Palazzo Nani Venice joins Radisson Collection
Palazzo Nani, a 16th-century building overlooking Venice’s Cannaregio Canal, has joined Radisson Collection.
Once home to the aristocratic Nani family and later used as a school, the property has undergone a sensitive renovation by Studio Marco Piva (SMP), who worked under the supervision of, and in agreement with, the Superintendence of Fine Arts & Landscape for the City of Venice. Now complete, the property is the fourth Italian site for the brand, following the SMP-designed Palazzo Touring Club in Milan that opened last August.
The new hotel evolves the concept of luxury, giving it a cultural and refined value that combines artistic heritage with profound aesthetic research. And despite the change in use, the history of the palace has been preserved by way of a design that magnifies its original features, floors and frescoes through the use of light.
The emotional element of the project is the lifeblood of the place, with everything studied and designed to reference to the city of Venice. In a combination of past and future, the work of Studio Marco Piva was based on the dialogue between the existing on the one hand and the history of the surroundings on the other.
“With Palazzo Nani, we looked to create a special place in Venice that provides the best of hospitality in an attractive and osmotic context,” say Studio Marco Piva. “A new concept of luxury that harmoniously combines history, art and design to offer a refined welcome in continuity with the best Venetian tradition.
“Thanks to the meticulous restoration of its monumental parts, friezes and stunning frescoes, the building has been brought back to life and will continue to pass on its intrinsic beauty through a non-invasive yet elegant and light interior design. A design that is careful about formal and material choices, colours and textures that aims to configure a new sophisticated setting – a contribution to the magnificence of the city.”
