TSE - TIRANA STOCK EXCHANGE Student: Supervisor:
Florian Hysi Dorina Papa
This focuses on the importance and meaning of the Tirana Stock Exchange and the impact that it has on the economic development. One of the challenges is generating the necessary space of fitting all its activities in an aesthetically-pleasant space since it is a symbol of economic and architectural development. The combination of the two is this project, which will balance between private functions and symbolize its stable position for the future of the TSE. The project fits naturally with any required function. Only a few years have passed since it TSE opened, unlike the stock markets of countries with developed economies like the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the Paris Stock Exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the Stock Exchange of New York- Regulation, which have buildings that are iconic and have been a school for generations of architects because of their design. Creating the necessary spaces, their integration with the requirements of today’s society and the future is the main goal of this study. Therefore, the project combines elements of architecture, typol| 220
ogy, economy and human psychology. The new building used the idea of a square that binds to the green and goes inside the facility in the form of an atrium, a communication space for socialization and relaxation ends with a terrace on top of the building and offers a view along the two sides of Tirana’s main boulevard, which is also the construction site. Through a research focused on lighting in work places, the atrium emphasizes the optimal natural lighting which has a direct impact on the employees’ work performance; it also helps the passive ventilation of the facility. In terms of the building’s volume, creating disparities is supposed to favor visual perception and establish links with the surrounding context. The height of the building is supposed to be up to six stories so as to meet the needs for new facilities needed for a functioning stock exchange. In conclusion, the purpose of this study was to express the importance of the TSE and present a building which will become a symbol for the strength, transparency, stability, and the socio-economic development such an institution it represents.