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Visar Q. Haxhibeqiri, Msc.arch/Ud Architect/Urban designer -
Marjan Ivesaj, I.d.a Architect, Professional associate -
Shefqet Istogu, Msc.arch Architect, Professional associate -
Jetmir Haxhibeqiri, Msc.Tel. Professional associate, Electro engineer -
Mentor Beqir, Bsc. eng Professional Associate, Civil engineer -
ALBAN MORINA, BSC. ARCH Professional associate -
NERMINA LAMA, BSC. ARCH Professional associate -
Diedon Doli Financial Advisor, Economist -
VLORA RRACI SHEHU Legal Advisor, Jurist
MISSION
We work with people and institutions for a city as an organism and a building as a particular function of this organism. For a city on the institutional we are engaged in treatment and management of public spaces and architecture as a sub-discipline of handling and delivery of the building. We strive to put a balance between technical and philosophical architecture. In our work, technical skills live in harmony with the philosophy of art. Since 2012 when CO-DESIGN as Alternative Studio Architecture and Urban Design was founded, and so far we are closely related and preoccupied with developments in these two disciplines. We offer our expertise to individuals and institutions on issues that we cover.
PHILOSPHY
Majority approach to architecture today in Kosovo, mainly is based on building engineering school, where everything has dimensions and numerical values nature, where everything revolves around the parameters and well-defined rules, although this area of knowledge (that perception) without doubt have great importance and undeniable on architectural shape. However, this approach lacks the theoretical, artistic and philosophical core that would help to understand the essence of things and then all of these to concretize on the architectural meaning. Thus, the CO-DESIGN staff are not simply technically correct architects (urbanists / urban designers), cold towards reading and interpreting contexts, but are also equipped with philosophical nature of creating spaces. CO-DESIGN in the space treatment, liaise and successfully merge the two concepts: the mathematical and the existential concept, where space is simple but it has nevertheless also measurable character, thereby linking two basic human psychological functions, orientation and identification. Nowhere more easily than in the CO-DESIGN practices, does not occur the clarification of architect position towards understanding the processes of creating, starting from inspiration, idea or concept through to its materialization in space. We think that only in this way we can re-find the lost space. Just so we may be able to renew our existence in "creativity city" as a transitional stage from "nowhere" in a city oriented towards concepts and creativity, as opposed to understanding the city as a technical and geometric precision.
METHODOLOGY
• Everything evolves.
• Our approach is based on research and begins cultivateing an awareness of the specific realities of each project: functional, cultural, historical, economic and social.
• From the insights, a wide range of possibilities are studied and tested. Work quality is required that requires an answer intuitively correct for every situation.
• The ideas explored in drawings, 3D models and templates, to a destination that comes slowly into focus.
• The result is not a "solution" to "problems" narrowly defined, but the natural result of a process in which the destination is unknown, and where the only next step is considered.
• Design is a journey.
STUDIO
CO-DESIGN - alternative studio of architecture and urban design, is an architecture firm headquartered (office) in Prishtina and Gjakova, which ascribes its success clearly to setted priorities and hard group work. We provide services with different possibilities and infinite artistic, architectural and urban planning solutions within the philosophy of CO-DESIGN as a professional mentality. Services in: Architecture, Urban Design, interior Design, Industrial Design, and Graphic Design. We, along the path to unity in cooperation with the name CO-DESIGN have been engaged in a number of projects of different natures Urban and Architectural. Visionary and talented in concept, careful planning, no mistakes in investment calculations and transparent project management -These four powers are added values of each of our architects. Since 2012, our atelier has developed and grown dynamically, thanks to the tireless work of the group, using innovative methods in succesful planning and uncompromising in the best-handling of various projects.
SOCIETY
People are an essential element of our activity; in fact, everything is built due to the life and welfare of the people, by improving the living environment, and making them a very active part of the process of creation and decision making that belongs or has an impact on their lives in one form or another. Our customers appreciate our attention to architecture and constructive solution to create special spaces where people feel at home. With expertise, flair and passion we give buildings their soul and personality.
OUR RESEARCH WORK
The activity of CO-DESIGN is not limited simply to the promotion of sustainable development of public spaces through illustration and application of successful examples, but in CO-DESIGN, we study the process in detail, and provide important insights which adds to our activity a dimension more, serving as an indicator for further improvement of policies and processes of our areas of expertise - architecture and urban design. At the best case our knowledge and our work serve as a basis for reflection to encourage further growth and improvement.
PARTNERS
Partnerships constitute a specific value in the philosophy of activity of CO-DESIGN. We are proud with our partners and continually invest a great deal to strengthen the relations with our partners at national and international level. Therefore, we are happy to share every success with each of our partners, because they all, in one way or another, have contributed to the continued growth and success of the CO-DESIGN.