many days, it revealed itself; it was a mystical, legendary creature. One of those that you see on the edges of Venetian maps from the 1800s. It finally opened up and told us about living at the end of Canal Salso during Canaletto’s time, describing a very different Mestre. The project seeks to reclaim this place, working with memory and the new city. The intention is to create a new “Piazza Barche.” The lot extends slightly beyond the end of Canal Salso, the canal is lengthened and made to penetrate an area (abandoned today), thus forming a dock. The building, about 250 meters long, overlooks several structural blocks at +8 meters. The idea is to have three squares, one under the building, one on the water, and the last inside itselfs. From an urban planning perspective, through its form the project really interacts with different areas. There is a planned redevelopment of Via Guglielmo Pepe all the way to Piazza XXIV Ottobre and Forte Marghera. It thus becomes a hub of an area that is currently not valued, revitalizing a forgotten territory, bringing back the old Mestre.
Planivolumetric approch. scale 1:2000.
Encounters with the mystical animal (Bruno).
Diego Perini
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Bruno (the building) in the context of Mestre. The project is situated in a lot that is currently semi-abandoned. Around the early 1900s, there it was one of the largest factories in Mestre, a clear sign of the city’s transformation. Our building, therefore, acts as an intermediary, connecting different spaces: the Altobello neighborhood, reaching to the main square, as well as Piazza XVII Ottobre and Forte Marghera, thanks to the redevelopment of Via Guglielmo Pepe. LAB. 3 _Mestre Lagunare.
The new development doesn’t involve just one square but rather three. A ground-level square that connects Altobello and Via Guglielmo Pepe. A water square that connects Venice with Mestre. And an elevated square (at +8 meters), which is the building itself, a large space without interruptions.
Doing pic-nic in the project area, meeting Bruno.
Axonometric view of the project.
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Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
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Ground floor plan In the Ground Floor Plan, you can see the various structural elements that support the building at +8m elevation. The building at the top (at the end of Via Guglielmo Pepe) becomes the focal point and entry point for the square. The bridge connects this building to the existing one, framing Forte Marghera. The existing building is transformed into a Bacaro, utilizing the terraces along the waterfront to create a unifying space. LAB. 3 _Mestre Lagunare.
The block that extends into the water has a covered terrace inside, and another one is created opposite it, both of which collaborate to face a floating stage. This stage can be viewed from all four sides. The existing building to the east is emptied at ground level, with a series of docks added, similar to the project by Cappai and Mainardis at Sacca Fisola.
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First floor plan The first floor represents the body of the mystical creature, a space approximately 250 meters long, completely open on the inside. This openness is due to the structural elements that enable the various Vierendel trusses to support the entire building, including the bridges. This space does not have a specific function.
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
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Perspective section in 1:50 scale The perspective section shows the building suspended above the floating stage. Within the dancing silhouettes, this part of the building is designed to potentially be a dance hall. In the water, the stage visible from all four sides is an alternative method of theater, with one side facing the square and the other facing the dock. The two staircases are symmetrical.
LAB. 3 _Mestre Lagunare.
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In the view, you can see the new open docks beneath the existing building. These landings that extend into the ground floor explicitly reference the Cappai and Mainardis project in Sacca Fisola, their way of interpreting Venice. The ground floor is entirely public and hosts various functions: short-stay docks, the kebab stand on the left, access to the upper-floor study rooms, the library, and finally, on the right, the staircase with public facilities.
There is no windows, just big sheds :)
Perspective view of the preesistent building
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
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LAB. 3 _Mestre Lagunare.
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Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
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FERMATA GALEAZZE RESTORATION AND DIGITAL DESIGN LABORATORY. 2022 PROFESSORS: Francesco Trovò, Ilaria Forti. ASSISTANTS: Giuseppe Fiorentino, Diego Lucatello, Francesca Pellegrinelli. STUDENTS: Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo. We have been selected for the exhibition at the arsenale and the draws are published on “le galeazze dell’arsenale di venezia”. by anteferma, 2023. Ilaria Forti, Francesco Trovò.
