Venice Biennale project sees derelict 1980s flat transformed back into family home
A social-housing apartment that stood empty for five years is becoming a family home again, after being refurbished for a Venice Architecture Biennale show.
The Unfolding Pavilion was a week-long exhibition inside a triplex flat in the Giudecca Social Housing Complex, which was built by Italian architect Gino Valle in 1986.
The Unfolding Pavilion was a week-long exhibition inside the Giudecca Social Housing Complex. Photo is by Tibor Bielicky
The flat was in a state of disrepair ahead of the exhibition. But now the show is over, it is being returned to a habitable state. This means it can once more be let out as social housing.
According to exhibition curators Daniel Tudor Munteanu, Davide Tommaso Ferrando and Sara Favargiotti, the apartment is an example of the many social-housing properties in Venice that are not being used, even though they only need minor repairs. This is despite Venice being one of the world's most expensive cities.
The complex was built by Italian architect Gino Valle in 1986. Photo is by ZA2
"We discovered that, from the 94 apartments that comprise the complex, nine ? so basically 10 per cent ? are empty," Tudor Munteanu told Dezeen.
"Because the company doesn't have the money to refurbish the apartments, they basically closed the door."
"But to just close the door to local social housing of this quality is simply illogical," he said. "So we made this deal ? we have the apartment for two months but we have to ref...
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