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cv Ignas Uogintas birth Lithuanian
1986 09 29 EU nationality
current address c/o Christensen Nakskovvej 24,2 TV 2500 Valby Danmark tel email web
+​4550250732 ignas@uogintas.com http://ignas.uogintas.lt
I was born in an artist family hence I had a splendid opportunity to observe creative changes happening around me also to express myself from my early childhood. It enabled me to put it in practice in my further activities. As soon as I had the opportunity of trying myself in an architectural practices, I took the chance. Individually and being part of a group, I have been awarded in number of competitions, workshops. What is more is that the vast majority of my projects done in my studies in Lithuania, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark were marked with the highest grades and my final bachelor project in 2009 was awarded for the best project of bachelor’s architecture and urbanism in Lithuania. A process orientated approach to architecture and urbanism is essential to me. Each particular project implements different subject matter in architecture, urban planning, sociology, economics, engineering, media, design and other spheres. I seek creative, innovative and sustainable solutions that allow achieving collaborative goals while complementing the context.
foto: e. bazaraite
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work experience
COMPETITIONS, WORKSHOPS
MAXWAN ARCHITECTS AND URBANISTS BV
Europan 12
Rotterdam the Netherlands; architect 2010 09 - 2013 06
ANDRE BALDI ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM Vilnius, Lithuania; architect 2007 03 - 2010 09
DZIEWONSKI LUKASZEWICZ ARCHITEKCI Wroclaw, Poland; architect 2008 07 - 2008 10
TERRA ARQUITECTURA STUDIO Valencia, Spain; architect 2007 12 - 2008 01
A. CERNIAUSKAS ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
Siauliai, Lithuania; assist. architect 2006 06 - 2006 10
Education Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Architecture master of architecture graduation project: “change the block” 2013 - now
Academy of Architecture Amsterdam School of the Arts
Seraing, Belgium; with D. Zakaite 2013 06
Sikon XXV
students ideas workshop; Vilnius, Lithuania; with D. Zakaite, L. Zakas 2012 07
Open Source
international library competition; Daegu Gosan, South Korea; with D. Zakaite, A. Borejszo, J. Hilgefort 2012 11
Kaunas Castle
architecture and urban design competition; Kaunas, Lithuania; with L. Rekevicius, A. Neniskis, T. Jonauskis, J.Muliuolyte, E. Matulaityte 2012 09; IIIrd prize
Office Next to Lake
creative center; Trakai, Lithuania; with V. Vaiciulis, J. Dudenas 2012 09
ARCHFONDAS
activity in voluntary, independent non-profit organization, active in architecture, education and culture 2009 12 - 2010 09
East - East II; Japan vs lithuania
regeneration of Markuciai district workshop; Vilnius, Lithuania; tutors: T. Ashihara, L. Naujokaitis 2009 06
Mapping Vilnius - Modeling Vilnius
interdisciplinary workshop; tutors: choreographer J. Garcia, artist S. Bürkle, video artist J. Sucari 2009 06
Design of Ogmios District
master of architecture 1st semester academic project awarded ”for the creativity” in “centras” competition, 2011, vilnius 2010 - 2011
workshop; Vilnius, Lithuania; with Karres en Brands Landschapsarchitecten 2008 10; Ist prize
VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
workshop; Vilnius, Lithuania; with Andre Baldi Architecture 2008 06
bachelor of architecture and urban planning with distinction graduation project: “urban regeneration of Vilnius Snipiskes district” was awarded for the best project in Lithuania 2005 - 2009
UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA erasmus exchange programme 2007 - 2008
SIAULIAI ART SCHOOL diploma in visual arts 2001 - 2005
Architecture park
EveryVille, La Biennale di Venezia
competition; with D. Zakaite, J. Klybaite, E. Kazdailyte 2008 05
Sikon XX
students ideas workshop; Vilnius, Lithuania; with D. Zakaite, G. Segzdavicius, Z. Urbas 2007 06; GrandPrix for “the most drastic work”
Sikon XIX
students ideas workshop; Siauliai, Lithuania; with G. Segzdavicius 2006 06; IInd prize
computer skills Languages Lithuanian, English, Russian
