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Bjarke Ingels Group Tirana Fountain Plaza design

Overview

The Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has won the international design competition for the Fountain Plaza Tirana project in Albania. Located in Rinia Park, the proposed mixed-use development is designed to integrate residential units, office spaces, a hotel, and cultural facilities.

The design features a cloud-shaped structure elevated approximately 20 metres above the ground on a network of slender white columns. This elevation is intended to preserve ground-level greenery and pedestrian movement, creating over 1,000 square metres of covered public space.

Sustainability is a core component of the proposal, which includes a closed-loop system for rainwater collection and reuse for irrigation and flood mitigation. A notable feature is an ‘inverted fountain’ designed to mimic rainfall, which, alongside the preservation of the existing historic fountain, aims to improve local microclimatic conditions.

Entities

Rinia Park · Tirana · Bjarke Ingels Group · Tirana Fountain Plaza · Fountain Plaza Tirana

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Bjarke Ingels Group unveils floating skyscraper design for Tirana

    Bjarke Ingels Group has won the competition to design Tirana Fountain Plaza in Albania, featuring an elevated, cloud-shaped skyscraper that integrates residential and cultural spaces with public parkland.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Bjarke Ingels Group wins Tirana Fountain Plaza design competition

    Bjarke Ingels Group has won the competition for Tirana's Fountain Plaza, proposing a cloud-like mixed-use complex that floats above Rinia Park on slender columns to preserve public space.

Sources

gradnja.rs · porta3.mk · visualatelier8.com · wtxnews.com