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pier 01scenic overlook
Wake upsurroundedbythe see andthe city
thatreflects onthe crystalline water.Enjoy
your breakfastcaressedbythe seabreeze
thanrenta bike andgo for aride all along the
waterfront.
The firstand the lastpiers are iconic building,
witha clear shape andaclear identity.
The scenic overlookis asquare thatstarts the
waterfrontsystem withapublic space right
onthe water anda strong cleanbuilding lifted
rightuponit. The liftededge thatdefine the
space gathers andsystematize the functional
program (anho(s)tel,arestaurantfacing the
seaandthe small meeting center facing the
city).
Onthe lower level,right onthe water,a
coveredpublic space withabar/cafeteriaand
the bike rental activate the space andmake it
attractive all over the year.
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pier 02sport & bathing facility
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The base piers are designedto enjoyfree
time indifferentways,providing services to
differentclients andusers andgathering them
together according to their preferredwayto
enjoytheir time,all over the year.Familyrelax
or sportactivity,silent sunbathing or sailing,
the differentpiers are designedfor specific
use.The sports pier is made of ramps and
stair thatconnectthe parking spaces with
the road,the beachandthe water,creating
arunning loopand the perfectplace to care
aboutyour body andhealth: diving boards and
diving towers,butalso spaces for running,
playing or relaxing onthe deck,sport fields,
thermal baths thatcan be used24/7.A mix
of public andprivate activities able to sustain
economicallythe activities.
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reference: Georges Seurat, A Sunday
Afternoon on the Island of La Grande
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pier 05sea-nema
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The waterfrontproposal definesa strategy:
adiscreetamount of punctual condensers
(architectural interventions clustering enough
programmatic functions to getto a critical
mass) are able to activate ALL the coastal
areaall over the year.Withinthis framework
mostof the piers are theninterchangeable
betweenthenandadaptable to be changed
intime withthe citydevelopment,the
marketconditions or the citizendesires and
expectations.The sea-nemaisone of these:
still abathing facilitywith all the services
you mayneedto enjoyit,but ithas aspecial
feature: itcan turnto anopenair facilityfor
venues (theatre,conferences,cinema,etc).
The reference to other weel knownprojects
ismade to show the flexibilityof the system,
able to accommodate whatever ever-changing
solution.
pier 06transit station
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One of the mainfeatures thatthe cityneeds
to improve isthe mobility management.The
citysuffersfrom the traffic andthe lackof
parking places.The waterfrontcompetition
isa chance to envisionadraft proposal for
it.Inter-modal hubs can combine different
transportationmeans making the citymore
efficient,ecological andtouristfriendly.The
ideais to create,rightnextto the citycentre
anetworkof parking facilities where to leave
the car while moving withother meansof
transportation,from the public transport
(either busor future trams/ferries/etc.) to
individual mobilitysystems.Leaving more and
more the cars OUT of the city andproviding
differentandmore sustainable solutions from
transportationto create apeople friendlycity.
pier 08underwater museum
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Culture andleisure cangetthe bestof each
other here.Imagine anunique occasionto
explore the magnificentandastonishing
nature of the coastand, while having fun,
learnmore diving into amuseum,I mean,
literallydiving into it. The underwater
museum is alreadythere withthe nature the
fishes,the other animals andthe geological
formations of the coast-line butnaturallyit
canbe improvedwithcontemporaryart or
temporaryinstallations,creating anunique
mixof artand nature.Snorkelling to see
the artworks of nature of a famous artist,
or simplyswimming andsunbathing while
drinking acocktail ina special place.
The underwater designis reflectedon the
waterbyan energeticlandscape.Theprotected
areais definedbycircles of lightbuoys that
exploitthe energyof the tides to lightup.
pier 07urban bathing facility
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Living ina cityon the seawith anice weather
is bliss andthis citycanbe really blessed.
Justlike the previous piers evenpier number
7 is basicallyabathing facilitydesignedto
accommodate all the services necessaryto
reallyenjoythe beaches of the surroundings
(firstof all connectionwiththe citycentre
andthe transportnetworks),butbeing the
closestto the citycentre itcanbe dedicated
to amore urbanuse withsome special
features combining facilities for quick(lunch)
or sunbathing breaks to parties, happenings,
aperitifs andclubbing/night-life functions.The
spaces are thendesignedto be usedduring
the colder seasonfor temporaryexhibitions,
venue andassociative activities.
