VLORA WATERFRONT PROMENADE

VLORA WATERFRONT PROMENADE

CURRENT STATUS

A PROJECT FOR THE CITY

A PROJECT FOR THE ROAD

FINDING A BALANCE
FOR AN IMPROVED SOLUTION FOR THE ROAD
AND THE WATERFRONT
FOR THE FUTURE OF VLORA
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BYPASS

FOR A VIABLE TRAFFIC FLOW

STARTING FROM THE MOST RECENT TRAFFIC COUNTS

EXISTING SITUATION

BYPASS

VLORA WATERFRONT

PLANNING OF WATERFRONT AND BYPASS PROJECTS SMALL OVERLAP

TRAFFIC PREDICTIONS (BASED ON EGIS 2010 TRAFFIC COUNT) - IRD

TRAFFIC JAM
BUILD-UP

CURRENT PROPOSAL

TRAFFIC JAM
BUILD-UP

TRAFFIC JAM
BUILD-UP

PREVIOUS PROJECT

THE CURRENT HYPOTHESIS

WAITING FOR UPDATED TRAFFIC COUNT

FLUID

CONTROLLED

NO PARKING DIRECTLY ON MAIN ROAD

ONE LANE EACH DIRECTION

LEFT-TURN RESERVATION LANE

REGULAR PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

SEPARATED BUS STOPS

LANE GOES AROUND BUS STOPS

NO CAPACITY CHANGE AT TRIANGLE

JUNCTION

SPECIFIC MATERIALITY

CURRENT PROPOSAL

TYPICAL SEGMENT : CURRENT PROPOSAL

TYPICAL SEGMENT : CURRENT PROPOSAL - EMERGENCY

LEFT-TURN RESERVATION : CURRENT PROPOSAL

BUS STOP SEGMENT : CURRENT PROPOSAL

PARKING STRATEGY

ZOOM : AVOIDING TERRACES AND BARS

LONG TERM : TOWARDS MULTI-LEVEL SOLUTIONS

AND SEPERATED RESIDENT ACCESS

A PROJECT FOR THE WATERFRONT

PROMENADE
WATER-FRONT
TREES & FLORA
BEACHES

CITY TO SEA
COMFORT
ACTIVITIES
FURTHER ACTIONS

PROMENADE
PEDESTIAN SURFACES, BYCICLES AND PUBLIC SPACES

PROMENADE

PROMENADE CONCEPT

PROMENADE AND WATERFRONT PLAN

PROMENADE MATERIAL

TOTAL PEDESTRIAN SURFACE

50 m

20 m

10 m

TOTAL PEDESTRIAN SURFACE

BIKE LANES

BIKE LANE ON CITYSIDE

BIKE LANE ON SEASIDE

BIKES ON PROMENADE
PORT

BIKE LANES

PLAZA ON THE SEA - DETAIL

PLAZA ON THE SEA - DETAIL

MARKETS

CIRCUS

OPEN AIR CINEMA

FESTIVAL

ART FAIRS

EVENTS

PLAZA ON THE SEA - FUNCTIONS

MARKET CANOPY SKETCH

PUBLIC SPACE

MARKET

GASTRONOMY FAIR

EVENTS

ART & SCULPTURE EXPO

SPECIALTY MARKETS

PLAZA ON THE SEA - FUNCTIONS

WATERFRONT
THE IMPROVED RELATION TO THE SEA, SAFE ACCESS AND
TREATMENT OF THE RIVERS ACROSS THE WATERFRONT

CURRENT SITUATION

CURRENT SITUATION

9%

PHASE 1 %
NATURAL

26 %

SAFE ACCESS
BEACH-STAIRS

10 %

CLEAN EDGE
DOCK - PIER

55 %

UNTREATED
LANDFILL

RELATION TO THE SEA - EXISTING

9%

26 %

7%

PHASE 1 %
NATURAL

52 %

SAFE ACCESS
BEACH-STAIRS

10 %

55 %

35 %

CLEAN EDGE
DOCK - PIER

6%

UNTREATED
LANDFILL

RELATION TO THE SEA - PLANNED

EFFLUENT TREATMENT
CONCEPT VERIFICATIONS UNGOING

MINOR CURRENTS
CONNECT TO NETWORK

CONNECT TO NETWORK
WITH STORM OVERFLOW

DIVERTED UNDER BEACH

DIVERTED UNDER BEACH

WITH STORM OVERFLOW

DIVERTED UNDER BEACH

WITH SURFACE DESIGN

RELATION TO THE SEA - STREAMS

(INTER) NATIONAL
PASSENGER TRAFFIC
RESTRICTED PORT AREA
PRIVATELY EXPLOITED
WATER TRANSPORT
PROPOSED DOCKING
STATIONS
PRIVATE BOAT DOCKING
BOAT AUTHORITIES
LIMITED BOAT ACCESS

