Robert Whitehead naručio je 1878. od tršćanskog arhitekta G. Bianchinija projekt vile. Dvokatnica je do danas sačuvana u ponešto izmijenjenom obliku, ali gotovo neprepoznatljive unutrašnjosti. Riječ je o građevini tipičnoga klasicističkog stila. Ulazno pročelje je južno orijentirano i ima vrlo dinamičnu arhitektonsku profilaciju s istaknutim erkerima i nenametljivom, ali velikom ulaznom altanom na kojoj se nalazi terasa. Zgrada je s vremenom dograđivana, a znatne preinake potpisuje Enrico Biliscoka 1886., dodajući urede za službenike i prostorije za crtanje. Objekt je imao funkciju upravne zgrade, ali je prisutna i njegova stambena namjena.
Robert Whitehead Rijeku je počastio još jednim reprezentativnim objektom u samome središtu grada. Riječ je o poslovno-stambenoj zgradi u Dolcu 7, koju je 1888. za uvaženog industrijalca projektirao Giacommo Zammattio. Ova građevina, poznata i pod nazivom casa veneziana, svakako je jedno od vrijednih primjera riječkoga historicizma dodirnutog duhom venecijanske gotike
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Robert Whitehead commissioned G. Bianchini, an architect from Trieste, to design his villa in 1878. The three-storey house still exists in a somewhat altered form, but with an almost unrecognizable interior. It is a typical example of classicism. The entrance façade is south-oriented and has a very dynamic architectural moulding with prominent bow windows and an understated but large entrance altana with a terrace on top of it. The building was upgraded several times, and significant modifications were designed by Enrico Biliscoka in 1886, adding staff offices and rooms for drawing. Otherwise, besides its administrative function, the villa also served as a residential building.
Robert Whitehead honoured Rijeka with another very representative object in the city centre. It is a commercial and residential building at Dolac no. 7 which was designed for a distinguished industrialist by architect Giacomo Zammattio in 1888. This building, also known as Casa Veneziana, certainly represents one of the most valuable examples of Rijeka’s Historicism touched by the spirit of Venetian Gothic art.
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