Queen Martha’s College in Kaunas // Architectural bureau G.Natkevicius and companions

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The workforce of architects was entrusted with the implementation of the conversion of the territory of the immovable cultural values – the historic barracks within the Žemieji Šančiai district, to develop a inventive placemaking, bringing vibrancy to an previous army district.In-built historic surroundings, Queen Martha’s College constructing grew to become part of the transformation of an deserted barracks right into a multifunctional residential space consisting of seven residential, 2 industrial buildings, a college and a kindergarten.Undertaking 2017 was awarded the principle prize of the competitors “For Sustainable Growth”, and within the competitors organized by the Lithuanian Actual Property Growth Affiliation in 2021, this barracks complicated was chosen as the perfect actual property venture.G.

Natkevicius & Companions carried out the renaissance of Šančiai barracks not solely by preserving the genuine architectural particulars and parts attribute of tsarist development – genuine brick decor, window sill ornament with “brick enamel”, arches, excessive ceilings, massive home windows, but additionally, as it’s typical for this avant-garde architect, tailored development improvements, enabling historic buildings to reside in trendy means.

Queen Martha’s College is a former one-storey storage heritage constructing that was expanded after the reconstruction by accommodating the second ground.

The brand new parts are composed emphasizing the structure of the prevailing constructing, highlighting it as a union of two totally different historic intervals. The fashionable roof quantity with its flatness and spacious showcases is roofed with COR-TEN, a rusty steel sheet coating. The architectural parts of the primary ground and the roofs of the pediments are coated with COR-TEN steel as effectively.

As a way to resurrect the buildings of the army city, it was vital to vary the prevailing miserable militaristic temper mirrored in them.

By emphasizing and preserving the surviving crimson brick masonry, which has turn into part of each the outside and the inside, a historic temper has been created within the newly reborn constructing. Using the rules of contemporary structure for the needs of elevating and educating kids has emphasised the historic surroundings and strengthened its relevance.

The brand new surroundings preserves the chance to see each previous and new – trendy structure. On this means, the structure, whereas sustaining the concord between the historical past of the constructing and the fashionable area that meets the wants of kids, just isn’t solely tailored on to the perform of an academic establishment, but additionally turns into an academic software for the youthful technology.

The architectural expression and scale of the designed college constructing protect the rules of the first architectural and concrete formation of Kaunas army city.

The facades had been rebuilt into genuine ones, because the rhythm of the small openings was destroyed when the constructing was transformed right into a heavy equipment warehouse throughout the Soviet period.

The plan of the constructing is of a daily rectangular form, with symmetrical window openings and narrower extensions on the ends.

By emphasizing the thickness and openings of the prevailing exterior partitions, the brand new partitions are constructed by inserting them contained in the constructing, thus forming the inner area and the likelihood to put in trendy showcases for brand spanking new premises.

Lecture rooms, college laboratories, small halls & home premises are designed on the primary and second flooring.

A hall is shaped alongside the center of the second ground of the constructing, and the school rooms are organized subsequent to the out of doors home windows.Sustaining the precept of a former army city, an area for kids’s leisure time has been shaped in entrance of the constructing.Lead Architects: E. Savodnikaitė, A. Rimšelis, G.