LA Risurrezione
Madonna Del Monte | venice
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‘I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.’ 3
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The death of Madonna del Monte The Madonna del Monte’ island is located in the northern Venetian lagoon, southwest of Burano and is bounded on the North by the Canale di S. Giacomo, the main navigation axis and connection for boats to Venice. In 1303 a small monastery of Benedictine was founded. It was abolished in 1432, due to the poverty of the area. It housed a monastery for a period in the middle ages, but then lay abandoned for centuries, until another monastery was founded in the early 18th century. It lasted just one century before being closed and demolished by Napoleon, like so many other monasteries. 4
In the 19th century it was used for gun powder storage, and the current building dates from this period. It is now suffering from death by waves. The island once had a perimeter wall, but the intense motor traffic on the nearby canal has caused that wall to crumble and little of anything is now visible to the casual visitor. Once the wall is down, the constant waves quickly erode the sand and dirt the island is made of. The trees and shrubs near the edge die because of the salty water washing over the shore, and without the roots of the plants there is nothing left to keep the island together. The island is getting smaller and smaller each year.
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Current situation
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Condition of the island and ruin
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Location of the island in Venice
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main navigational route for boats looking at the ruin
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first concept models about form and direction
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The concept The main idea behind the design, is the interaction between land and water. Since the island is getting swallowed by the lagoon every year due to passing motor boats, the ruin is slowly sinking into the depths of the ocean, hence the name ‘La Rissurezione’, meaning resurrection. When entering the ruin on the north side, a decked path through the water will lead the visitor towards the land. A pitched wooden construction with glass panels forms the next transition from water to land, leading the way to the closed volume.
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Three elements characterises the design of the ruin; the part that is submerged in water, the construction that forms the second transition and lastly the closed volume that follows the contours of the old ruin. This follows the sequence of: open - semi-closed - closed. Because the ruin is near a navigational route for boats, the transition is clearly visible from this route. ‘The ruin returns from death.’ The wooden patio roof construction outside is also being used inside the volume. The construction within this volume however, is raised slightly higher. A split level floor hangs on the construction, making the ground floor column-free. The floor has an offset from the outer ruin-walls, ensuring light to fall deeper inside the dwelling. Because the ruin is 53 meters long, the path that starts in the water, accentuates this stretched building.
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All sightlines have stayed intact, from the waterside towards the island and views from one window to another.
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When arriving at the dock, it seems as if the ruin is flooded by the adriatic sea, but walking the decked path towards the Island, a clear rebuild of the ruin is visible, the resurrection.
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The wooden patio roof construction on the outside is repeated inside the volume, where the floor hangs on this structure. Maarten Limburg | The Delta Shelter | June 2016
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A copper roof and rebuild wall with plasterwork protect the old ruin against the elements. Double glazed skylights provide the rooms with natural light. Maarten Limburg | The Delta Shelter | June 2016
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Isola De Madonna Del Monte | Venice AR0211 - The Delta Shelter 2015-2016 Q4 TU Delft Maarten Limburg 4119606 June 29th | 2016 Mentors | Peter Koorstra | Anna Janssen