In addition to the institutional headquarters (the Bomben and Caotorta palaces), in the church of San Teonisto, and at Ca' Scarpa, the Benetton Studi Ricerche Foundation carries out part of its activity at Casa Luisa and Gaetano Cozzi, a farmhouse immersed in the Zero Branco countryside at doors of Treviso, bequest of Professor Gaetano Cozzi (1922-2001), illustrious historian, board member of the Foundation from the beginning and animator of its scientific activities.

Eight hectares of agricultural land surround the house, immersing it in the quiet and charm of the rural landscape.

The agricultural part is managed in collaboration with farmers in the area and constitutes an agricultural landscape laboratory for the recovery of biodiversity through the correct maintenance of riparian hedges and ditches, avoiding the use of chemical aids.

Oaks, alders, willows and dogwoods design the environment and two rows of mulberry trees trace the path of an eighteenth-century road moved to the modern era. A grove of oaks, hornbeams and alders and a small garden, bordered by large trees and a splendid centuries-old poplar, surround the four sides of the house and put it in dialogue with the surrounding landscape.

In respect of the legacy, educational activities in the musical field are organized in memory of Luisa Zille (1941-1995), wife of the professor, scholar and scholar of the history of language, poetry and music, whose prestigious Bechstein piano is preserved .

In particular, advanced courses in singing and instrumental practice are organized as well as in-residence educational projects aimed at concert productions and record recordings.

The house is equipped with a small guesthouse and has a library that collects part of Gaetano Cozzi's documentary collection, available for consultation by scholars.

Ph. credit Corrado Piccoli