{"id":9396,"date":"2026-06-09T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=9396"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:16:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:16:26","slug":"overhanging-balconies-to-unite-albanian-housing-blocks-by-zaha-hadid-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/overhanging-balconies-to-unite-albanian-housing-blocks-by-zaha-hadid-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Overhanging balconies to unite Albanian housing blocks by Zaha Hadid Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects<\/a> has unveiled visuals of Nest and Cascades, a housing<\/a> development in Tirana<\/a> that will have overhanging balconies<\/a> and a colour palette informed by its surroundings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set to be built in the Albanian capital’s Kodra e Dielli district, the project comprises two distinct but complementary developments, each containing a range of apartments.<\/p>\n

Zaha Hadid Architects<\/a>‘ design for The Nest consists of four buildings across four plots, while The Cascades will expand the district’s existing Arka Art Hotel.<\/p>\n

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The Nest will comprise four blocks. Visual by Engram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kodra e Dielli is a district known for its large villas and townhouses, with views out to the valley and woodlands of the Dajti Mountain.<\/p>\n

Zaha Hadid Architects was commissioned for the project in response to the growing popularity of the district and a demand for housing catered to “younger families, couples, young professionals and retirees who no longer require a large family home”, it said.<\/p>\n

“Zaha Hadid Architects’ design of the new Nest and Cascades developments provide apartments that respond to this significant demand for a wider variety of residential accommodation in Kodra e Diellit,” explained the studio.<\/p>\n

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The blocks will have projecting balconies. Visual by Engram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The larger of the two projects is The Nest, which will contain a mix of one- to three-bedroom apartments.<\/p>\n

It will be characterised by Zaha Hadid Architect’s trademark sweeps and curves, formed from recessed terraces and cantilevered balconies.<\/p>\n

According to the studio, these forms were designed using “complex digital models” and will enable cross-ventilation throughout each apartment.<\/p>\n

“The design responds directly to Tirana’s humid subtropical Mediterranean climate, with the architecture serving as a passive environmental system,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

“Deep facade reveals, overhanging balconies, and recessed openings are computationally designed to intercept summer solar radiation while admitting low winter sun deep into the apartments.”<\/p>\n

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The Cascades will expand an existing hotel. Visual by Nightnurse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zaha Hadid Architects plans for it to be built using modular components and finished with clay-based cladding. On two of the four buildings, the cladding will be fawn-coloured, while the third will be terracotta-hued and the fourth will have a deep red tone as a nod to the iron-rich soil on the adjacent hillside.<\/p>\n

Completing the project will be a community park with native plants and shaded areas, a rainwater harvesting system and a rooftop solar array.<\/p>\n