ROVENA PLAKU URBAN
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E D U C AT I O N
2017-2019
Master in Landscape Urban Design Polis
University,
Tirana
Albania
and
IHS
Rotterdam,
Netherlands An International Joint Master Programme
2012-2017
Master in Urban Planning and Management Polis University, Tirana Albania Integrated 5-year Master (BSc + MSc)
CO N TAC T M E
+49 176 742 469 72 rovenaplaku1@gmail.com
EXPERIENCE
Dortmund, Germany
Urban Planner 2021 - Present
DBU - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Osnabrück, Germany Research Grant Holder - International Project Funding
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
GERMAN
S PA N I S H
I TA L I A N
2020-2021
Urban Planning Research Fellow ILS - Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development , Dortmund, Germany Research Group “ Spatial Planning and Urban Design ”
IT SKILLS Adobe Illustrator
2018-2020
Urban Planner and Designer
Adobe Indesign
Co-PLAN Institute for Habitat Development, Tirana,
Adobe Photoshop
Albania Research Group “ Spatial and Regional Planning”
GIS/ArcMap AutoCAD Lumion Archicad Sketchup Revit
2017-2018
Junior Urban Planner Metropolis
Architecture
and
Planning
Studio,
Tirana, Albania Working Group “ Urban Planning and Design ”
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PROFESSIONAL
TRAININGS / CONFERENCES
SKILLS Decision-Making
08/202109/2021
Problem Solving Communication
“Choosing the city? Towards a livable, habitable and desirable city” International Urban Planning Workshop Les Ateliers de Cergy, Paris, France
Analytical Organizational Positive attitude Ver y fast learner Practical knowledge Work under pressure Strong team-working skills Research and writing skills
07/202108/2021
06/202107/2021
INTERESTS
"From wild consumption to responsible engagement" ECO Summer Workshop University of Bern and Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) Edlibach, Switzerland
KAEBUP - “Mapping Urban Public Spaces_The Production of Socio-Spatial Knowledge” International Training Workshop Department of Architecture, University of Cyprus, European Commission, Erasmus+, Nicosia, Cyprus
GARDENING
T R AV E L I N G
PHOTOGRAPHY
02/202105/2021
01/202102/2021
Tirana Urban Youth Competition 2021 (TUYC) Second Place Winner French Embassy in Albania
"#Tirana100: Rebound Repairing and Preparing Tirana for a Resilient Future" International Urban Planning Workshop Les Ateliers de Cergy, Paris, France
07/2018 08/2020
De-Urbanizing London: Architecture & Urban Design
2017-2018
“Evaluation of Ecosystem Services”
Urban Design Summer Training ECODEMIA De-Urban Design Studio, London, UK
Environmental Planning Internship Co-PLAN – Institute for Habitat Development, Tirana, Albania
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Contents o 1
RESIDUAL LANDSCAPE STUDIO The Secret Spot
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REGIONAL p l a n n in g s t u d io
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TIRANA ARCHITECTURE W ORKSHOP
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TOURIST ENHANCEMENT ITINERARIES
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MONITORING PLATFORM
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Sub-Region "EGNATIA" Albania
Small Buildings I Big Changes
Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development
Green Lungs fo r our Cities
MUNICIPALITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS General Local Plan of Gramsh and Belsh Municipalities
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AWR ACHITECTURE COMPETITION
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INTERNATIONAL URBAN PLANNING W ORKSHOP
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'Gentle Invasions' Albanian Riviera
A Multi Cultural Web for a Resilient Tirana
TIRANA URBAN YOUTH COMPETITION
Imagining a Sustainable Future for Tirana
Vegetototion
Sections |
Site Analysis
RESIDUAL LANDSCAPE STUDIO Concept Plan
The Secret Spot
| The "Secret Spot" neighborhood | area is committed to providing an enhanced quality of life, an improved sense of place and a better air quality to its neighbors. The focus is on developing a comprehensive, green and clean area which has free pavements from the parking cars, planned greenery, relaxing areas, activity areas to make it as catalyst fori | other residual leftover landscapes. |
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SPACE FOR URBAN GARDENING ACTIVITY HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITY ° Sensors ° Video Monitoring
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° Emergency Call ° Wireless Network ° Information Display ° Charging Pile
VEGETATION SCHEME
4 SPACE FOR RELAX AND SOCIALIZING
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U se o f arom atic pla nts ch a ra cterized by d iffe re n t te xtu re s, co lo rs and p e rfum e s fo r the stim u la tio n o f the fru it . Fa rkle b e rry
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Southern Magnolia P ra irie Threeawn
