Nivica - A model for rural development in southern Albania comissioned by the National Coastline agency Nivica - a model for rural VALBONE THETH RAZEM development in southern Albania location Nivica, Albania size 55 ha client BAJRAM CURRI QAFE PRUSH National Coastline Agency, Albania services workshop, analysis, masterplan PRIZREN KRUME QAFE MORINE status in progress partner Martin Sobota team Eni Ajdini, Henry Endemann SHKODER PUKE KUKES In the beginning of May 2018 students and professionals from SHENGJIN LEZHE RRESHEN Albania and the Netherlands went on a trip to Nivica, exploring PESHKOPI LAC BURREL the village and the region, and drafting first ideas. The team BULQIZE KRUJE included architects, urban planners, archaeologists, landscape DURRES architects and architectural historians. The workshop results TIRANA built the foundation for the further development of a masterplan KAVAJE OHRID ELBASAN LIBRAZHD for Nivica. LUSHNJE GRAMSH POGRADEC The goal of this masterplan is to develop a model for a 4h KUCOVE sustainable and prosperous rural economy, with touristic FIER BERAT PATOS KORCE potential within Albania but also on an international scale. As a KAPSHTICE COROVODE VLORE Living Lab, Nivica allows to experiment with alternative forms 2h* KELCYRE of (slow) tourism, small scale investment, renewable energy ORIKUM TEPELENE -1h* NIVICA PERMET and local food and waste chains. The masterplan combines KUC DHERMI CORRAJ HIMARA -1h* GJIROKASTER the preservation of buildings and structures related to the rich QEPARO 4h30 history of the region with a sustainable, diverse expansion of the DELVINE SARANDE touristic potential. KSAMIL LANDSCAPE LOOP BUTRINT Nivica is meant to be the protoype for Albania’s “100 villages“ QAFE BOTE CORFU plan, which sets out to fundamentally rethink rural development in the country. Nivica in Albania CEMETRY COMMON GREEN CANYON LOOP BOULEVARD SENSITIVE EDGE ZONE VILLAGE LOOP CANYON LOOP SACRED OAKS CENTRAL SQUARE MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION ZONE OLD CASTLE LANDSCAPE LOOP SENSITIVE EDGE ZONE GUSMAR masterplan village zones protected views workhsop in Nivica hike through the region eastern edge of the village traditional, local building materials.