The new concert hall is designed as a collection of moments analogous to the City of Vilnius. By fragmenting the individual parts of the program, giving each its individual expression and composing them in an assemblage, we believe we have created a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. Street corners and courtyards act as fulcrums in the composition, so one can hear the sounds before encountering the source. Seen from a distance its’ silhouettes speak to the striking red terracotta roof forms of the cities’ skyline- a beacon seen across Lukiškės Square and in the wider landscape of the city. Much like progressions in music we have taken the turns of the city and imprinted them onto our site, to produce a composition of forms that are once familiar yet new. The building reveals itself in procession, in moments and memories and allows Vilnians to discover its spaces and most importantly to wander in them everyday. In that sense it isn’t one note. It is a symphony.