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Black-Eyed Susan Fragrant Sumac Buffalo G ra ss Brownseed Paspalum ! Bra zo s Penstemon
Mexican Plum Fragrant Sumac
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Sweet Pepperbush Dwar Palmetto American Snowbell
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REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIO Sub-Region "EGNATIA" Albonio [Agro-Industrial Region] i The Selected Region
Proposal
The Vision
REGIONAL PLANNING STUDIO Sub-Region "EGNATIA" Albonio [Agro-Industrial Region]
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TIRANA ARCHITECTURE W O RKSH O P Small Buildings I Big Changes InfoPoint in Theth, Albania
TERRITORIAL ANALYSIS
-It is a village in the north o f Albania, located 2500 m abo ve see level. -Because o f th is co ndition the w eather is extrem e w ith tem peratures that g o e s -20 C and sno w level from 1.5m to 5m . -Sum m er is a very sho rt season from 60 days to 160. -The population o f Theth go e s from 200 in winter to 1200 du ring summer. -Average age in Theth is 35 and it suffers from y o u n g peo ple m igration. -Because o ff the bad weather an d no com m unica tion m ost o f the population m oves to Shkodra in winter. -A nd in sum m er to ge the r w ith the inhabitant com e a great flu x o f tourists. -Inhabitants have different skills but are m ostly kin o n handcrafts and agriculture products.
DlSTANCEBETWEENEACH CENTRE
TERRITORIAL PROPOSAL -This village Is a main attraction for tourists, but because of the natural isolation and lack of communication, it doesn't have human and physical condition to serve them. -5igns o f orientation, a health centre, turist guides and most o f the time even electric energy are basic needs.So moveing around for a turists can get pretty rough. -Our proposal is to create three main instalation along the tourists path o f 10km to Theth with a 3km distance between them. -The main building is in the entrance of Theth, will be permanently and functions for infocentre, education and entertainment for people who live there and also for the tourists. -The second and third building will be temporary only for summer time.Their function will be to serve as information points and complete basic needs.
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ARCHITECTURAL PROPOSAL -Our main object is to create an easy modul that can be creat ed b y the locals with local materials as much as possible.So this is why we designed an "L"shape form with gabion boxes filled with rockesSo people take this prefabricated boxes and fill them to create various buildings that are easily arrangeable acording to the needs.For other parts o f the building will be used wood as for the floor, windows,doors and for the tilings too. For example the batherooms walls are made o f wood because this way is easier for agregation o f the models. -The focus is the main buliding witch will be permanent.We have decided that in this case we will use the "1“ modul not with gabion boxes but with real stone walls. -Because of the snow there is an 1m high stone basement 720x600cm.The building it is 6x6m and it has a tipical Theth roof to avoid the snow. -Each fasede is divided in three sections by 2 m each that will be 2 stone section and in the middle a section with stumps that will hold a window.The wall thickness will be 60cm and 3m high.The roof is tipical 2m high, constructed with a capriate and will be used as storage. -There is also a buffer zone where it is located the toilet and the entrance.ln case o f aggregation an other modul will join to the buffer, which will become a common hallway.The roof gets out with 60 cm so it covers only half o f the toilet this why the toilet has a second roof with a little inclination. -The inside it is a single space and thanks to some panels can be devide acording to the needs.This panels can be o f wood ore any other materials and if they are not needed you can just assemble them and have the full space free.To prevent the cold com eing in from the holes of the stumps in the winter it can be used a thin plastic isolator
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This is a 3dview ofthe building preposedforthefirstcentre in theentranceefTheth.lt shewsthe materials usedfor ^reconstruction and alsothe view proposal.Thereis less differencebetweenthetraditionalThethi'shousesandourcenter becausethe materials andtechnicsareapproximatelythe same.The toilet is madeofwood in orderto havemorespace* availablefee use.The bufferis keyfor afuture agregation oftwooremoremodulsin the view wehaveonluonemodul butif weaddoneotherthe bufferwill serve aso commonhallwayand it will becoveredbytheir roofelftheyareneeded meremoduleyoucan add it horizontallyandthewoodenwindow seetoremaybetaken awayandserveasdoors.The attic is two metershigh thatallowsthe snowtoslippand is possibleto serve asa storage if it is necessary.
