51N4E

Piazza
bar building & garden
Part of a complete reconversion program of Tiranas most
notorious restaurant, the bar building adds an underground
party venue, a ground foor coffee lounge and a frst foor
viewing terrace. Integrated into one single pavilion, Piazza
bar building will become the billboard for its renewed
activities. Designed as an up-scaled post and beam
structure, the building sits like a piece of urban furniture
between the former socialist slabs, creating an appropriate
backdrop for the redesigned outdoor area. The play of
seeing and being seen is multiplied by the use of hollow
concrete elements, gradually unveiling the multiple spaces
inside the building as one approaches it.
Data
Location Tirana, AL
Project 2007
Projected completion 2010
Client private
51N4E fnal design
Programme bar, restaurant, multi-purpose venue, car park, public space
Built surface 806 m
Construction cost undisclosed
Image credits 51N4E