Krebbeks, Emily - INDE-345 - Precedent Study 02

VILLA ROTONDA

THE PERFECT FUSION OF NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE

EDITORIAL

This fanzine outlines the architectural and historic qualities of the Villa Rotonda, also known as the Villa Capra or Villa Almerico. This is perhaps the most significant building of the Renaissance, revered for both its connection to Roman classicism and innovative design that would impact architects for generations to come.

EXPOSITION & HISTORY

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HISTORY OF VILLA ROTONDA

In sixteenth-century Veneto, the Venetian economy changed rapidly as Italian trade routes experienced a demise. What had once been the primary source of wealth for the Venetian city-state was overturned by foreign affairs, including the Spanish and Portugese explorations of America and Asian. The changing Venetian economy spurred the rising popularity of the

countryside villa as Venetians looked to the agrarian Italian landscape to bolster their economy. As a result, agriculture became an increasingly important aspect of the Venetian Republic's economy

Yet unlike other Palladian villas, Villa La Rotonda was not intended to be a working farm, leading Palladio to classify the structure as a palazzo rather than a villa.

Inspired by the Pantheon in Rome

“UPON A GENTLE SLOPING HILLTOP FLANKED ON ONE SIDE BY THE NAVIGABLE BACCHIGLIONE TIGER, FROM THE OTHER ITS SURROUNDED BY OTHER PLEASANT HILLS WHICH RESEMBLES LARGE THEATRE… THEREFORE, BECAUSE IT ENJOYS BEAUTIFUL VISTA FROM EVERY SIDE, SOME OF WHICH ARE NEARBY, OTHERS MORE DISTANT, OTHERS THAT REACH THE HORIZON, LOGGIAS HAVE BEEN MADE ON ALL FOUR FACADES.”

ANDREA PALLADIO

VILLA ROTONDA

VISUAL DIALOGUE

The owner, Paulo America, commissioned Giovanni Batista Manfanzia and Anselmo Canaria after the death of Andrea Palladio.

Palladio emphasized the importance of the landscape through the placement of the structure so that the Villa La Rotonda can be seen from the distance in all directions

The structure is rotated 45 degrees from each cardinal point of the compass to best capture sunlight

The interior space utilizes Trompe L'oeil to trick the eye and create the illusion that the building has columns and an entablature. The space takes heavy influence from greek architecture, shown through the ionic columns and classical figures adorning the roof.

Mastery of geometric forms and symmetry

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SYMMETRY

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TheVillaLaRontondaisfoursquareandbilaterallysymmetricalwith 4 porticos thatallhave 6 ioniccolumnsequidistantfromeachother

REPETITION

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CIRCULATION

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http://fieldmethods.iath.virginia.edu/unlimited dimensions/Palladio https://smarthistory.org/palladio-la-rotonda/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Villa-Rotonda https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/renaissancereformation/high-ren-florence-rome/late-renaissancevenice/a/palladio-la-rotunda