TOURIST ENHANCEMENT ITINERARIES
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Yoject for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development PIUTD LEGEND Project S ite Lengarica Canyon
Key Elements & Activities Peaks Vie w p o int Kayaking O
Tre kkin g W a te r S p rin g Th e rm a l S p rin g Relig io us Building
Services Inform ation Point ©
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N a tu ra l Monuments ; F ir o f Hotova N atio na l Pa rk
Other W a te r bodies | Build A re a s Build in g s A d m in istra tive unit’s Bo rd e r
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Beach Fishing
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Olive yard Forest Religious Building Port
Services Information Point ©
Hotel/Guesthouses
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Bars/Restaurants
Infrastructure Access to site =
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Cultural Monuments
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Natural Monuments
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Other W ater bodies Sa lt land area Build Areas Buildings --------- Administrative unit’s Border
The overall objective of this project is to: • define the key elements to enhance the tourism experience in the Zvernec-Narta area and the Benja Thermal Springs area; • prepare a site management and maintenance plan (SMMP); • prepare technical designs for the interventions identified in these plans that are to be implemented by the project, and provide technical supervision of these works.
ilONITORING PLATFORM Green Lungs for our Cities Monitoring platform for air quality, noise pollution ond urban greenery
DEVE1
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General Local Plan of Gramsh and Belsh Munici
Proposed concept for the development of Gramsh and Belsh Municipalities aims to harmonize economic, infrastructural and spatial development with the protection of natural resources, the mitigation of social inequalities, and the promotion of the intellectual development of society. These are solid foundations that guarantee that the whole community benefits today, inheriting at the same time to future generations a healthy and self-renewing territory and environment, alongside sustainable economic and social development.
AWR ACHITECTURE COMPETITION 'Gentle Invasions' Albanian Riviera BORSH_2Q40 PROPO SAL PLAN OF B 0SH _SC . - 1 : 1 0 0 0 0
L O R A & TEPELENz
Settlements
RESERVATION/RESTAURATION - IDENTITY
Proteitiori 4 Preservcrtion
This touristic landscape on a coastal area is proposed to reconnect the community as well as those community spaces as a network to create a landscape linkage used for touristic reasons in terms of sociol, economic and environmental for the overwhelming process of urbani zation.
Sprawl & Development
AGRICULTURE - the OLD & NEW connection
PEDESTRIAH OFBORSM
WATER ARCHIPELAGOS
'rotection & Preservation Protection & Preservation IWater level rises up ro 60cm/l OOyrs! We prated the agricultur from floods!
This concept will start first of ail with the river renaturalization as a strategy for ecological networks paying particular attention to reduce the effect of erosion and flood damages, highlighting the natural paths and the vegetation.
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Plan Invasion to Prevent sea erosion
SECTION A
SUMMER SEASON
WINTER SEASON
Storm Wove Level High Sea Level Low Sea Level
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B the ii'vtoialien ol wultri thonnHs used os • tool ro manege usage of agricultural community la make the land productive se up the economy level but also making them multifunctional as natural paths (green corridors) to moke inhabitants or tourists to comunicate with the natural and coastal by identifying several developmental poles by various activities and functions which will be seen as an accelerant to revitalize and re-conjugate these two important parts of Borsh, the natural part of the river and the part planted with olive and agricultural land taking into the consideration the SEA!
