This project is part of a fourth-year Architecture studio. The 70-acre site in Tirana, Albania, is slated for redevelopment as part of the city’s plans for high-end architecture and a park. However, this redevelopment poses a threat to the informal settlements and wildlife located on the site. In response, this project seeks to provide livable and recreational spaces for the current residents through tactical architecture interventions that address water insecurity, lack of shelter, and insufficient promotion of activism. The project features several ‘Warka Water’ structures, strategically placed as nodes that connect different programming on the site.

Illuminating Change

This image showcases one of the 'Warka Water' structures. This structure offers a venue for activism through light projections that raise awareness by projecting community-chosen images onto the construction sites.

Revitalizing the Landscape

This image displays different iterations of the 'Warka Water' towers that were placed to improve the biodiversity of the site using an irrigation system. 

Community Market

This image displays the community market that uses tactically constructed vendors made of bamboo and fabric.

Master Plan