Farms

Corte Bertesina is an organic farm, located a few kilometres outside Vicenza, that has been the subject of a redevelopment project to achieve all-round sustainability. The project is the work of the traverso-vighy architetti architectural practice, which has restored and transformed the original structure of this typical nineteenth-century Venetian farm courtyard.The development of a social farming project, which started in 2010 to offer job opportunities to young people with Down syndrome, has led to the complex restoration of the Corte. It has culminated in the creation of entirely new spaces, intended for production, sales, teaching and agritourism activities, that sit alongside the owners’ private quarters.The traverso-vighy architetti... More