KAUNAS
KAUNAS, 2009
MASTER PLAN FOR A SITE BETWEEN THE HISTORIC CENTER AND THE RIVER FRONT.
The historic City of Kaunas has a great urban structure. The competition site currently lacks these qualities. Our design builds upon these historic principals, with a contemporary interpretation. The site itself is extraordinary - great transit connections, views over the Neris River, and adjacencies to the castle. The key to our design is to preserve what is already great about the site, highlighting those elements, while providing high quality new spaces.
program
commercial, office, housing, cultural, hotel
site area
100 000 m2
client
UAB Baltische Haus, City of Kaunas
country
Lithuania
city
Kaunas
partner in charge
Hiroki Matsuura, Rients Dijkstra
team leader
Jason Hilgefort
team
Artur Borejszo , Anna Borzyszkowska, Nobuki Ogasahara, Rene Sangers
awards
1st prize
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