The Palazzo Ponte Piccolo in Venice, located on the stunning Giudecca Island, is an exclusive luxury residential complex featuring a private wellness area with views overlooking the Lagoon, designed by Studio Apostoli.
A former convent of the Canossian Sisters, the development overlooks the Giudecca canal and comprises a collection of buildings dating from various historical periods, spanning the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. As it undergoes a significant restoration and repurposing, the private spa for the future residential complex which features eight prestigious housing units, Studio Apostoli has reimagined the space as an exclusive wellness service.
The inclusion of a private spa makes Palazzo Ponte Piccolo unique as the only luxury real estate complex in Venice to offer such facilities.
The element of water serves as the foundational design concept for the spa/wellness area. This space extends the surrounding landscape context and invites the natural and urban characteristics of the lagoon city and its canals indoors. Executed entirely in soft tones and featuring extensive use of wooden elements, the spa/wellness area opens with large arched windows that admit light and provide panoramic views of the dedicated green terrace. Here, an outdoor pool is nestled on a stepped stone platform, flanked on two sides with transparent glass, creating a sense of intimate interaction with the water and vegetation.
Inside, mosaics covering large portions of the walls – a nod to Venetian artistic tradition – envelop the pool, from which various volumes emerge that compose the spa/wellness area, appearing to float suspended above and accentuated by submerged light passages.
The sauna is made entirely of glass and interacts with other elements, such as the ice fountain – ideal for lowering body temperature after a hot treatment – adorned with wooden slat cladding reminiscent of Venice’s typical Briccole. The wellness area also features a sensory shower, a whirlpool bath, a counter-current swimming pool, and a fitness area enhanced by elegant herringbone wood flooring, offering dual views of the outdoor terrace and the indoor pool.
“Palazzo Ponte Piccolo combines elements rooted in Venice’s cultural and artistic traditions with more contemporary interior choices, offering future owners exclusive and private amenities such as Istrian Stone gardens, water features, boat docking, and dedicated concierge services. I wanted the wellness area to not only express the refinement and exclusivity of the real estate development but also to particularly highlight the beauty of the lagoon city, which is unique in the world” – Alberto Apostoli, founder of the Studio.
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