Autodesk: Auto CAD (2d, 3d), 3DS Max with Mental Ray & Vray Adobe suite : Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Rhinoceros, SketchUp, CorelDraw
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STUDY 2013 09 - NOW
OURS 2013 06 semifinals
WORK 2013 06 1st place realized
WORK 2013 05 realized
WORK 2013 02
OURS 2012 12
OURS 2012 10 3rd place
WORK 2012 10
WORK 2012 12
CHANGE THE BLOCK at KARCH Vilnius, Lithuania master graduation project renovation of micro-rayon
OURS 2012 09
EUROPAN 12 with colleagues Seraing, Belgium competition masterplan, housing and public space design
WORK
BRUUL STREET at Maxwan Mechelen, Belgium competition technical project public space design
WORK
BARGELAAN at Maxwan Leiden, the Netherlands technical project square and street design
WORK
2012 08
2012 05
2011 08 1st place
SKOLKOVO SKIES at Maxwan Moscow, Russia competition masterplan and design of housing complex
STUDY
OFFICE NEXT TO THE LAKE with colleagues Trakai, Lithuania competition office building and public space design
WORK
KAUNAS CASTLE with colleagues Kaunas, Lithuania competition urban design, renovation
STUDY
AALTO UNIVERSITY at Maxwan Helsinki, Finland competition university camp. extension
WORK
Commercial Centre at Maxwan Wadala, India competition masterplan
WORK
2011 06
2011 06
2011 03
2011 02
2011 03 2nd place
OPEN SOURCE self initiative Daegu Gosan, South Korea competition public library design
WENZHOU UNIVERSITY at Maxwan Wenshou, China competition university masterplan, volume design
WIJHHAVEN 2 at Maxwan Den Haag, the Netherlands research renovation
SOUTH HARBOUR at Maxwan Helsinki, Finland competition urban and public space design
LIVING ROOM at AHK Amsterdam, the Netherlands 4rd semester individual project community center
NET-WORK at Maxwan Paphos, Cyprus competition culture center design
THE WALL at AHK Amsterdam, the Netherlands 3rd semester individual project single family house
OVERSCHIE at Maxwan Rotterdam, the Netherlands research development scenarios
GENK ACADEMY at Maxwan Genk, Belgium competition cultural, academic and residential complex
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WORK 2011 01
WORK 2010 11
WORK 2010 10
WORK 2010 05
WORK 2010 04
WORK 2010 01 1st place
WORK 2009 11
WORK 2009 11
WORK 2009 10 1st place*
PERFORUM at Maxwan Tallinn, Estonia competition art schools and culture center
STUDY 2009 06 best in LT
FEZ REMIX at Maxwan Fez, Morocco competition maritime and pop music cemtre competition
WORK
LOVE COVE at Maxwan Kaoshiung, Taiwan competition maritime and pop music cemtre competition
STUDY
LIVING HISTORY PARK at Andre Baldi Lebartai, Lithuania research, technical project landscape, pavilion design, exhibition design
WORK
NEW ART GALLERY at Andre Baldi Maribor, Slovenia competition contemporary arts centre design
WORK
RUTOS at Andre Baldi Vilnius, Lithuania competition single family house
LITUANICA at Andre Baldi Kaunas, Lithuania organization of international competition and workshop
2009 02
2008 12
2008 09
2008 08 2nd place
WORK 2008 07 3rd place
STUDY 2008 06 awarded
mikalojus hotel at Andre Baldi Vilnius, Lithuania realisation hotel design
WORK
Kite Surfing Center at Andre Baldi Svencele, Lithuania realisation sport campus
WORK
2008 06
2007 06
SNIPISKELES at VGTU Vilnius, Lithuania bachelor graduation project architecture, urban design
TU DELFT at Andre Baldi Delft, the Netherlands competition visions for new faculty of architecture
VISORIUKAI at VGTU Vilnius, Lithuania 7th semester individual project primary school design
MUSEUM at D. Lukaszewicz Wroclaw, Poland competition contemporary art museum
MAIN SQAURE at D. Lukaszewicz Starachowice, Poland competition public space design
ORPHANAGE at Andre Baldi Chagcharan, Afganistan competition orphanage for boys and girls
MONUMENT at VGTU Vilnius, Lithuania 6th semester individual project public library
PARK HOUSING at Andre Baldi Gargzdai, Lithuania project, realization apartment housing complex
EUROPAN 9 at Andre Baldi Tallinn, Estonia competition masterplan, housing and public space design
the wall Enclosed spaces have boundaries that are defined by surfaces. These surfaces might limit and shape more than one space at once and yet remain the same. The surface is what divides and connects different spaces.
