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Peggy Guggenheim Café renovation
"La Serenissima" (Venice, Italy) undoubtedly is a revelation for us each time we visit the place. I do not know, it's the atmosphere of the city, its people, its culture, a combination of all I can say with certainty. Besides the Baroque and Gothic style buildings you can find modern constructions and buildings as well as modern art foundations. One of our art venues in Venice is the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni (Dorsoduro) or as most of you may know it, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection Museum. In late June the renovated Museum Café reopened its doors to welcome visitors of the museum with a unique place to relax.
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Hangar Design Group conceived, designed and followed the realization of the refurbishment of the café. As we read in the official press release about the project, "Working in such a stratified architectural context, full of historic and artistic references, requires entering on your tiptoes". The renovation of the café came from the need to reorganize the museum layout that leads the visitor to the café. Inside Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the Peggy Guggenheim Café is situated on the veranda facing the internal garden - the green heart of the building - and in front of the museum wing dedicated to temporary exhibits.
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
At the center of the newly renovated café, visitor can see the “Peggy” light installation, a chandelier specially designed by Hangar Design Group and created by Vistosi. With black metal axis and spheres from white blown glass this masterpiece is a modernist approach and a reference to Peggy's spirit. To enhance her presence, large white and black photographic portraits of Peggy Guggenheim hung on the walls, commemorating her artistic heritage and giving visitors an intimate perspective of the great collector’s life and home, where she lived from 1948 until her death in 1979. The interior is characterised by minimalistic elegance with white color for walls, travertine marble and Istrian stone inserts and dark green window frames, which introduce the greenery of the outdoor space. The counter, standing in the bar area, was designed by Arclinea to combine functional efficiency and formal rigor. In the private areas square shapes were favored while round tables were used in the coziest part, the tearoom. Desalto's furnishing (tables and chairs) was preferred as its products met the criterions.
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Credit: ph. Hangar Design Group
Palazzo Venier dei Leoni for those of you who do not know, is a place with more than 200 years history. An extraordinary unfinished 18th century palazzo overlooking Canal Grande in Venice that was bought by art collector Peggy Guggenheim and for 30 years (1948 - 1979) many artists, art collectors and art lovers were getting through the gates of the palazzo. Ever since her death, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni is transformed, according to her wishes, into one of the most precious museums dedicated to 20th century art.
