Scarpa was commissioned to design the Olivetti showroom after he was awarded the Olivetti Prize for Architecture in 1956. The refurbishing had to exploit a narrow, long and relatively dark space located on the popular Piazza San Marco.
Style/Period
1950s (1950 - 1959)
Source
Los, S. (2002). Carlo Scarpa. Koln, Germany: Taschen. p.95