RELATION TO THE SEA - BOATS

SUNKEN SQUARE - DETAIL

SUNKEN SQUARE - DETAIL

SUNKEN SQUARE - DETAIL

+ 0.00

+ 0.10

+ 0.20

+ 0.30

+ 0.40

TREES & FAUNA

THE VARIETY OF TREES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
EXISTING

EXISTING TREES

EXISTING TREES PALMS

EXISTING TREES EUCALYPTUS

ESPLANADE TREES / ACACIAS & PALM TREES

GARDEN STRIP TREES / LOCAL DEDICIOUS TREES

PROMENADE TREES / LOCAL PINES

REFERENCE LISBON

TREES OVERVIEW

GARDEN STRIP - DETAIL

GARDEN STRIP - DETAIL

BEACHES
BEACH NOURISHMENT AS PART OF
THE WATERFRONT PROJECT

BEACH NOURISHMENT
CONCEPTVERIFICATIONS UNGOING

STABILISATION, DEPOLLUTION
& MAINTENANCE

BEACH NOURISHMENT
BEACH RECONSTRUCTION
( 100.000 m)

BEACH NOURISHMENT
( 50.000 m)

EROSION
SEDIMENTATION
MAINTENANCE = 2-5% PER YEAR

BEACH NOURISHMENTS

BEACH NOURISHMENTS

CURVED BEACH - DETAIL

CURVED BEACH - DETAIL

CURVED BEACH
The strength and attraction of Vlor, its beaches and seafront. A sunny and
long beach. Showers included.
A space for sunbathing and swimming.

CITY TO SEA
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN AND ACROSS THE WATERFRONT

PHYSICAL LINKS

URBAN ACTIVITIES

VISUAL LINKS

PIER (Phase 1b) - DETAIL

COMFORT
AMENITIES, FURNITURE AND LIGHTING

PROMENADE FURNITURE MATERIAL

PROMENADE FURNITURE TYPES

PROMENADE FURNITURE TYPES

PROMENADE FURNITURE REFERENCES

PROMENADE LIGHTING TYPES

LIGHTING : SMALL

LIGHTING : SUSPENDED

LIGHTING : INTEGRATED

PROMENADE LIGHTING REFERENCES

LIGHTING : HIGH

SHADED BEACH - DETAIL

SHADED BEACH - DETAIL

ACTIVITIES
PROGRAMMING AND PARTNERSHIPS
ALONG THE WATERFRONT

EXISTING FUNCTIONS

BEACH NOURISHMENT
CONCEPTVERIFICATIONS UNGOING

SPORTFIELDS
PHASE 2
BEACH CONCESSIONS
(MIN. % PUBLIC BEACH)
MARKET CANOPY
PORT AUTHORITY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
OVER WATER
ESPLANADE CONCESSIONS
FOR BAR AND RESTAURANT

PARKING INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILD / UNDERGROUND

SPORTSFIELD EXPLOITATION
PHASE 1
MINERAL BEACH AND POOLS
CONCESSIONS AND BARS

POSSIBLE PARTNERSHIPS FOR NEW FUNCTIONS

SPORTS CLUSTER - DETAIL

SPORTS CLUSTER - DETAIL

REFERENCE NEW YORK HUDSON RIVER PARK

FURTHER ACTIONS
PHASES 1 AND 2, CONTINUED STUDIES

PHASE 1

PHASE 1b

PHASE 2

FURTHER ACTIONS

VLORA WATERFRONT

MINERAL BEACH - DETAIL

MINERAL BEACH - DETAIL

PORT
THE HINGE BETWEEN CITY, SEA, PHASE 1 AND PHASE 2

PORT HINGE

PORT RESTRICED - PUBLIC

PORT CONCEPT

PORT REFERENCE

PORT REFERENCE

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