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STREETS

VENICE....HOW IT WORK'S

The edges of the islands are cladded with bricks so

that the land is not stolen away by the sea water.over
the years the brick cladding becomes less water
resistant and are restored by isolating and constructing
the whole canal section as the salt water disintegrates
the bricks.

Venice lies in the middle of a lagoon its not

actually a sea but an expensive shallow
waters separated from the sea by thin strips
of land. the lagoon drains and fills up again
with new sea water twice a day through the
three inlets.venice didn't grow out of a centre
but because of a series of settlement that
combined into one.

Venice
is
an
ancient city but it is
also a modern city.
It needs electricity , water , telephone
and gas services.These lines runs
under the paving stones and are
transferred from one island to the with
the help of bridges.

BRIDGES

There are 438 bridges in

venice.They are crucial to
pedestrian circulation because
they connect various islands
of which the city is composed.

BUILDINGS
Venician buildings are famous worldwide for
their beauty and sophistication.In little more
than a thousand year venicians have
developed a series of techniques for their
buildings that are well adapted to the
enviroment.

PLAN
The basic plan of the building is based upon a typical
residence of a merchant family. The ground floor serves
as a warehouse,where merchandise was bought and
sold.The living place at the first floor called as portego
served as a formal space and the attic floor under the
roof held apartment to the surface.
Life and work took place on the boats. That's why the
main facade of the buildings faced the canals.Many
cases buildings had more than three floor but the basic
scheme remained the same.The portego which was
often richly decorated occupied the entire length of the
building.

FOUNDATION

The floor where connected by the ingenious system of double staircases.this way the
servant and family had two separate entrances and two in-dependant circulation
system.several crossover points make it possible to switch from one system to the
others.

DREAM CITY - VENICE

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SERVICES

SEWER SYSTEM
Venice don't have
complete
modern
sewage
collecting
system.
Many
areas
still
depend
upon
its
historical
sewer
system made out of
masonry
tunnels
called Gartolee.

The problem in some cases

was where to built it. As the
streets system on many of the
islands was already established
and often the ends of the
streets of different islands didn't
meet that's the reason why All the waste water ends-up into these tunnels and
some of the bridges are drains into the canal.Twice in a day the water in
the lagoon changes the old water with the new.
oblique.
WALLS
The buildings were
designed in such a
The reason behind the stability
way that it could
of the building on the ground
easily move to the
that is as muddy and unstable
uneven settling of
was pile foundation.The venician
the land. The inner
droved wooden piles into the
walls and floors
earth in order to contain the
were not rigidly tied
ground and make it more secure
to the perimeter.
and then they laid two layer of The bearing walls where placed
thick boards on then and then a
perpendicular to the canal .The bearing
layer of stones blocks on it.On walls where placed perpendicular to the
top they build the foundation.
canal .
RITESH AGRAWAL
ROLL NO - A51204011015
B.ARCH
7TH SEMESTER

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The main islands were originally independent

settlements that had some elements in
common that includes a church , a square ,at
lest one rain water collection well and a canal
connecting it with the other settlements.

The city streets are called callem.As

the land to build on is soo
less,circulation path were made under
the building.Some streets are called
Salizada because in the ancient
century they were amongst the few to
be paved.The public area are paved
with stone called trachyte which is a
compact and durable stone.