CONCEPT
The fire station of the municipality of Lezhë is foreseen to be developed in two floors. The first floor is mainly for the apparatus and necessary areas for their normal functioning. In the second floor are situated areas and functions for the personnel and general activity of the fire station. The building has a northeast-southwest orientation all the way, creating a wide courtyard on the north side of the plot, courtyard that is necessary for the exit and entry of apparatus. The exit of the apparatus is designed in the west side of the plot with a direct access on the main road. The tower is situated in the north part of the plot where together with the main building creates a covered area that marks and protects the main entry for the station personnel.
LOCATION: Lezhë, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: UNDP ALBANIA
YEAR: 2022
TEAM: Studio-Rebus + Ingineuty Engineers
CONCEPT
The fire station of the Fier Municipality is planned to be developed on two floors. The first floor is to be used mainly for fire engines and the necessary facilities for their normal operation. On the second floor there are areas and functions for the personnel and the general activity of the fire station. The building has a north-south orientation, creating a wide yard on the western side of the plot, a yard necessary for the exit and entry of cars. The car exit is designed on the west side of the square with direct access to the main road. The tower is located in the southern part of the square.
LOCATION: Fier, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: UNDP ALBANIA
YEAR: 2022
TEAM: Studio-Rebus + Ingenuity Engineers
CONCEPT
The concept for the project of the Social Center is based in its program and interpretation. We have clearly identified two pillars of Social Center programe, 1-serving people in need and 2-group activity and training. Focusing in such interpretation, instead of designing a single building we proposed an ansamble composed by two square volumes that will clearly make the programe identifiable, will create human building scale and neighborhood urban configuration making it acceptable for its users while still, establishing a non visual relationship between them, connection that is made possible by the topography of the site.
LOCATION: Tiranë, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Bashkia Tiranë
YEAR: 2020
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
LOCATION: Tirana, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Tirana Municipality
YEAR: 2022
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
LOCATION: Shkodër, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: DREJTORIA E PERGJITHSHME E POLICISE SE SHTETIT
YEAR: 2018
TEAM: Studio-Rebus + Archispace Studio
CONCEPT
The building of the Police Station in various cities is conceived as a uniform and solid building with a regular geometric expression, which in itself goes in line with the functional character as well as with the way this public service is conceived. The building is modeled by highlighting the police as a community service which is not only open to the public but also reflects the transparency of the service as well as all the actions of the police. The modeling of the building is based on the interpretation of the programmatic content as well as its circulation systems. The part of contact with the public is evidenced from the geometric point of view, creating not only a clear expression of the general program of the building but also an evidence of the main entrance of the building through the creation of a space protected from atmospheric agents.
LOCATION: Albania
STATUS: Competition, 2nd Prize
CLIENT: Ministria e Brendshme
YEAR: 2019
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
LOCATION: Saranda, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: DREJTORIA E PERGJITHSHME E POLICISE SE SHTETIT
YEAR: 2018
TEAM: Studio-Rebus + Archispace Studio
CONCEPT:
The retail market of the municipality of Belsh is planned to be built on an area of 2 hectares which is located in a picturesque area, with a natural landscape which is completed by the presence of two lakes in the north and west of the construction area. We propose the use of a hexagonal core, the multiplication of which creates a diversification of the circulation system by creating a specific footprint of the object which completes the required program but leaves open the possibility for the development of the project in time. We propose that each unit has special characteristics related to its position in the altimeter, the way of construction and orientation of the structures, the program that takes place in it, and the way of placing the individual sales posts within them. The program of the Belsh market includes 100 individual sales posts, offices, services in the market, exhibition spaces, spaces for children, a greenhouse which will be treated as a didactic and informative space for farmers in the area, space for buying and selling. of live animals in the form of an earring, a bus stop and 50 parking spaces.
LOCATION: Belsh, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Belsh Municipality
YEAR: 2022
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT:
Kalaja beach is part of the Vlore-Orikum promenade, which is conceived as a direct continuation of the lungomare of the city. Kalaja beach with its specific characteristics will serve as one of the focal points and main tourist attractions of the Vlore-Orikum promenade. The terrain on which the beach is developed is completely rocky, with prominent natural elements that configure the entire coast on which the beach is developed. Access to the beach is only pedestrian. It is important to emphasize that in the area the parking possibilities are limited and therefore the tendency is towards the use of paid closed parking lots which are offered in private facilities nearby. The presence of such natural elements creates premises for a functional organic connection between development elements and natural elements, creating a synergy for a development model in accordance with contemporary recommendations for a sustainable development towards the maximum reduction of energy consumption, CO2 emissions and preservation of the natural elements of the beach.
LOCATION: Vlore, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Private
YEAR: 2021
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
LOCATION: Tirana, Albania
STATUS: Completed
CLIENT: Inspektoriati Qendror
YEAR: 2017
TEAM: Studio-Rebus + Archispace Studio
CONCEPT
Each sales unit is located independently on the ground floor. The underground floor is treated as a parking lot, which is in accordance with the requirements of the design task. The parking has a direct connection with the open market as well as with the public space and the created urban park. The main program takes place on the ground floor. The shops that have an individual independence have access both from the perimeter roads and from the urban park in the center of the composition. The public space and the open market serve as unifying elements of the complex and as a medium for its connection with the rest of the city. The proposal fulfills the requirements of the design task not only in the amount of square meters but also the specific number of shops requested.
