German architects Bolles + Wilson shared with us their winning proposal for the Masterplan Korça City Centre Competition in Albania. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Surrounded by dramatic mountains and a wide arcadian valley Korça focuses a region of 360,000 inhabitants. Its urbane morphology reflects the wealth and ambitions of returning emigrants. Many Novecento and Art Nouveau villas are now restored. The aim of the competition was to find a concept which integrates a traffic and pedestrian rational with the qualitative and development needs of the city – a commercial strategy providing administrative facilities and a framework for residential development. The competition brief also emphasised that the scale of the new Korça should be respectful and appropriate to the historic scale.
