Tag Corsica

29-06-2022

Coulon + Tavella: Animu Media Library in Porto-Vecchio, Corsica

In Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, Dominique Coulon and Amelia Tavella’s Animu Media Library is the latest surprising example of the ‘third place’ concept. So as to better integrate into its surroundings, the architecture strives not to impose itself on nature, instead allowing itself to be moulded by the residual spaces left by the thriving plant life.

17-11-2021

Amelia Tavella: Extension of the Convent Saint-François in Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano

Originally a fortified architecture dating back to the end of the 15th century - the centre of contemplative life for the locals - which later fell into ruin, the Convent Saint-François in Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, Corsica, has been entirely renovated by Amelia Tavella’s firm in Aix-en-Provence, transformed into a media centre and venue for cultural events.