Two similar, fragmented volumes are aligned on their narrowest sides, creating a void that invites visitors into a square—a sanctuary for gathering, where people can disconnect from the city’s relentless pace. Located on Myslym Street in a central district of Tirana.
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Principal architect
Diogo Brito
Design team
João Jesus, Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Julião Pinto Leite, Luis Garcia, Joana Sousa
Collaborators
Landscape: P4; Engineering: LAIII
Visualization
Plomp, OODA
Typology
Mixed-Use Development (residential, commercial, hotel)
Portuguese architecture studio OODA announces the start of construction of Hora Vertikale Towers in Tirana, a city undergoing rapid transformation and already home to projects by renowned international architects such as MVRDV, Bjarke Ingels, 51N4E and Stefano Boeri.
Project name
Hora Vertikale Towers
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Collaborators
LA-III, P4, Artech
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Mixed-Use Development
Destined for student accommodation, the Hoso tower is located in the largest university campus in the city of Porto. Integrated between orthogonal volumes, it fills an urban void created by the various discontinuities associated with the inner belt motorway in Porto.
Architecture firm
OODA Architecture
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Guilherme Oliveira
Structural engineer
A3R, TEKK, Fluimep, Alfaengenharia
Typology
Residential › Housing, University Campus