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pier 11sports cluster
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Sportfacilities are highlylandconsuming.
The ideaof moving themonto the seacould
allow to reduce landuse while de fining anew
attractive pole for bothVlora citizens and
tourists.The developmentof the Sportcluster
follows sixsteps:
firstly,we analyze some statistics regarding
sports popularityand selectedthe firstfour
mostpopular ones,secondlywe suppose
thatinitiallyup to 100 people will use at
the same time the facilities anddefine the
amountof different fields,thendimensions
of eachmodule are set anda base rule is
definedto rule their arrangement.The fifth
stepis the creationof apattern.The laststep
of this process isthe growthof the cluster,
thatwill possiblyexpand according to future
developmentof the area.
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pier 13maritime station
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Pier 13 is the principal transportationpole,
supporting maritime lines,cruise travels,
local ferry-boats transportandinternational
connections connecting them withthe local
public transportation.The pier is organizedas
anairportstation, organizing andcontrolling
fluxes of people andproviding them with
spaces for shopping,restorationandrelaxing
areas.All ina see-throughvolume,thatmake
people discover andappreciate Vloras beauty.
Itis designedto workas a hubfor travellers
butcombinedwith anattractive pole,an
interventionwithacomplex functional
program thatalso includes congress halls
andrelatedfacilities,little retail spaces,and
inter-modal facilities,applying to the maritime
stationall the mostrecent facilitates of the
contemporaryairports.
pier 12shopping mall
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There is no secondchance to geta greatfirst
impression.The portis the mainentrance
of the cityfor all those who are coming
todayand,most of all,for all the people the
citywants to attractstarting tomorrow.In
order to reachfor aninternational role,the
projectof piers 12 and13 is the most relevant.
The interventionhas to be a landmark,
definedby arecognizable formreaching the
sea,expressing its role as a condenser for
activities.
The pier 12 accommodates amixed-use
program withamultiplex-cinemapole with
ashopping mall andoffices.Its organizedas
abox inbox systemable to workwiththe in-
betweenarticulatedspaces inorder to provide
new coveredpublic andsemi-public spaces
withvertical injections thatcreates exceptions
andspecial spots.
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pier 16yacht marina
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Nautical tourism is anincreasinglypopular
wayto combine love of sailing withholiday
activities andalso avery profitable industry.
Andthe cityof Vlorais athe perfectlocation
for yachttourism.
The pier thatcloses the waterfrontsystem is
therefore ayachting marina: anintervention
thatopens to the water witha circular form
thatembraces the sea.The half moon marina
is organizedto combine users requests,
as restorationspaces,aresort andleisure
facilities,andthe typical marinafacilities
like yachtmaintenance,supplystations and
anyother service equipments.The pier is
therefore developedonthe seawitha docking
platform for yachts withareceptionand
welcoming structure onthe sea,while the club
andresortgrows inlandconnectedwiththe
transportationnetwork.
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The forthcoming interventions are designed to offerrichness to the coastline and to expand the city intothe water: theyre considered autonomous urbanspaces that skint the edge of the sea. Thereforewe introduced elements as tectonics layers divingon the coastline that create a new topography: anundulating surface that can contain all the servicesand equipment for program activities and can becomebuilding, boardwalk, breakwater or urban pier.
Beach decks are linear elements that define thetransition between the city and the sea, becomingpromenade, meeting spaces, breakwaters, cyclingpaths and walking paths, docking points, beachshowers and benches. Theyre conceived as woodenstructures seated on seabed or on the sandy bottomof beaches. The structure is composed by a foundationon piles sunk into the sea to stand the strong waveforce, while the boardwalk is realized by steel beamsmounted on the timber structure and supporting thewooden planked deck; all of joints are realized withoutusing resins or ting materials. Using different heightpiles each deck the undulating system takes form,growing as a bench or a cover or a ramp or a furnitureand navy support.
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4.90 mm
Plan Level + 3,50 m
Functional program
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