Survey on Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse practice
| Project Id | 3356 |
| Project Name | Molino Stucky, Italy |
| Description | The Molino Stucky is one of the most impressive buildings in the center of Venice. The mill erected by G. Stucky had grown rapidly on a Neo-Gothic by the German architect Wullenkopf. Since its abandonment in 1955 the city of Venice had been investigating solutions for the site regeneration. The main obstacles were, beyond the financial investment, the alignment of the new ideas to the conservation bonds on the industrial conceptual design and on the structures and materials. The solution came from the re-privatization of the complex (originally private) and the public private partnership between the new owner and the municipality that consisted on some facilitations by the public part in favor of the public investments on public areas. The restoration project, thanks to the conservation approach by the architects and the support by the local and national authorities, gave value to the existing preservation bonds instead of considering them as restrictive, focusing on its authenticity. |
| Description of the economic, social and environmental impacts of the project | Referring to the main topics of CLIC, namely Adaptive Reuse, Circular Economy and Landscape, the Molino Stucky can be considered a reference case. In particular: 1 - Its adaptive reuse has been discussed in the city of Venice for 50 years, with many |
| Web links | website not provided |
| Country | Italy |
| City size | Intermediate cities (between 50.000-1 million people) |
| Construction period | 4-Steel and cement |
| Adaptive reuse period | 2000-2005 |
| State of conservation | Bad conservation |
| Vacancy before | Vacant |
| Vacancy after | Permanently used |
| Cultural significance | Supranational Heritage (e.g. OUV UNESCO)|National heritage|Informally recognized by the local community| |
| Typologies | Productive (industrial)| |
| Ownership before | Private |
| Ownership after | Private |
| Management structure | Other: The PPP with the city of Venice included a multifuntional destination with different ownerships and management solutions. The complex included a new residential block (numerous private owners), a hotel (rent to Hilton), Comemrcial and leisure activities (rents to private companies), and other related services and areas, mostly managed by the public (city of Venice)| |
| Managing body | Public-Private Partnership| |
| Funding full answer | Public funding (Municipal)|Owner’s investment| |
| Barriers and bottlenecks | Regulatory (e.g. heritage regulations / authorities)|Physical (e.g. accessibility, morphology, structure)|Other: The Regulatory bottleneck bwas the solution also!| |
| total investment | 3.000.000 – 10.000.000 € |
| Residential | no |
| Cohousing | yes |
| Hotel accommodation | yes |
| BnbHostel accommodation | yes |
| Commercial units | yes |
| Wellness centres | yes |
| Restaurant | yes |
| Cafe | yes |
| Public library | no |
| Gardens | yes |
| Education | yes |
| Museum exhibition | no |
| Research | yes |
| Cultural events | yes |
| Theatre | no |
| Conferences | yes |
| Social uses | no |
| Community Hubs | no |
| Incubator | yes |
| Cultural and Creative Industries hub | yes |
| Innovative startups hub | yes |
| Circular economy enterprises hub | no |
| Coworking spaces | yes |
| Workshop spaces | no |
| Living Lab | no |
| Fab Lab | no |
| Creative Hub | yes |
| Artist residencies | no |
| Materials bank | no |
| Repair Cafe | no |
| Bike sharing place | yes |
| Sports facilities | yes |
| Other uses | no |
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