Victorious: Venetian and International Identity

Originally I chose site three because my initial studies were on Monet's experience in Venice where he painted/mapped areas around the grand canal mapping the nature of experience and lighting. By creating a bridge going across the Rio de l'Arsenal I could begin to create framed views out to the San Giorgio Maggiore, emphasizing how Venice's small roads frame certain views, and allowing these views to capture the sunset or various views out to the Canal Grande.

I diagrammed the surrounding area of the site and began to map the different pockets of spaces that ran throughout the Rio de l'Arsenal. I found that the eastern side of the river had larger spaces with less openings to get through while the western side was of a smaller scale of buildings with various pockets leading you out to the rest of Venice.

General section of the areas I want to merge my bridge with the surrounding context.

The Venice Biennale is a contemporary art exhibition that takes places every even year. It takes place in the Giardini Park, but in 1980 the Aperto in the Arsenal was opened for younger artists not represented in the park. The Giardini has 30 permanent pavilions and 29 various temporary pavilions. Each pavilion represents a country. I am proposing a Venetian bridge that can house one of the countries that design a temporary pavilion, it begins to create this tension between the identity of Venice and the Identity of the pavilion's country.