Located on the slopes of Olmeto in the southern French island of Corsica, a SPA pavilion was designed by local architectural design studio Orma Architettura. It faces the Mediterranean Sea and the town, facing the bay of Valinco. It was a former farmland planted with vines and olive trees, and eventually the place was named "Vigna Maggiore". The client wanted to delineate the character of a place on a large site. The project will therefore create an enclave that captures part of the landscape. The site has a unique character, with centenarian trees bringing sunlight and creating visual effects on the ocean as well as on the ground and soil. This is a great source of inspiration for designers.

The project is born from the earth through concrete made from the site. The thickness, the solid aspect becomes the program. The light and shade will playfully reveal each block and allows the user to seize the functions. The material is excavated as the thick and solid building is revealed whilst a light passageway frames the sea and the landscape.

The concept was to recreate effectively the ground and to reinterpret the modern cave.Rammed earth was not an option as it would be suitable for a spa.Orma Architettura,therefore, created a unique material,concrete made from the site. In the end, through tests and trials, the concrete that was used has similar qualities to these of earth as exploited in the rammed form, plus the structural qualities of concrete. The walls are 40 cm thick and thus bring thermal comfort through inertia.Brass has been used for the opening frames as well as for the gates.The purpose of this watch to match the colour spectrum of the earth-based concrete and,in essence, counterbalance the minerality.Over time, the brass will age and work differently with the walls.