The projectCommissioned by La Biennale di Venezia through a competitive tender, the massive masonry structures defining the monumental spaces built in the 16th century by the Venetian Republic were the focus of a restoration project with a strong emphasis on conservation.Within these historic volumes, lightweight, removable prefabricated structures were inserted…

The project The commission was awarded through a public tender by the Municipality of Pordenone.In accordance with the findings of detailed surveys and investigations on materials, construction techniques, and decay processes—as well as the results of historical research—the intervention focused on the removal of numerous disfiguring accretions from the monumental…

The projectCommissioned by La Biennale di Venezia following a competitive tender, the project—developed in collaboration—focused on the restoration of the building within the Arsenale previously used as a theatre, originally housing the Foundries.The existing masonry was consolidated both in its material integrity and functional role; the floors, almost entirely destroyed,…

Project Team Director: Arch. Alfio BalsamoArchitectural Design: Prof. Arch. Ignazio GardellaArchitectural Restoration Design: Prof. Arch. Giuseppe CristinelliGeneral Contractor: Mabetex Project Engineering S.A., Lugano The project Commissioned privately and developed in collaboration, the executive project was prepared for participation in the design-and-build competition for the reconstruction of the La Fenice Theatre.The…

The Project The restoration project of the church was characterized by a highly conservative approach and was structured into the following sections: building fabric, structural elements, stone decorative features, wooden decorative elements, paintings, furnishings, and sacred vestments. For the first time, a public entity entrusted an architect with the task…

The Project The grand Venetian palace of the 15th century, characterized by its Gothic style, was the subject of a comprehensive design process that initially encompassed both the preliminary and definitive phases, subsequently refined and implemented in successive stages. The execution of the first and most extensive of these stages…

The Project The layout of the present palace and its façade can be attributed to late Gothic transformations of an earlier 13th-century structure. In the 16th century, the Bembo family undertook renovations, particularly in the areas of the grand staircase and the courtyard, while preserving the unaltered 15th-century façade. The…

The Project Severely degraded and modified by numerous alterations to its layout and load-bearing masonry, the Complex was restored to its original spatial configuration through an in-depth analysis of archival documents, photographic records, and iconographic materials. On-site investigations facilitated, among other discoveries, the identification of the original location and remnants…

The Project The assignment, commissioned by the Municipality of Villafranca, encompassed both the preliminary and executive designs, as well as the supervision of the restoration works for the grand Scaliger monument. The interventions were carried out over two decades in successive phases. The following elements were restored sequentially: the central…