Venice Re-traced
Ponte Academia, Venice, Italy
A unit system combines a series of variable parts in a multitude of possible connections to create a continuous and flexible
structure. The system mimics the constructional nature of the Venetian stone tracery in the facades flanking the canal by using
a series of individual units that, when combined, create larger geometric patterns and surfaces. The units connect
three-dimensionally to create a set of interweaving occupiable spaces and paths. In this way the language of Venetian facades,
with their light, permeable surfaces hovering just above the water along the canal, is extended across to bridge the fabric of
the city, in a three-dimensional re-tracing of Venice.
Catalogue of types, variations and connections of constructional units
1a
1b+1b+connection 1
OPerA Studio
1с
1b
1с+1с+connection 2
1d
1a+1d+connection 3
2a - floor
1b+1a+connection 4
Competition Entry
2b - floor
2c - slope
1d+c3+1a+c1+ 1b+c2+1b+2a
2006
1a
1a
1a
1a
c3
1a
c1
c2
1a
c4
1b
glazed enclosure
2b
c2
1d
2a
gallery
permanent exhibit
cafe
admin +
plans
collections
bridge circulation
gallery circulation
entry
gallery +
entry
service areas
ent.
Interior View: Exhibition Space
Plan View: The unit system,designed to create a number of variable conditions in section, creates a
regular geometric pattern in plan, an order that binds the various elements of the project together.
Venice Retraced
2006
Interior View: Exhibition Space
Exterior View: Bridge