< img src="https://www.archpaper.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/venice-8.jpg"alt=""> A $ 36 million remodelling of the Central Pavilion at the Giardini della Biennale in Venice, Italy, has finished on schedule– a couple of months before the Might 9 opening of the 61st International Art Exhibit of the Venice Biennale curated by Koyo Kouoh.
The architectural style and art direction was led by the Rome-based workplace Labics with Fabio Fumagalli, while Stefano Olivari handled the landscape style. La Biennale di Venezia’s unique projects department, directed by designer Arianna Laurenzi and engineer Cristiano Frizzele, offered job management and supervision.
The restoration involved restructuring exhibit spaces to improve legibility and accessibility, among other upgrades. The objective was to redefine “relationships, series and connections” within the historical structure, La Biennale stated in a statement.
The remodelling focused on developing greater ease of access in between the interior galleries and outside balconies.(© Marco Cappelletti/Courtesy La Biennale
di Venezia)The central, available core of the Central Structure, the Sala Chini, is flanked by a brand-new bookshop, coffee shop, educational space, and technical spaces.
Pianta piano terra, Padiglione Centrale riqualificato con finanziamenti dal Ministero della Cultura nell’ambito del PNC al PNRR.
(BUROMILAN– Milan Ingegneria (mandataria), Labics, e ia2 Studio Associato/Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia/MiC)
Exhibit areas were upgraded to end up being “neutral and versatile, genuine white boxes,” ideal backdrops for short-lived setups and exhibitions. Technical systems were hidden behind brand-new walls.