Natalia Piórecka

Natalia's graduation project is a Salt Treatment Centre in Venice. The project called "SALINE - Il Palazzo di Benessere" (eng. Palace of Salt and Wellness) is a celebration of Salt, historically known in Venice as a "white gold". Though the means of Experimental Architecture, scientific research and prototypes the proposal reimagines the role of the problematic for the construction salt, into the main feature integrated within the programme and building design. The proposal strongly aims to provide a development that carefully examines context, specific location, history and conditions of the site. It implements the research of the daylight along with the study of natural properties of salt, processes as crystallization, precipitation or salt farming as main drivers for the design. The final design. Salt Treatment Centre, focus on improving the local wellness, strengthening venetian fading identity and improving the quality of living.