The design manifesto represents an image of an empirical and idealistic Venice, analyzed, assimilated, and portrayed through elements that are experienced in the reality and thought. The drawing is considered a fundamental tool for representing possible scenarios and imaginaries, communicating them to the viewer. The real and ideal elements, or “elements” as in the Biennale curated by Rem Koolhaas in 2014, become the compositional basis of the drawing. These elements are experienced on Venetian soil and are divided into two categories: improper elements and proper elements of the city. Improper elements include aspects such as public transport, tourists, land privatization, and turnstiles, while the second category includes elements like the typical Venetian field, secret gardens, the Church of San Rocco, benches, Venetians, vaporetto stops, and the lagoon. Through these elements, the project seeks to embark on a process of reappropriation of Venetian soil by the Venetians themselves in response to the continuous growth of tourism. The Arsenale, which constitutes an eighth of the city, becomes the place where this process can begin. The galleys depicted outside the Arsenale suggest that this action could start from there, but it must occur not only through expropriation but also through the project. Quoting Aldo Rossi, the manifesto emphasizes how architectural tools can favor a progressive event, regardless of whether it occurs, and how architecture can be a tool for the development of an idea. In the case of the project for the restoration and innovation of the FERMATE GALEAZZE, the goal is to favor a progressive event that leads to the reappropriation of Venice by the Venetians and its transmission to the future.
View of the project inside Galeazze.
Diego Perini
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LAB. Restoration_Fermata Galeazze.
Manifesto
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Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Francesca Castaldello Zamengo.
portfolio 2020-2023
FESTA IN MASCHERA LABORATORY 2. 2022 PROFESSORS: Esther Giani, Cristiana Celluci ASSISTANTS: Alessio Tamiazzo. STUDENTS: Diego Perini, Sander Puddu.
The architectural endeavor titled “Festa in Maschera” defines the proposed Iuav residences within the historic Coin building in Rialto, guided by Professor Giani’s mandate to create a “Box in Box” design, avoiding contact with the palace’s perimeter walls. This strategy addresses inherent challenges of poor ventilation and limited lighting, pivotal for residential spaces. The resultant dual boxes, interspersed with courtyards, ingeniously resolve light and air issues, compelling a conscientious reduction in overall volume. The left structure accommodates living cells and kitchens, each cell spanning 3 meters, with dual entrances. Adjacent is a block housing study halls, crowned by a rooftop self-managed bar-cinema. A pivotal aspect of the design focuses on “free space.” Embracing a spectrum of meanings—from ground-level pilotis and balconies to accessible rooftops—free space manifests in a Venetian courtyard on the ground floor, a convergence of public and private realms. It extends to ground-sky courtyards and balconies, presenting stairs as a reimagined concept of free space, defying regulations. Characterized by improvisation and lightweight solutions, free space serves as an indispensable element alongside full space. In summary, “Festa in Maschera” is a meticulous orchestration of designated functions within constrained volumes, prioritizing light, air, and versatile spaces. It encapsulates the architectural interplay between structure and the dynamic spirit of Venice.
Diego Perini
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Ground floor plan The ground floor plan is entirely open. The idea is to treat the ground level as a new Venetian square, a square at Rialto. Ideally, the space could be managed by Iuav or the municipality for the organization of events such as exhibitions, markets, and aperitifs. The only elements that touch the ground are the various vertical pathways that lead to the upper floors. LAB. 2_Festa in maschera
Near the bridge, through the existing openings, we let the water in, and its reflection enters the various rooms of the studio building. To close off the square at night along the facade facing the calle, we insert a series of electrically operated metal mesh curtains (as shown in the scenes above).
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Floor plan The floor plan consists of two distinct buildings: one on the left for living cells and kitchens, and the other on the right for study halls. This separation creates two spacious ground-sky courtyards, ensuring ample light and air for each building. The design maximizes functionality, utilizing balconies and stairs as additional self-managed space by Iuav students. Each floor in both buildings contains 5 cells with external entrances. The
kitchen and dining room are located on the lower left. The study hall building mirrors the layout, with stairs surrounding it and exclusive external access. Centralized services are shared. Privacy is maintained through a staggered floor layout, and two enclosed staircases from the main courtyard provide access to upper floors.
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu.
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LAB. 2_Festa in maschera
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Diego Perini, Sander Puddu.
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LAB. 2_Festa in maschera
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Diego Perini, Sander Puddu.
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SANTA MARGHE LABORATORY 1. 2021 PROFESSORS: Valerio Paolo Mosco. ASSISTANTS: Davide Cecconello, Silvia Codato, Gianluca Bernardi, Damiano Dimele. STUDENTS: Diego Perini, Marco Saviato.
