Procuratie Vecchie
There are few cities in which the dialogue between architecture and nature, between the individual contribution of singular buildings and the overall idea of the city is so eloquent as in Venice. One of its most recognisable places, Saint Mark’s Square is an explicit demonstration of ordered public space. Here, the façade of the Procuratie Vecchie – begun by Bartolomeo Bon in 1517 and finished by Jacopo Sansovino in 1538 as residencies for the public prosecutors – takes up the entire north side and inspired the subsequent developments on the south and west sides of the square. The building defined the language of this public space, mediating between the civic and the private, the formal and the organic. The restoration project was commissioned by Generali, a company that began its life in the Procuratie Vecchie and has since acquired almost the entirety of the building. In addition to housing offices and co-working spaces for Generali and The Human Safety Net – the company’s global social initiative – it now hosts exhibitions and events, opening areas to public for the first time in its history.
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