Structure has been on the heart of a metamorphosis course of in Albania, notably important in Tirana, its capital metropolis. In 2017, the winning project for the Tirana 2030 Masterplan was unveiled, designed by Stefano Boeri Architetti, UNLAB, and IND [Inter.National.Design] as a part of a contest organized by the Ministry of City Growth. Aiming to provide Tirana a brand new metropolitan dimension whereas selling and preserving inexperienced areas, the technique integrates a system of open areas, pure components, and strategic initiatives at key factors within the metropolis. The multidisciplinary Catalan agency Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura has contributed to this transformation with two mixed-use towers in Tirana and a resort mission within the coastal city of Dhërmi, reflecting the distinctive aesthetic of Ricardo Bofill‘s work.
Papuli Tower in Tirana
The design of the Papuli Tower in Tirana is a tribute to La Fábrica, the historic constructing that homes Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura‘s places of work. The brand new skyscraper options huge concrete cylinders, just like these in La Fábrica, rising 190 meters above the capital and accommodating workplace, business, and residential areas. The tower consists of 4 elongated silos (round in plan) serviced by a central sq. core. This geometric readability permits for versatile, sensible ground plans, just like these on the agency’s headquarters. Their sense of theatre is mirrored by exaggerated proportions and comparable inside palettes, together with deep shades of terracotta flooring and oxidized concrete partitions. The initiatives differ within the detailing, notably within the facade texture and fenestration, giving Papuli Tower a up to date industrial character that nods to Tirana’s historical past as Albania’s most closely industrialized area.
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Barcelona Tower in Tirana
Barcelona Tower is the agency’s contribution to Tirana’s skyline. Positioned close to Skanderbeg Sq., the town’s major plaza and cultural coronary heart, it’s a fashionable landmark whereas respecting the location’s historic identification. The 190-meter tower contains a delicate twist, designed to enhance vitality effectivity and aerodynamic efficiency by rising resistance to wind masses. A central concrete core helps the general construction, whereas the ground plates rotate by a constant diploma as they ascend, tapering towards the sky like an obelisk. This mixed-use project consists of places of work on the decrease flooring and residences above, set inside a plinth containing business areas at floor degree. The design and wealthy pink concrete pigment are impressed by the Albanian Photographic and Graphic Artwork Assortment, incorporating references from the standard fustanella skirt and architectural components such because the stone pillars in La Pirámide and Casa Mont-ras, each designed by Bofill’s office within the Nineteen Seventies.
Pink Sol Resort in Dhërma
Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura‘s Pink Sol Resort takes a rational method to the panorama of the Albanian Riviera. The design responds to the rugged terrain, jagged rocks, steep mountainsides, and dense pine and cypress forests, by overlaying a high-quality grid onto the bottom airplane, making a framework to prepare the area. The ground plan consists of a sequence of squares, whereas the constructing part varies in peak to offer totally different spatial experiences suited to lodge pavilions, residences, and villas. Each the general form and materiality are supposed to harmonize with the encircling mountains and earth. The resort’s totally different volumes are linked by exterior stairs, bridges, and walkways, evoking the picture of a fortress from afar. Group areas embrace swimming pools, patios, and sea-facing viewpoints, designed as exterior areas for quiet contemplation.
These initiatives, nonetheless within the design section, align with the evolving architectural language that characterised the work of Ricardo Bofill (1939–2022). His most acknowledged initiatives embrace the conversion of a disused cement factory into centralized offices for Taller de Arquitectura, The Manufacturing facility (1973), the broadly photographed coastal housing mission La Muralla Roja (1968), and the visionary restoration of Maritxell Sanctuary (1978). Nevertheless, past these well-known works, his portfolio is in depth in typologies, places, and design approaches, together with works starting from utopian concepts to contemporary offices and universities.
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