Nestled above the historic “Casa del Boia” in Campo Santa Margherita, our project seamlessly integrates with the existing urban fabric. Guided by the professor’s directive to replace the building, we chose an urbanistic approach, unveiling the remnants of the buried canal dea scoassera in Istrian stone—an architectural clue to the site’s rich history. Campo Santa Margherita, renowned for its vibrant atmosphere, especially in the evenings, pulsates with the energy of both locals and tourists. Our vision for the new structure extends beyond mere functionality; it acts as a defining boundary for the square, contributing to its lively character. The primary purpose of our building became evident from the outset—to offer a space for socializing and enjoying authentic Venetian culture. Designed as a haven for “bacari,” traditional Venetian taverns, our structure features two walls that enclose a courtyard. This versatile space serves as a stepped seating area, granting access to the usable roof and facilitating performances with an internal screen. The commanding wall bordering the square not only delineates the building but also plays a crucial public role. It serves as a dynamic backdrop to Venetian life, hosting movie projections, doubling as a soccer goal for playful children in the campo, and providing a scenic setting for the fish market. In essence, it becomes the stage, with the citizens as the protagonists. Step inside, and you’ll find three distinct bacari within—Bacan!, Ristobacaro, and Bacaretto da Marghe. Our belief is rooted in the idea that every location possesses a unique landscape, and our project aims to illuminate this inherent uniqueness.
Diego Perini
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Section East-West
Section South-North
Elevetion and sections The elevation and sections highlight the importance of the context. In each drawing, the project settles at the center of a significant portion of the buildings in Campo Santa Margherita. The northern facade is the one that closes off the square, with the long wall featuring a screen, which can be used for public events that can involve the entire square. The wall, like a line, creates two different passageways LAB. 1_Santa Marghe
or “calli,” respectively to the left and right. Access to the stepped seating area occurs between the taller and shorter walls on the right. The East-West section intersects the northern facade. Beneath the stepped seating area is one of the three bacari. The public staircase is an extension of what is the life of “Santa Marghe,” a new gathering point. The roof is accessible.
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Elevation North
South-North section The South-North section is the longest, encompassing the entire Campo Santa Margherita. It clearly demonstrates the sharp cut that the building makes in the square, like a scenographic backdrop teeming with life. Functionally, the building is theatrical, thanks to the two screens and the large public stepped seating area. The “actors” emerge directly from the three bacari.
Diego Perini, Marco Saviato.
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DOLO E NON SOLO... CITY AND TERRITORY LABORATORY. 2022 PROFESSORS: Lorenzo Fabian, Nadia Carestiato. ASSISTANTS: Giacomo Mantelli, Camilla Cangiotti, Ilaria Visentin. STUDENTS: Diego Perini, Martina Biancato, Iris Campello, Francesco Pieropan, Sander Puddu. Our big draw is published on “The Lake of Venice”, Anteferma, 2022. Lorenzo Fabian, Ludovico Centis.
The theme of the course taught by Professor Fabian deals with the main issues of climate change in a vulnerable area like the Venice Lagoon. The sea level rise, which is estimated to be approximately +1 meter above sea level by 2100, flooding, and the increase in saline wedges in the land are all devastating pressures on the region, particularly for the Venice Lagoon and the city itself. The title, “Dolo e non solo...,” does not refer to a single wordplay (our group started with a 2 km x 2 km area in Dolo), but to the importance of understanding that such pressure cannot be specific to one point; it deserves a broader perspective. Our idea is not a project but a scenario, a perhaps utopian (or even dystopian) vision of the future we imagine for the Venetian territory. Throughout the semester, we played with possibilities, trying to understand the importance of reality for each chapter. In some respects, our scenario wanted to be contradictory. We respected the pressures from the start, studying their significance. An example is the sea level rise; we define the new lagoon on the mainland through the final water level increase by 2100, rather than drawing the actual boundary ourselves. Instead, we decide how to infrastructure it radically, designing hyperloop and reopening the new waterway. We allocate new industrial areas to Porto Marghera, transforming the type of industry and allowing that large area (currently semi-abandoned) to become an extension of the existing Venetian metropolis. The “prospettone” that is 7.5 meters long is a journey into our scenario. It was a useful drawing to conceptualize and visualize what we were imagining. In the end, we realized we hadn’t talked much about Venice itself.
map 50x40km of Venice lagoon and territory.
