On Thursday, June 19th, we departed from Milan to Venice. On our way to the hotel at Treviso, we stopped by several interesting places which were the biggest highlights for me in the week 4. But I liked the visit to Fabrica the most.
We went to Fabrica in the morning. It is considered as a communication research center for aspired young designers. It is located in Treviso, Italy and it was founded in 1994 by Luciano Benetton and Oliviero Toscani. The building itself was designed by Tadao Ando, a Japanese architect. Japanese design usually tends to bring more interaction between human and nature. Therefore, it was amazing to see the use of the natural light source in the building, especially in the library: a big circular hole is open on the center of the ceiling and another smaller rounded circle light source is located on the center of the floor. This use of the natural light creates a peculiar study environment for its users. The use of natural materials like stone and wood is also appreciated by Tadao Ando. I would like to see more of the building like working area, meeting rooms, etc. to observe more of Ando’s approach when designing this building for young designers.
