Arkitekturë
Irish architect chooses two Kosovar students for a chapel project

It is not the first time that we’re seeing projects from kosovar architects in the most famous sites in the world, with more collaborations, that bring them closer to the lovers of architecture and design around the world.
Agnesa Sejdiu
They are continuing to do their best to show the world their talent in projecting and design. Two architects from Kosovo have recently done this, who, in collaboration with Irish architect Kieran Donnellan, designed the “Slidin Chapel” in Lebanon.
The names of Shpat Ademaj and Shqiprron Jusufi also appeared in ArchDaily’s article about the “Sliding Chapel” project. Ndërtimi.info contacted both, to talk about their experience, the project and how they came up with this collaboration.
Working on a desk with Kieran Donnellan has come as a result of the “Student Design Meeting” workshop, which is organized every year in different countries of the world, and this year was held in the Byblos city of Lebanon, where among 200 other students, were Ademaj and Jusufi from Kosovo.
Speaking about the attendance in the workshop, Ademaj tells about his first meeting with Jusufi:
“In Byblos was our first meeting and direct cooperation, where we exchanged ideas about the project, and of course, with Shqiprron we gave our contribution to improve the structure and facilitating the most efficient performance of the project, though the idea of the project was to do in the Japanese shou-sugi-ban technique”, he said.
Kieran Donnellan’s request was for a chapel that would be built near the Byblos Fortress and would serve to all people as a place to rest for a few minutes during their visit in the fortress.
The church is designed to look like it is slipping down the hill to the sea beneath the hill.
“The pavilion is made of recycled wood, which was then superficially burned using the Japanese shou-sugi-ban technique”, explains Ademaj.
“For me it was the first time participating in this workshop and the first project in cooperation with Shpat”, says Jusufi.
However, the boys won’t stop, they are now planning to cooperate for new projects together.
“My plans are that, together with Shpat, we’ll participate as tutors next year in the same workshop which will take place in Greece,” Jusufi told Ndërtimi.info.
The “Sliding Chapel” right after its completion became part of the largest online websites such as ArchDaily, Dezeen and Irishtimes.

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