由MVRDV设计的“Downtown One”破土动工。该混合用途摩天大楼位于阿尔巴尼亚首都地拉那市，共140米高，建成后将成为阿尔巴尼亚的第一高楼。这座37层的大楼最引人注目的元素是由悬臂式住宅和办公室形成的浮雕，它们构成了一幅像素化的阿尔巴尼亚“地图”，每一个像素都代表了一个阿尔巴尼亚的乡镇或城市，这座大楼因此将成为阿尔巴尼亚地拉那市中心的标志性建筑。该大楼为开发商Kastrati建设公司而设计，项目预计于2024年完工。

MVRDV has begun construction on Downtown One, a 140-metre-tall mixed-use skyscraper in Tirana that will become Albania’s tallest building. The most striking element of the 37-storey tower is its relief of cantilevered houses and offices, which form a pixelated ‘map’ of Albania, each representing a town or city, turning this building into an icon in the heart of Tirana, Albania. Completion of the building, which was designed for developer Kastrati Construction, is expected in 2024.

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建筑主立面的一系列悬臂构成了一幅抽象化阿尔巴尼亚地图的浮雕图案

A series of cantilevers on the building's main façade form a relief pattern in the shape of an abstracted map of Albania

位于地拉那市中心拉纳河南部的Bajram Curri大道的Downtown One，以建筑的表现形式，庆祝阿尔巴尼亚所取得的成就。这栋140米高的直线型塔楼，其主立面的一系列悬臂式住宅和办公室，在建筑表皮形成了独具特色的浮雕图案。每个住宅或办公室都代表着阿尔巴尼亚的一个村庄或城镇，从远处看，这些悬臂构成了一幅抽象的阿尔巴尼亚地图。

Downtown One is envisioned as an expression celebrating the progress of Albania, located in central Tirana on the Bajram Curri Boulevard, to the south of the Lana River. On its principle façades, the 140-metre rectilinear tower features a series of cantilevered houses and offices, forming a relief pattern on the building’s surface. Every house or office represents a village or town, so that when viewed from a distance, these cantilevers form an abstracted map of Albania.

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这座140米高的大楼将成为地拉那市中心的标志性建筑

At 140 metres tall, the building will become an icon in the centre of Tirana

悬臂的重要性不仅仅在于构成标志性的图像；对于建筑的使用者来说，伸出的大开窗提供了欣赏城市和山脉壮观全景的视野，而露台创造了居民之间的交流和联系，赋予建筑些许垂直村落的感觉。居民还可以根据阿尔巴尼亚的地理位置来识别自己家的位置：有些人住在“地拉那像素区”，有些人住在“都拉斯像素区”，等等。

The importance of the cantilevers is not only iconographic; for occupants of the building, the projecting bay windows offer spectacular panoramic views of the city and the mountains, while the terraces created enable communication and connection between residents to give the feeling of a vertical village. Residents will also be able to identify their home by reference to the geography of the Albania: somebody will live in the ‘Tirana pixel’, somebody else in the ‘Durrës pixel’, and so on.

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该建筑面向地拉那市中心的Skanderbeg广场

The building is oriented to face Skanderbeg Square at the heart of Tirana

“阿尔巴尼亚已经取得了巨大的进步。十年前它还是欧洲最穷的国家。如今，它是一个充满活力和雄心的国家，致力于实现规模宏大的经济发展。我们希望用我们设计的建筑来表达这一点。”MVRDV联合创始人Winy Maas表示：“大楼将垂直村落的感觉带入繁华的市中心，它的住宅单元鼓励邻里间的相互沟通。这幢建筑甚至可以被视为一个垂直的国家！每个家庭或办公室占用一个‘城镇’或‘城市’，共同构成这幅阿尔巴尼亚的地图。从附近市中心的Skanderbeg广场可以看到这座建筑，它将成为环绕在这个国家中心广场楼群的一部分。”

“Albania has come a long way. Ten years ago it was the poorest country in Europe. Now it is a country with energy and ambition, working towards great economic improvements. We want to express this with our building,” says Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV. “The tower brings the feeling of a vertical village to the busy city centre, individual housing where communication with the neighbours is encouraged. Maybe it could even be seen as a vertical country! Every house or office adopts a town or city, together forming this map of Albania. The building will be visible from the nearby Skanderbeg square at the heart of the city. It forms part of the ensemble of towers that surround the square, the epicentre of the country.”

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悬臂创造出垂直村落的感觉，促进了邻里间的沟通交流

The cantilevers create the feeling of a vertical village, offering connections between neighbours

Downtown One建筑面积为7.7万平方米，集合了住宅、购物、办公和餐饮等功能，这将对地拉那市中心的发展起到重要的推动作用。这座37层的大楼并不平行于Bajram Curri大道，它在地块上旋转，使其主立面朝向Skanderbeg广场。Downtown One的底部是一个覆有当地植被的公园和一个教学型游乐场，建筑内部分成几个区域：地下为停车场，一楼为商业空间，大楼的低区是办公空间，而公寓包括大楼高区的18层。

With a floor area of 77,000 square metres, Downtown One will give the centre of Tirana an important boost through the mix of apartments, shops, offices, and restaurants. The 37-storey tower does not sit parallel to Bajram Curri Boulevard, but is rotated on its plot so that its principal façade faces toward Skanderbeg Square. At its base is a park with local vegetation and an educational playground, while the inside of the building is divided into several layers: above the ground floor commercial spaces and underground parking, the lower half of the tower is devoted to office space, while apartments occupy the top 18 floors.

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建筑低区为办公空间，高区为住宅公寓

The building is layered, with offices on the lower floors and apartments above

MVRDV相信阿尔巴尼亚是一个在不断进步中仍具有巨大发展潜力的地区。这座建筑与MVRDV在阿尔巴尼亚首都地拉那的另一个改造项目——“地拉那的金字塔”之间的距离非常短。在这两个项目中，MVRDV鹿特丹办公室依据BIM最新的指导方针，寻求与当地建筑师和工程师的合作。由于该地区是地震多发区，工程将按照欧洲最严格的建筑标准和质量要求进行。

MVRDV believes Albania is a region with tremendous potential for progressive development. The tower is just a short distance from another project by MVRDV which will transform the face of Albania’s capital city: the Pyramid of Tirana. In both projects, the Rotterdam office seeks local architects and engineers as partners, and works with them according to the latest BIM guidelines. As the area is earthquake-prone, work is carried out according to the strictest European building standards and quality.

MVRDV为Kastrati集团旗下机构Kastrati建设公司设计了Downtown One。Arup将监管结构和机电设备的设计，阿尔巴尼亚公司Elteknik负责机电设备的设计，LEAL负责结构的设计。

MVRDV designed Downtown One on behalf of Kastrati Construction, a company of Kastrati Group. Arup is the supervisor for structure and MEP, with Albanian firms Elteknik as MEP engineers and LEAL as structural engineers.

MVRDV 事务所由Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs和Nathalie de Vries于1993年在荷兰鹿特丹创立。其设计和研究旨在为全球的当代城市规划和建筑设计提供解决方案。已建成的项目包括2000年汉诺威世博会荷兰馆，鹿特丹的市集住宅，天津滨海图书馆，香奈儿水晶屋，宝格丽吉隆坡旗舰店等。MVRDV的作品遍布全球，并多次获得国际奖项。MVRDV同时与荷兰代尔夫特理工大学开展合作，开设了The Why Factory，一个探讨未来城市规划与建筑的智库与研究机构。