AWR ACHITECTURE COMPETITION 'Gentle Invasions' Albanian Riviera BORSH_2Q40 RIVER OF BORSH - PEDESTRIAN
River renaturalisation Pedestrian street opened far people
Putting artificial and nature together against concrete and erosion Temporary houses - wooden material
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Permend and active water channels
Slopes for agriculture and biodiversity Water basin for accumulation through the dry days of winter
Activation of water channels will generate a sustainable agriculture Transforming abandoned houses into flexible functions to help the ^levelojimen^^ustainabl^conom^in^jevebjHTien^^^^^^
ALBAN IAN RIVIERA _ IDENTITY OF BORSH This project focuses on the character of a coastal-rural landscape in the touristic village at Harsh, South Albania where the landscape infrastructure has been developedfor tourism reasons. The alluvial field of Harsh is a picturesque aspect which is surrounded by o mountainous arch in the northeast and south, creating the image ot an amphitheater, the visitor's attention is drawntoward the Sopot mountain where is situated the Sopot Castle high an a hill above Ihe newvillage. This hill extends an Hie northern and western side and the river nf Bnrsh mother strong paint ot Borsh runs through the hill’s feet and flows by the village of Fierce and Borsh and ends np in the Ionian Sea, Nat forgeting also that Bnrsh is knownfor its olive production with hundreds of hectares nf olive plantationthat still exist in many states of usage. Lost but not least, there is also a great asset; 1he sea.... Ihe inhabitotns of Borsh lire mainly on seasonal tourism and agriculture products. Apart Iromthese slrnng points there are some weak spats that affect Ihe landscape and tourism development of Bnrsh. As it may be seen by the mapthe river of Borsh has been degraded. The non existence af laws that protect themcompanies took advantage of the opportunity by pvlting machines near Hie rivers and exploiting sand and gravel without any criteria. This caused a shattering of the river, flooding during the rainy months {since it is u seasonal liver, dried in the summer) causing itto fall fromfhe bedto demolish quite a lot of agricultural lands and mens inhabited ainund it. Also this negative action caused an extinction of Ihe vegetation that grew along Hie liver and o slump of natural paths that made the connection of the river to Hie great olive grove. At least, Borsh also has some nonfunctional oc seasonal (wafer channels) iirigalion systems, being used as a tool to manage water usage of agricultural community. This systems, except that Ihey have the function of dispersing water an agricultural land (fhal today this land is not cultivated hut it is praductable) they also are (nonfunctional) paths that doesn't connect the community inhabitants or tourists.
TERNATIONAL URBAN PLANNING W O RKSH O P Multi Cultural Web for a Resilient Tirana # Tiran alO O : Rebound STRATEGY A SU STAIN ABLE AND RESILIENT M ETRO PO LIS THROUGH INTEGRATED SOFT M OBILITY, BETTER USE OF PUBLIC SPACES, A N D PRO VID IN G EQUAL SERVICES TO ALL THE AGE/SOCIAL G ROUPS IN ALL AREAS.
PROPOSED MICROSPACES - BASED O N TR030 PLAN
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Adding recreational, cultural spaces and natural activi
Bringing people together for recreation, artistic, production facilities and
Developing and connecting other public micro-spaces with various production and recre
ties to the transformation of the empty pocket into an
community involvement. Food production in this spaces flows back to the
ation activities through pedestrian, bicycle and integrated access lines by densifying the
local producers.
public network and connecting more houses to the public space network.
Activate the residents' bottom-up approach to develop micro-spaces with funds generated fromthe products cultivated, with the support of public and private entities.
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Creating and linking larger pocket poles with each other as well as with the nearby bigger park, the multifunctional pole of Porcelani and the Kinostudio’s Cultural one with the purpose of shifting their activities in this public micro space poles.
IMPLEMENTATION O N A N EIG H BO RH O O D SCALE
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Connecting the transformed poles through the new public and integrated network with the larger structures of Tirana, the Tirana river, the 4th new green ring, Dajti Mountain and the Metrobosco, seeing them also as large recreational parks of public production.
RANA URBAN YOUTH COMPETITON imagining a Sustainable Future for Tirana
INTERNATIONAL URBAN PLANNING W O RKS HOP A Multi Cultural Web for a Resilient Tirana # T ira n a 1 0 0 : Rebound STRATEGIES
BUILDINGS
Buildings Interventions on existing build ings will help protect heritage, while new constructions will be integrated to the area.
Courtyards
Facades
POPS spaces fences allow visual contact native citrus and other fruit trees
authentic restoration new materials in cases of addition
Mobility A combination of soft mobility, public transportation and few roads accessible to cars, mobil ity will be made safer.
($ > $ ) Greenery More public spaces dedicated to vegetation and the use of micro spaces will make this neighborhood greener.
A c t iv itie s A rich offer of activities for all population groups will make the neighborhood attractive to all.
Public Spaces By freeing public space and giving it various functions, the activity of the area will be re vived.
Itin e r a rie s The heritage of the area will be connected to the other tour istic attractions of the city by dedicated itineraries.
use of ceramic tiles for roofs and walls
Urban Rules Sustainability^!
Roofs covered with old tiles green terraces in cases of additions
proportions and materials
net-zero-energy-buildingsrainwater management greenhouse spaces
Functions/ Activities mixed-use neighbourhoods, ensuring permanent inhabitants of the space through housing
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