№ 02 · Pedigree
From a small Durrës studio, we bring eight years of architectural practice across landscape, material, and time to every commission.
Projects completed
Completion is not handover. We return at six months, one year, and three years to learn how each building is performing — and to carry what we learn into the next project.
Years in practice
Eight years of working at a deliberate pace — five architects, four to six commissions in active design at any time. Slow enough to listen, small enough to remain accountable.
Awards & honours
OAA Practice of the Year, the Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist for Villa in Shkozet I — recognition we accept gratefully, but never the work we set out to make.
Active commissions
We cap at four to six active projects so the studio can be present on site — weekly visits at minimum, daily during the critical phases when detail decides everything.
№ 03 · Story
2018
Studio founded
Klevis Isaku opens the practice in a small ground-floor space on Rruga Pavarësia in Durrës.
Milestone 1 of 6: 2018 — Studio founded
№ 04 · Press & Recognition
Villa in Shkozet I
Featured as an emerging Albanian practice
In its annual survey of Albanian design practices, Albanian Design Quarterly named Isaku Architecture among the emerging studios shaping the country's contemporary architectural landscape. The feature highlights Villa in Shkozet I as a project that bridges site-specific craft with quiet contemporary restraint.
Architecture that listens before it speaks.
An independent practice based in Durrës. Working across residential, cultural, and commercial commissions throughout Albania and Europe.
Frequently asked
A few things clients ask before reaching out — for anything else, the studio replies personally.
Isaku Architecture is an independent architecture studio based in Durrës, Albania.
The studio works across residential, cultural, and commercial architecture, alongside interior design, master planning, and heritage and adaptive-reuse work.
The studio was founded in 2018 by Klevis Isaku, who leads the practice as principal architect.
The studio takes commissions across Albania, Kosovo, and the wider European region, and works in both English and Albanian.
Reach the studio through the contact page with your site, brief, or question. Klevis replies personally within a few working days.
Every building begins with a conversation. Tell us about your site, your brief, or your question — Klevis replies personally within a few working days.