LOCATION: Pristina, Kosovo
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Komuna e Prishtinës
YEAR: 2016
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
The project firstly consists in using the existing buildings to fit the program. They are adapted in terms of internal distribution to suit the school of magistrates and their infrastructure is thoroughly revised. While they cannot fit the Supreme Court, they can host more than the school of magistrates: a food-related program is added in direct relation to the park. This first operation defines a site for the Supreme Court project. The Supreme Court is placed north of the school and participates in creating a public plaza. This building shows very little expression. It is cost-effective, though never fragile. The project clearly defines its relation to the park through a low-rise building and its relation to the city as an assemblage of two institutional buildings. Each building has its own methodology: renovation, alteration and construction.
LOCATION: Tirana, Albania
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: AKPT
YEAR: 2015
TEAM: BuildingBuilding + Uho + Ega + Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
Our proposal rethinks the library through its most immediate expression to the general public, its architecture. We aimed to conceptualize an architecture that rejects the simplistic response of the monumental authority. The library’s proximity to the city hall invites us to adopt caution and modesty regarding the projects design. The articulation of the library should help promote exchanges and communication between different generations without over-determining their nature.
LOCATION: Varna, Bulgaria
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Varna
YEAR: 2015
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
Our objective in this project focused not only in the creation of a building, but also on the formation of a community complex where the geometry of the object, the program context and the new public areas create the suitable ground for the creation of a hierarchical community relationship starting from the dwelling level. The scheme that we propose has a clear programmatic reading creating a community relationship at the level of special buildings which converge in the central part of the complex. The same logic is followed by the public spaces which keep their individual character while at the same time communicating between them through the public square created at the center of the complex.
LOCATION: Korçë, Albania
STATUS: Competition, 3rd Prize
CLIENT: Enti Kombëtar i Banesave
YEAR: 2015
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
In most cases the approach for creating an architectural landmark refers to sculpturing the architectural shape of the building rather than giving priority to the programmatic consideration of the building. In this context the landmark is conceived as a geometrical shape rather than as a programmatic entity. We propose a building that maximize the programmatic flexibility by overcoming the traditional functional scheme. We suggest that the most flexible element, in that case the public circulation and accumulation to serve as the connection point for the two main programmatic units. The project clearly defines the public terrace and a public piazza, that together with the public loop create a multi-level public experience and a connection between programmatic units of the project.
LOCATION: Kinmen, Taiwan
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Kinmen
YEAR: 2013
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
LOCATION: Borsh, Albania
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: AKB
YEAR: 2013
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
The relationship between built and unbuilt areas in a site has always been an issue in urban areas, therefore the aim of this project is to create an opportunistic balance between the two and to achieve a stable co-existing relationship. The project proposes the establishing of a sustainable relationship between the proposed program, green spaces and a vibrant urban space rich with the qualities of historical centers, full of pedestrian movement seen in specific focus of city of Peja. During the designing process, through careful analysis our intention has been to dissolve, understand and enlighten the real values of the city of Peja and the specific site. In this context we have seen the site as very strategically positioned, as an attraction point and as an authentic symbol of the city. Seen as a living organism we designed in the heart of the structure the inner square giving to the complex not only light and breathing but also an intensive pedestrian movement, assuring a vibrant urban life a very characteristic of the Albanian Traditional Markets.
LOCATION: Peja, Kosovo
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Peja
YEAR: 2013
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
The site of the new library is situated in the threshold between the city structure and the park. We proposed a porous-like structure that tends to absorb the long standing tension between nature and built environment. We consider the site as a place of conflict solving and tension release while allowing both nature and urban structure to coexist in parallel and equal environment. The penetration of the park within the building creates an symbiotic definition of the interior offering the possibility of an outside reading experience within enclosing walls. The main structure is created by a double layer structural frame that is situated in the perimeter of the building. The façade consists of a structural made up of double layer vertical units, regularly arranged rhythm and motivates the ambiguous game of communication and interruption.
LOCATION: Daegu, South Korea
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Daegu
YEAR: 2012
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
This project explores the relationship between humans and earth through exploration, discovery and co-existence. The Disaster Prevention Center consists of various geometrically simple volumes that connect to one another through various circulation routes. The reconstruction of the simplified sphere geometry creates a mystic structure that does not dissolve itself to the common viewer but on the contrary, offers the possibility for further exploration establishing a symbiotic relationship between the structure and the eager observer. The materials used are environmentally friendly, mentioning here the outer envelope of the building that we suggest to be realized with perforated stone cladding, a material that can be supplied locally.
LOCATION: Istanbul, Turkey
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Istanbul
YEAR: 2011
TEAM: Studio-Rebus
CONCEPT
The challenge in today’s architecture lies in creating fully functional buildings that are not only environmentally friendly but also provide a smooth co-existence and communication between the building, the environment and humans, minimizing the physiologic and visual impact of the intervention. We proposed “The Tower” as a complex vessel composed of nesting soil, plants, various functions and a pedestrian path that goes through open air, green observation platforms, and functional spaces. The geometry of the Tower is based on a simple geometrical form, The Cube. The outer envelope of the building is composed of a combination of stainless steel panels with a double skin façade that includes transparent glass in the inner layer and ASI see-through panels with incorporated Thin Film PV panels.
LOCATION: Taichung, Taiwan
STATUS: Competition
CLIENT: Municipality of Taichung
YEAR: 2010
TEAM: Studio-Rebus