208 new student accommodation at the Iuav University of Venice: what to know
The real estate complex called formerly Junghanowned by town of Venicewill be granted toIuav University for a maximum period of 25 years old.
This heritage, which is located at the center ofGiudecca islandwill be intended exclusively for university residenceafter making a extraordinary maintenance projectenergy redevelopment and efficiency.
The details of the project
In recent days, the Municipal council of the capital of the Veneto region led by the mayor Luigi Brugnarogave the license, on the proposal of the councilor for Heritage Paola Mar, the resolution of the City Council that he likes addresses for the concession of the complex.
Specifically it is 3 twentieth-century buildings granted in concession in the past years a COME ON “Regional Agency for the Right to University Education“And which have now been returned to Municipality of Veneto.
L’Iuav University had formally requested to take the concessionwhole complex to make one only student residence.
Following this request it was therefore decided to initiate this new path which involves a series of building interventions who will fix the cracks and the covered of block A1 and other interventions necessary for the use of the premises for i blocks C1b and C2.
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The new Iuav student accommodation: the numbers
The Iuavagainst a concession of 25 years oldcould be instance of co-financing to the Ministry of the University for the realization of the works that will allow the construction of 127 student housing, 46 of which single and 81 double, for a total residential capacity of 208 places.
In addition to the residences, some spaces for collective residential functions, I’m a studio, they are meetings And recreation area.
The expected investment is equal to 7.5 million euros. At the end of the concession, the Municipality will have in possession an asset in conditions of use suitable for immediate reuse.
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The regeneration of a post-industrial complex: the history
L’formerly Junghan it’s a’industrial area disused transformed into a residential neighborhood. Here operated one German firm which produces watchesthen converted back to war order factory.
In the 1995the architect and university professor Cino Zucchiwas awarded a competition for the transformation of this areaproposing 5 variations on the theme of livingresuming the existing micro fabric.
A part of the new housing was destined for conventional constructiona part a university residence and a part has been on the free marketor. Among the many works by him, Zucchi was the designer of the Lavazza cloudsymbol of regeneration of the multi-ethnic Aurora district of Turin.