Italian architecture studios Network of Architecture (NOA) and Atelier4 recently designed a new high-rise tower in Tirana, Albania, incorporating elements of an archetypal village house with a gabled roof on its faรงade. Named Puzzle Tirana, the tower features a striking faรงade showcasing various sizes, colors, and shapes of traditional village houses.
Located on Rruga Medar Shtylla, the mixed-use tower is situated on a rectangular 75 by 25 meters plot. The existing structure will be replaced by a new mixed-use building that will house 160 apartments of varying sizes, a hotel, and a sizable commercial space.
“In Tirana, a new tower designed by NOA reflects the rapid transformations of the Albanian capital,” said Lukas Rungger, Architect and Founder, Network of Architecture (NOA). “The archetypal village house with a gabled roof is multiplied and stacked in a dizzying vertical composition, resembling a puzzle that awaits its final pieceโcapturing both the cityโs past and its future yet to be written.”
The tower’s faรงade is composed of house-shaped modules with gabled roofs, differing in form, roof orientation, number and size of openings, and color. “The houses work as puzzle pieces,” explained Rungger. “They fit into each other, rotating until they โclickโ into the structure.”
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