Calle delle Beccarie 792 at San Giobbe: a building of 1800 has been restored properly, following the criteria usually applied to historical monuments, in order to make out four lodgings that will be assigned on the base of the municipal classifications, of which one of them will be reserved for a disabled person. It is just a drop in the ocean of needs, but it is nonetheless an intervention in favour of the citizens. This action has been talked about yesterday, at the faculty of Economy of Ca’ Foscari, in occasion of the presentation of the book "A restoration for Venice" (edited by John Millerchirp and Leo Schubert, published by Mazzotta) which runs through the genesis of the restoration and analyses the completed works. The intervention has been proposed about ten years ago by the Private Committee "The Venice in Peril, Found", represented yesterday by the current president Anna Somers Cocks. The mayor Massimo Cacciari was initially sceptical, whilst the coucillor Roberto D’Agostino was enthousiastic. The call for tenders dates back to November 2003. Before they had done the stratigraphical survey in order to reconstruct up to details the history of the building (Frank Becker). Then came the real restoration, done by architects Mario Piana della Soprintendenza and Leo Schubert. The inspiring principles were two: to maintain as much as possible the preexisting materials (in the balconies and in the frames) and to apply updated techniques to solve the problems of high water. This technical part (48,068 euros) has been financed by the Committee. The total expense was of 517,362 euros, with an average expense for square metre of 1500 euros, in accordance with the market prices. It was a financing of the Special Law «Whose funds have gone through, so that now neither the middle class can afford the restoration work», stigmatizes the mayor Massimo Cacciari, adding that «a Pinault is not enough to save Venice». Venetian president for Cultural Goods, Bruno Malara, stressed the need to re-establish a residential balance in the historical centre. It is nonetheless a restoration in favour of the resident inhabitants and not for tourists, summarizes councillor Mara Rumiz.