Article source: DesignAgency

The newest destination in Generator’s expanding portfolio, Generator Venice aims to change Venice’s staid hotel and nightlife scene. The hostel occupies an 1855 Palazzo originally built as a granary warehouse, converted in the 1950s into Venice’s only hostel. On the waterfront of the quiet, residential island of Giudecca, Generator is a one-stop vaporetto (water bus) ride from Venice’s main hub of San Marco’s Square. Each of the modern rooms – from the private suites to the dormitories – have panoramic views of neighbouring gardens, across to the Lido, the Grand Canal, or to San Marco and the Doges Palace.

The hostel occupies an 1855 Palazzo originally built as a granary warehouse, converted in the 1950’s into Venice’s only hostel. The Fine Arts Committee and Venetian planning laws meant no changes to the frontage, Image Courtesy © Jamie Smith

• Architects: DesignAgency
• Project: GENERATOR VENICE
• Location: Fondamenta Zitelle, 86, 30133 Venezia VE, Italy
• Photography: Jamie Smith and Nikolas Koenig
• Size: 26,000 sq feet and 241 beds
• Completion: September, 2013
• Owner: Generator / Patron Capital
• Local Project Architect: Progetto CMR, Milan, Italy
• Project Management: EC Harris, Milan, Italy
• Room Rates: Starting at €23 for a dorm bed