Now it is an exposed wall that plays its part in the landscape of existing garden. Therefore, the organization of a new design is based on this element. Moreover, the site has already grown into the mental city as a garden with a playground for kids.
We have walls to divide and through walls we connect. We use walls for protection and separation. We use walls for creating specific settings and various environments. We use walls to create conditions for being what we really are.
New design does not implement something radically new but tries to emphasis existing values – to enrich the garden, to extend the various spatial experiences for kids and to lay emphasis on the church remains.
Some walls last longer than others. If it lasts long enough it becomes a symbol for change (it might also be called time, movement, history, etc.). This symbol evokes a feeling of a memory or a dream. This dream might take us to the richest spaces imagined.
Main entrances to the gallery are located next to the street. The urban staircases connect to the garden and the main inner courtyard space. The shape of the design is not blocking the views of the inner courtyard. Furthermore, lifted corners of the design correspond to the heights of surrounding structures and main entrances. The inner courtyard is slickly connected to the garden. Therefore, all the functions have visual connections towards the stream of vegetation. Functionally the volume is segregated into three zones: living zone, working zone and exposing zone.
The territory is full of aura from the wrecked church. The only element in the site that still connects to the memory of the church is a remaining wall. This brick wall with arches used to belong to the cellars in the basement.
inside-out (architectural design) amsterdam, the netherlands master 3rd semester 8 week individual project amsterdam academy of architecture tutor lars r. van es i_on_s@hotmail.com evaluation - “exellent� 2011 02 - 2011 03
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#1 gallery space
190 m2
#2 art garden
450 m2
#3 workshop space
90 m2
#4 living space
72 m2
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functional organisation
existing elements integrated The territory is full of aura from the wrecked church. The only element in the site that still connects to the memory of the church is a remaining wall. This brick wall with arches used to belong to the cellars in the basement.
flows, views, public entrances The urban staircases connect to the garden and the main inner courtyard space. The shape of the design is not blocking the views of the inner courtyard. Furthermore, lifted corners of the design correspond to the heights of surrounding structures.
inside lives family that creates art Two young artists live in this area. The creations of their talent are exposed in the gallery space. Sometimes kids from the kindergarten are coming to their workshop to see their process.
openings, function, patio space The inner courtyard is slickly connected to the garden. Therefore, all the functions have visual connections towards the stream of vegetation. The volume is segregated into: living zone, working zone and exposing zone.
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new Kleiburg Kleiburg residential expansion (Amsterdam Zuidoost) is designed in sixties by Siegfried Nassuth of the city planning department. Architecture of the Bijlmer was intended as a green, light and spacious urban scheme. Today we find sober and homogeneous houses, schools and shops. The functionalist feeling is greatly enhanced by the industrial building methods that express social equality. An abundance of open spaces and collective gardens compensated for the small houses; the transparency and openness of the public greenery represents a modern, open urban society. Like most post-war utopias, ideal Kleiburg soon expected serious difficulties. Instead of fostering social cohesion, the neighbourhood units promoted a feeling of contingency and a lack of variety. After a while the inexpensive flats became a refuge for immigrants, many of them from independent Surinam. Increase of socially weaker groups transformed the area into something that was soon became known as the ghetto. Monofunctional volumes are about to be demolished, a new “tabula-rasa” architecture is about to take the place. No creation without destruction. But is it the right way to go? Materials and buildings that are no longer used might take on new functions through reinterpretation and reorganization. Through the reforming of existing material, it is expected to enhance social transformations in problematic Kleiburg social environment. New function
tectonics The volume consists of three main elements: the base, the pillars and the roof.
