Architecture · Interiors · Tirana

Architecture and interiors

ARKEY DESIGN — a studio in Tirana. Residential buildings, interiors and outdoor works, in Albania and beyond.

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Studio

Architecture and interiors, from Tirana

ARKEY DESIGN is an architecture and interior design studio based in Tirana. The studio's work is divided between architectural design, interiors and exteriors.

The projects published to date range from Sarandë and Durrës to Vienna: a residential and hotel building, the interior of a 250 m² penthouse, and the exterior and interior of a detached villa.

The studio holds design licence N.7333, with Florid Virjoni as legal representative. On the Sarandë project, ARKEY worked as collaborating architect, in partnership with Spadolini Architetti.

Credentials

A licensed studio

ARKEY DESIGN is licensed to practise architectural design. The licence number is public and you can check it yourself in the ministry’s list.

N.7333

Type
Company design licence
Legal representative
Florid Virjoni

The number appears in the list of companies holding a valid design licence, published by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.

Where we work

From Sarandë to Vienna

The published projects sit in two countries and under two sets of rules: Albania and Austria. The studio is based in Tirana.

Straight-line distance Tirana–Vienna: 812 km. Map drawn from open data (Natural Earth).

Natural Earth

Services

Fields of work

  1. 01

    Architecture

    Design of residential and hotel buildings, from the volumetric concept to the façade. Example: the seven-storey building in Sarandë.

  2. 02

    Interiors and furnishing

    Interior design and furnishing, with natural materials and warm, neutral colours. Example: a 250 m² penthouse in Durrës.

  3. 03

    Exteriors and landscaping

    Outdoor landscaping, pool, lighting and outdoor furnishing. Example: the detached villa in Vienna.

  4. 04

    International collaborations

    Work in partnership with other studios and under local legislation: Spadolini Architetti in Sarandë, a project in Austria.

Projects

Three published projects

  1. Residential and hotel building, Sarandë, Albania — The building above the Ionian Sea

    01

    Residential and hotel building

    Sarandë, Albania · Architecture

    A seven-storey building with large balconies and verandas and views over the Ionian Sea.

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  2. Detached villa, Vienna, Austria — The façade

    02

    Detached villa

    Vienna, Austria · Exteriors and interiors

    The exterior and interior of a villa with three floors above ground and one below.

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  3. Pent-House R.P., Durrës, Albania — The living room

    03

    Pent-House R.P.

    Durrës, Albania · Interiors

    The interior and furnishing of a 250 m² penthouse in the heart of Durrës.

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Facts

  • 7

    Floors — residential and hotel building, Sarandë

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  • 250 m²

    Pent-House R.P., in the centre of Durrës

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  • 3 + 1

    Floors above ground and one below — villa in Vienna

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Design genesis

From the rock to the façade

Six boards published by the studio show, step by step, how the volume of the Sarandë building came about. The titles are those of the original boards.

  1. 01 — The rock

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    The rock

    New shape and form inspiration: a layered rock standing in the sea.

  2. 02 — The original design

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    The original design

    The earlier building, designed with 9 floors.

  3. 03 — Height reduction

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    Height reduction

    Step 01: height reduction and volume remodeling.

  4. 04 — Wind and sea

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    Wind and sea

    Step 02: wind and sea dig the volume.

  5. 05 — Terrace planes

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    Terrace planes

    Step 03: movement of terrace planes as in a cliff.

  6. 06 — The edges

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    The edges

    Step 04: the edges round off — a building plasmed by the wind and the sea.

Two versions

The same façade, two materials

The studio published two versions of the same view. Drag the line to move between them.

The same façade, two materials — Alternative version
Alternative version
The same façade, two materials — First version
First version

Contact

Write to us

For a new project or for questions about the published works, write to us or call.