VET HOSPITAL & PET HOTEL
VET HOSPITAL & PET HOTEL
2020 - 2025
Tirana
Albania
Architecture is the most complete art form, where meaningful lines transform into walls and openings that reveal the architect’s passions and intentions. It’s not just about buildings; it’s about creating places that resonate with life, culture, and nature. Spaces should evoke emotion, provoke thought, and enhance well-being. Our work challenges conventions, infusing design with joy, flair, and a deep understanding of spatial psychology.
This philosophy is embodied in the Veterinary Hospital in Tirana. The hospital’s soft, flowing exterior contrasts with the structured logic of the plan, creating harmony and wonder. What starts as simple geometry unfolds into dynamic curves, transforming the space into a place full of movement and life. The fluid forms eliminate fears of enclosure, creating an open, freeing environment.
The architecture rises from nature in sculptural gestures, with curved forms that defy immediate understanding, as if they are living sculptures. The hospital remains almost hidden, unrecognizable as a medical facility. It is a space designed to be joyous, intriguing, and, above all, beneficial for sick animals.
The contrast between soft forms and brutalist concrete adds practicality and depth. Terraces and gardens serve as therapeutic spaces, offering light, air, and a connection to nature. Inside, spatial psychology ensures comfort and security for the animals, with careful consideration for coexistence—especially between natural adversaries like cats and dogs.
This project is part of a broader movement toward intelligent, beautiful institutions in Albania. As the country opens to the world, it must balance dogma-driven architecture with a humanistic, nature-centered approach. Modern architecture often dominates its environment, forgetting that nature is not separate from life—it is life itself.
The Veterinary Hospital is a seed of quality architecture that respects Albania’s climate, traditions, and history. It represents a shift from static spaces to dynamic, immersive places that invite life to flourish. It stands as a tribute to craftsmanship, visionary clients, and the desire to create something both functional and extraordinary—architecture that serves, heals, and inspires.
