IN THE OLD TOWN OF VILNIUS NEAR THE SHORE OF VILNIA RIVER, THE COMPLEX OF ART GALLERY AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER IS DESIGNED.
AREA IS CHARACTERIZED BY DOMINATION OF NATURE – THE ENVIRONMENT IS DICTATED NOT ONLY BY A DYNAMIC TERRAIN, BUT ALSO BY FLOWING RIVER. THE COMPLEX IS CONNECTED TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SO THIS RELATIONSHIP MAKES A BIG INFLUENCE IN THE WHOLE VARIETY OF SOLUTIONS IN COMPOSITION. VOLUMETRIC COMPOSITION IS BEING FORMED BY FOCUSING NOT ONLY ON THOSE CLOSE STRUCTURES, BUT ALSO BY BARGAINING BETWEEN THE MAIN STYLE OF OLD TOWN AND MODERN CLEAN FORM. THE PLOT IS COVERED BY SEMI-PERIMETER METHOD, BY INTERPRETATING THE STYLE OF OLD TOWN, WHICH IS BEING EMPHASIZED ON THE OUTER FASADES OF THE GALLERY ALSO. BY GIVING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC MADE A BIG INFLUENCE ON THE DECISION OF „OPENING“ THE BUILDING TO ONE DIRECTION. HOWEVER, THE INNER COURTYARD OF THE GALLERY REVEALS A MODERN CHARACTER – CUTOUT GLASS WINDOWS IS SYMBOLIZES A FRESH AND MODERN SPIRIT INSIDE OF OLD VILNIUS CITY. |