The
project of 1A, 1B, 1C, 3 Lots is designed as a mixed use residential
district, with a built area of 181.000 square meters on an 40.000
square meter site. The single lots belong to a larger area that was
previously developed through “Le Serre masterplan design” in
partnership with Labisc office on a total area of 80.000 square
meter.

The
design project of the four lots provide various facilities that
include an hotel, spa, restaurants, cinema, commercial area, shopping
centre, offices, indoor sporting facilities, a clinical analysis
centre, and auditorium. The design responds to the brief for a high
density development but at the same time aims to create an urban
condition of the highest quality and comfort providing both public
and private amenities which benefit the local area and the city of
Tirana.

Buildings
are generally oriented longitudinally on a north-south axis whilst
apartments are oriented towards the east and the west to reduce the
need for cooling in summer and heating in winter and thus, saving
considerable amounts of energy. Furthermore, the use of air
conditioning in summer is mitigated through the use of shading
devices throughout the project. The inclusion of a seventy five room
hotel, with associated spa and in close proximity to a public green
space, creates a rare condition within the dense urban fabric of
surrounding Tirana.

The
provision of facilities and green space accessible to the public
creates an attraction for residents, local citizens and tourists
alike.

The
interstitial spaces between building blocks are designed as an urban
park open to the public as opposed to privatized spaces accessible
only to residents within the complex. A further increase of public
space is created by keeping the distance between building-blocks
higher than that dictated by Tirana’s building regulations, at 24
meters versus 18 meters, also increasing the penetration of sunlight
at ground level.