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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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Functional program

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