Dezeen, the world's most prestigious architecture and design magazine, has published an article dealing with a project by Italian studio Stefano Boeri Architetti and the Albanian construction company SON-Group, entitled Tirana Riverside, near the Lana River, a project aimed at responding to coronavirus needs.
"This is the first neighborhood in Europe designed to reach an agreement with the government and local authorities to respond to the post-pandemic phase and meet the demands of the current crisis," Stefano Boeri Architetti told Dezeen.
Tirana Riverside is one of the three projects commissioned by the Municipality of Tirana where apartments, offices and shops will be built. For the project, Stefano Boeri Architetti and SON-Group, aimed to create a "neighborhood-city" that will include technology, extensive rooftop gardens and other buildings to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Tirana Riverside contains open green spaces for citizens, reducing the need for long journeys by private vehicle and thus favoring the reduction of emissions.
Residents of Tirana Riverside will have access to all essential services within a short distance. In addition to offices and apartments, there will be a school and a university center. The roofs of the dwellings will be with gardens and will be used by the inhabitants.
The wide parks, which were designed by architect Laura Gatti, will be part of the development. Plants will be placed on the facades of buildings, roofs and pedestrian bridges. The aim of the project is to avoid the "clutter" created in the city and to improve green spaces.
"Cities need to rediscover open spaces to create a future that fits the pace of the city by improving green spaces for a healthier country that is able to show interest in environmental responsibility," said Stefano Boeri and Francesca Cesa. Bianchi.
Stefano Boeri Architetti has previously designed a "forest tower" in Tirana as well as a "forest town" containing about 7.5 million plants in Mexico.
Source: Dezeen
