Villa La Mediterranee is a large public building which will house research, documentation and projects that concern the contemporary Mediterranean. The building is located on the docks of the port of Marseille next to the museum on the history of the Mediterranean promoted by the French state in collaboration with the city (the MUCEM).

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Architects: Stefano Boeri Architetti · Office Profile

Location: Porto Torres, IT - Marsiglia FR

Design Team: Stefano Boeri, Gianandrea Barreca, Giovanni La Varra, Ivan di Pol, Jean Pierre Manfredi, Alain Goetschy, AR&C

Area: 8800.0 sqm

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Carlo Alberto Mari · Photographer Profile
Project Leader: Mario Bastianelli, Davor Popovic

Collaborators: Alessandro Agosti, Marco Bernardini, Daniele Barillari, Fabio Continanza, Massimo Cutini, Angela Parrozzani

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From the architect. Villa La Mediterranee is a large public building which will house research, documentation and projects that concern the contemporary Mediterranean. The building is located on the docks of the port of Marseille next to the museum on the history of the Mediterranean promoted by the French state in collaboration with the city (the MUCEM).The Villa Mediterranée is a concept turned into architecture. The i...