An Incubator is an economic development tool. It was created for accelerate the growth and the success of the new business idea, giving a package of resources and services those help them to survive during the start up phase, in which they are vulnerable.

The building has three floor for a total surface of approx 1000 square meters each, the general layout is organized with on the inner part of the floors the functional elements as: bathrooms, staircase and elevators and in the outer area the offices and the general spaces.

On the ground floor it’s located the Reception and the surveillance area.
There are a wide multifunctional meeting room it’s, two little meeting rooms and a computer lab.

The building is equipped with the best technology available on the market making it an ideal place to relocate for SMEs with a great degree of innovation and know-how: There is a wireless connection in the meeting rooms, furthermore there is a computerized access system for entry control and a lights system that automatically regulates the amount of light in correlation with the external light, a recycling water system provide the necessary water for the toilets and a centralize dust collector assure the pureness and cleanliness of the air.

The History

The place where the Ex CNOMV  arise has a wealth of history and anecdotes. The Jacopo De’ Barbari’s aerial view of Venice (1500) shows us in foreground, the south internal facing of two Giudecca’s sixteen century  palaces. One is “The White Fortress” by Visconti family, masters of Milano, with it’s beautiful garden, famous for the lavish parties held by the owners.
The map of Venice by L.Ughi (1729) enlighten the preservation of the courtyard as a private garden.  In the 1846 Combatti’s map is clearly visible its transformation as garden, likewise happened in the rest of the open areas of the island, the buldings along the Fondamenta were transformed as depots for cereals and in the south part Giovanni Vianello installed his shipyard.

At the beginning of the 20th century the area goes under radical  changes of use that shape it’s face. In 1905 the Venice City Council decide to manage directly the internal steam navigation service forming the City public navigation service (ACTV) reserving for maintenance porpoises  the old complex of Vianello courtyard.
All the buildings were restored and new facilities were built.
The most substantial intervention was realized by Fonderie Neville, the same company that bought the group of buildings in witch the “white fortress” was included, and started a restoration of the existing infrastructure realizing three new shops that were completed in 1906. The Fonderie Neville cease operations afterward and the plant, together with the machinery were bought by Società Anonima Veneziana Industrie Navali e Meccaniche - SAVINEM, that expanded the outfit adding ships recovery and maintenance capabilities.

SAVINEM, relocated in Piombino in 1917 and the whole area had been acquired by a company named Società Anonima Cantieri Navali ed Acciaierie di Venezia that planned to create a great ships manufacture plant . Again, the complex goes through a renewal process in order to make sea excavators,  utility ships, tugs, floats and pipes for hydroelectric use.
Around the thirties, the company change name in  CNOVM, short of Cantieri Navali ed Officine Meccaniche di Venezia. After the second world war CNOVM acquires the area occupied by the ACNIL shipyards, relocate in sant’elena in 1942. During 1952/’53 a major restoration was put in place in order to recover the historical buildings and at the end of the sixties the operation of CNOMV were relocated in the arsenale, the old shipyard of Venice Republic.

The City Council of Venice later on acquires the whole ex CNOMV area, and after a short period of  disrepair began a articulated program of urban re-qualification and transformation.
The first phase focused on the recovery of the external areas with the insediation of Consorzio Cantierista Minore Veneziana (www.ccmv.it), and the next phase with the actual restoration of the main building and the achievement of the Venice Cube Incubator.