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Chapter 1: Defence of territory
SOFT SHORE island
SOFT-SHORE non-infrastracture
SEMI-HARD SHORE. Murazzi Type
SHORE of the oil canal
The first chapter is the palimpsest of the scenario. Thanks to the site visits and the study we conducted in Dolo, we understand that the territory has always had a relationship with and predisposition to water. That’s why we allow sea-level rise to claim its space, making only a rationalization of the shoreline. The first step is to understand the advancement of the lagoon and the technologies necessary for the rationalization of the new boundary. We impose ourselves only with the defense of Venice, deciding radically to save it by closing what is now the living lagoon, transforming it into a lake. The hinterland and its new shoreline are formalized by using the existing road layout. Several islands will emerge within our new intermediate area, defining a series of points of interest. The choice of these islands is mainly dictated by the number of inhabitants in those areas. Finally, the opening of the waterway (with the help of pilings) will aid the formation of shallows and the deflation of the inland territory in case of any flooding.
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Chapter 2: Production
Dolo 2100 Dogaletto 2100 Porto Marghera 2100
Dolo 2022 Dogaletto 2022 Porto marghera 2075
Porto Marghera 2022
Dogaletto 1800
Dolo 1800
The second design theme revolves around production throughout the intermediate area, encompassing both energy and agriculture. We aim to understand the dynamics that will emerge due to the pressures that will significantly alter this theme, seeking ways to adapt where possible while also exploring new ideas. We believe that by the year 2100, dietary habits must undergo significant changes to become more sustainable and intelligent. Therefore, we reflect on a circular economy driven by AMAPs (associations where farmers/producers and consumers regulate production and waste). This approach is essential for territorial sustainability.
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Martina Biancato, Iris Campello, Francesco Pieropan.
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Marghexè! Marghexè represents our vision for the future of Marghera. The intention is not to convert all the former industries into more sustainable ones but to create a city that can sustain itself, bridging the gap between Venice and the new lagoon. With an increase in the population of 250,000 inhabitants, Marghexè, connected to the metropolitan city of Venice, will become a significant hub. Through the dam that separates the Venice Lagoon from the new lagoon, it will also connect to the Lido. The reopening of the waterway will facilitate trade with Padova and the hinterland. Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Martina Biancato, Iris Campello, Francesco Pieropan.
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Chapter 3: Mobility Mobility, a fundamental aspect, will need to intelligently adapt to the new needs of the territory and the concept of a circular economy. The mobility project will start with a study of the history of the region’s transportation. Today, several trends suggest the future, such as electric or hydrogen vehicles, car sharing, autonomous driving, careful consideration of connections and interactions between different modes of transportation. Additionally, we propose some strategies for management: the implementation of new regulations and soft infrastructure, incentives for active mobility, maintaining restricted traffic zones, regulated parking, and more. Emphasizing the importance of pedestrian and cycling accessibility, we promote a resilient and inclusive transportation method. Traditional Venetian boats offer a tangible alternative in the year 2100. Water is the “host” and sets the rules for movement within the territory. It will be essential to reestablish the canal network, create boatyards, and provide mooring locations for these boats.
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Chapter 4: Microhub Il capitale territoriale, which means the localized set of common assets located in the reclaimed and third landscape areas, will be redeveloped to create HUBs. These HUBs will be relational spaces where exchanges and flows of goods, people, and crafts can occur. The crucial element of these HUBs is the process through which they are created. Active citizenship is what shapes and develops them over time. Therefore, we present ourselves as the initial actors who, in 2022 (on the Instagram page @fortextron), began the process of reclaiming the abandoned territorial capital from the government. In the year 2100, we create a flyer that represents the conclusion and future of this process involving actors and the third landscape.
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Martina Biancato, Iris Campello, Francesco Pieropan.
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WINNING PICTURE. A scenario for the territory of venice.
The “prospettone,” measuring 7.5 meters in length, takes you on a journey into our envisioned scenario. This expansive drawing served as a valuable tool for conceptualizing and visualizing our ideas. With this draw we develop those 4 chapters which were useful for the scenario: 1_Defence of territory. 2_ Production. 3_Mobility. 4_Hubs. WC
Inspired by the grand views of Canaletto, the graphic reinterprets the formalities of those perspectives. By consistently depicting only one side of the buildings, we aim to remain speculative, emphasizing that we are discussing a scenario rather than presenting a concrete project. While our focus is on Venice, it’s important to note that we are not altering the physical reality of Venice itself. Understanding what to do with Venice is a highly complex task, and we trust this responsibility is not ours. LAB. City and Territory _Dolo e non solo...
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Zoom of The new city Marghexè.
Zoom of Dolo.
Diego Perini, Sander Puddu, Martina Biancato, Iris Campello, Francesco Pieropan.