l’Aldilonda, Bastia Landscape Design, Corsica Promenade Structure, French Architecture Photos
l’Aldilonda in Bastia
8 Feb 2021
l’Aldilonda, Corsica Waterfront Landscape
Design: Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
Location: Bastia, Corsica, France
Soft lines at the foot of the citadel in Bastia by Dietmar Feichtinger

In Bastia, Corsica’s second largest city on the north-east coast, Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes achieved the promenade Aldilonda, which means “Above the Sea” in Corsican with local architects Buzzo Spinelli, Insitu landscape and the engineers of Sbp;

Anchored in the rock, Aldilonda follows the cliffy coastline five meters above sea level. The rock forms the massive natural foundation of the mighty enclosing wall of Bastia’s fortress, which gave the city its name. Until now, the coastline under the fortress wall was only partially accessible.
More than a path, a destination with new perspectives on the open sea, suspended between sea and sky, Aldilonda becomes a spectacular event.

The softly curved path contrasts the massive fortress and the rock on which the bastion is founded. The path nestles against the rock, leans against it, and breaks through it. Sensitively, the construction blends into the rocks, the rich natural space of the coast is carefully traversed.

The path widens out and offers places to rest. The sea can be experienced through the area covered with a transparent grid. The balcony is exposed to t...