Project team
Giuseppe Cristinelli – Lead architect, responsible for overall design coordination
Architectural design: Marco De Lazzari (designer), Emma Calebich (designer), Giordano-Bruno Cristinelli (collaborator), Paola Borgarino (collaborator), Cristiana Driusso (collaborator), Isabella Magello (collaborator), Tiziana Sinigaglia (collaborator)
Structural design: Gianfranco Baldan
MEP systems design: Claudio Svara
Interior design: Pier Paolo Soldano
Services provided
Historical research, architectural and photographic survey, materials and technology investigation, structural analysis, decay and damage assessment, stratigraphic surveys, laboratory testing, detailed and construction design, site supervision, artistic direction, and cost accounting.
The project
The new use of the complex involved converting the agricultural annexes into office spaces for a banking institution, while the villa itself was to host guest accommodations.
This required a restoration and adaptive reuse project for the annexes, combining the conservation and restoration of original structures and finishes with contemporary architectural solutions. New functional distribution elements were introduced—metal and glass stairways and corridors—to meet the new programmatic requirements.
A strictly conservative approach was applied to the main residential building, where fresco and dry-painted decorative features were carefully restored in the rooms, the private theater, the pool area, and the winter garden. These latter additions were originally designed by architect Vietti in the 1940s.
Due to urgent structural consolidation needs, certain decorated ceilings had to be temporarily removed to allow intervention from below, as the precious “battuto veneziano” flooring above could not be dismantled. This process enabled the full restoration of all decorative elements, including both interior and exterior finishes.
The small late 19th-century chapel located in the park was also included in the conservative restoration program.
The project was developed through three stages: preliminary, detailed (definitive), and construction (executive).
The intervention was successfully completed.
Project documentation
Historical research, surveys, and investigations on materials, construction techniques, structures, decay, and structural instability. Restoration and reuse design drawings at scales 1:100, 1:50, 1:20, 1:5, and 1:1.
Design timeline
Definitive design: 2 months
Executive design: 2 months
Construction: 18 months
Construction Supervision
Giuseppe Cristinelli – Site supervisor
Marco De Lazzari – Project manager, site inspector, and construction coordinator for architectural works
Gianfranco Baldan – Construction coordinator for structural works
Claudio Svara – Construction coordinator for MEP systems
Pier Paolo Soldano – Interior design supervision
Work Packages
Three
Project Duration
Start – End: June 2005 – October 2007
Project Cost
Not disclosed
Contractor and subcontractors
General Contractor: Riccesi S.p.A. – Trieste
Specialized Restoration Contractors:
Decorazioni Dipinture e Restauri De Luigi (Venice): stuccoes, wall paintings, marmorino finishes, woodwork
Roberta Andolfi (Mestre, Venice): mural painting and decoration restoration
Laboratorio di Restauro Libralesso (Salzano, Venice): conservation lab
Fabio Schiavon (Mestre, Venice): wood restoration
Gina Schiavon (Mestre, Venice): painting restoration
Silvano Zanatta (Giavera del Montello, Treviso): stucco and decorative work
UNI.S.VE (Venice)