Nave de Vero

 Inspired by Venice's merchant trading history, the project incorporates design features that reflect the integration of the past with the present. "La Nave"- the ship- makes up part of the complex's grand main entrance. "Vero" means glass in the local Venetian dialect. The tall glass atrium, shaped as a ship, emerges dramatically from the building. The facades represent the sides of the hull and are made of special porcelain ceramic that reflects the light, recalling a bow wave. Inside, visitors are guided towards a central element called “il Faro” (the Lighthouse). This was conceived as a homage to the Chania Lighthouse, built on Crete by the Venetians in the mid-fourteenth century. Arriving at the city, which is a reproduction of a map of Venice, visitors can explore sequences of squares that reveal themselves, creating unexpected vistas and dynamic movement throughout. /br/ Sustainability was another key part of the brief and Nave de Vero was the first shopping centre in Italy to be awarded a BREEAM sustainability rating of Very Good