Amelia Tavella possesses a passion, a drive and foresight that are key components for the successful completion of certain projects. The eclectic nature and rich diversity of these projects are the very hallmarks of her work; a work that is easily described as poetic.
She has that innate ability to reveal the very essence of a place.
It can be assumed that Amelia Tavella’s singular style, her unique stamp, stems from her sensorial and even sensual treatment of materials and the meticulous choice that she makes.
This approach is central to her creative process. She has to get the look and feel of a place in order to choose the right architecture, one that is meaningful and eloquent.
Her understanding of architecture as both a physical and mental experience is portrayed in her unveiling of the beauty of natural and noble materials through the work of skilled craftsmen. These materials will give tangible expression to what she has learnt through her communion with the site: its history, soul and essence.
Stone, wood, copper: natural and noble materials weathered by time which Amelia Tavella is particularly fond of. Although she primarily chooses these materials with an emphasis on context and is keen to reveal their beauty with the help of skilled craftsmen, they are nonetheless the vectors of her sensual architecture.
Amelia Tavella’s creations have been described as highly sensual. First, a tactile sensuality, followed by the sensuous impressions of the various textures, taking the observer high above the trees, conveying the languidness of the stones, the infinitely slow rhythm, that mineral and astringent taste of granite and salt that is specific to the wave-battered coastline of her island. This sensuality has meaning in itself. It evokes all the senses, tantalizes the entire body.
Amelia Tavella has a close connection to her buildings. During this atypical creative process she develops a relationship with the site and building that borders on sensuous.
The creative process is slow and the construction process even slower. The process spans several years. She becomes one with a project that is filled with both doubts and desires. This long-term investment probably explains why Amelia becomes so attached to her buildings.
She constantly visits them to see whether they still bring across the message that she intended to convey.
Perhaps the slow pace of the process and Amelia Tavella’s fervent commitment are also why these buildings elicit such intense physical and sentimental reactions from visitors.
