David Chipperfield Architects’ proposals to renovate Venice’s historic Procuratie Vecchie building on the city’s most famous square have been granted planning permission.

Chipperfield was selected by building owner the insurance firm Generali following an international competition in 2017. The refurbished building will host the activities of Generali’s charitable foundation The Human Safety Net.

The practice said its scheme would make a large part of the 16^th century building accessible to the public for the first time in its 500-year history.

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