Amelia Tavella Architects has transformed a ruined 1950s residence on Corsica's coastline into a light-filled holiday home with simply furnished interiors.
Casa Santa Teresa is located near Corsica's capital, Ajaccio, and is nestled along the Route des Sanguinaires ? a rugged strip of coastline dotted with villas and upscale hotels.
The 400-square-metre house was originally built in the 1950s but had been abandoned for several years, becoming overgrown with wild vegetation.

To transform it into a comfortable home for holiday-goers, architect Amelia Tavella had to completely gut the structure and demolish a majority of the partition walls.
"It had to be rebuilt without leaving behind vestiges of the past: its soul, its spirit," said Tavella, who hails from Corsica and leads her own self-titled practice.
Inside, there is now an open-plan living area. At its centre is a tan-brown chesterfield sofa, along with a couple of cane-back armchairs.
"I've chosen to honour the illustrious holiday Mediterranean resorts, by reinterpreting its codes using noble and natural materials," Tavella told Dezeen.

A chunky white plinth runs around one side of the room, forming an L-shaped bench seat for the dining area.
It's topped by an array of striped, turquoise and burnt-orange cushions, which boldly contrast against the otherwise white-painted surfaces.

String pendant lamps that boast peach and red bands of colour have also been suspended from the ceiling.
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