x-change architectural design - construct amsterdam, the netherlands master 4th semester 8 week individual project amsterdam academy of architecture tutor jeroen van mechelen studio@studiojvm.nl evaluation - “goed” 2011 04-05
is about to rise out of old Kleiburg building elements and will invite all to reinterpret the future of an area from inside-out. The new reincarnation - Kleiburg culture centre consists of 4 main spaces: the main hall, lobby (city’s living room) and two rehearsal studios. The volume is situated on the water therefore it needs a stable and strong construction. Nine pillars are placed on a massive base. The space frame for the roof is made of recycled copper pipes. Therefore the roof is light and transparent. The volume is covered with plastic scaffolding used during constructions. Light roof structure provides the spaces with daylight and creates a feeling of lightness. A walk around the main stage provides views to Bijlmer’s landscapes. Technical rooms and toilets are located under the balcony of the stage. The roof is constructed from used copper water pipes from Kleiburg building. Space framed roof is covered with used glass for rain protection. The facade is made out of used plastic scaffolding that is windproof and waterproof. Used glass facade panels as well as interior walls from Kleiburg building are used for the new volume. They are designed to fit exactly so there is no need to cut the panels or glass facade elements. The pillars are done out of concrete balcony elements. The pillars go to the soil and hold the structure stable on the water. The floor elements of Kleiburg volume are used for the floor. The rhythm of 2.8 x2.27 meters dictates the proportion of all the elements and spaces. The beams out of interior Kleiburg concrete walls are holding the floor and are making all the structure extremely strong.
the volume An object becomes a dominant in the space and plays important role as a community building.
the space Interior can open up if needed; it creates an intimate dialogue with the surroundings.
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existing elements of Kleiburg building are reconfigured to construct a community centre
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love cove For a true icon of the maritime and pop culture industries, the space should be more than simply formally symbolic; it should function as a visual display of bustle of the actual workings and events of pop and maritime culture. By exposing the reality of the maritime and pop industries, people can engage with these cultures. This allows for people to interact not with static, historic depictions of these cultures, but instead to get in touch with the contemporary high tech realities of these industries and societies. Via the showcasing of these cultures, the space can become a true gateway that serves to link the harbor, the city, the landscape, and the people. In Taiwan open space is a precious commodity. The choice was made to maximize the available open space on site. Currently, a few elements exist that should remain: the wood pedestrian and bike way, many existing trees, and the railroad tracks. These are already successful elements on site and the rail tracks can serve as a reminder of the rich history of the site. In preserving these elements, a clear link is made from the Love River open space system, through our site, to adjacent parks. The paths are pulled back from the waterfront to allow for easier movement of people along the paths and to permit a diverse and more intimate array of functions adjacent to the waterfront. The ability to interact with water is integral to the public space design. A series of spaces ranging from an urban ‘beach’, yacht marina, a series of small water dimples, a children’s water play area, an interactive reflecting pool, an ecological education space, the world class passenger harbor, and an outdoor aquarium labyrinth. All of these spaces permit all ages of visitors to interact with water for a variety of experiences.
The site can be thought of in terms of three general zones. A thin strip on the east of the site is an ideal spot to allow the city to spill out onto an urban ‘beach’ with kiosks for eating and drinking and photovoltaic plazas for visual display. The large space to the north is a grand city plaza. Heading toward the Love River, there is an ecological education zone, with a small pavilion that is capped by the helipad. The existing viewing deck can be maintained and used to view the concert while the underside could house vendors for big events. The passenger harbor is kept near its current position and allows visitors to step off the boat out onto a deck dotted with relics of the shipping industry of long ago. The building IS the connecting structure from east to west, creating a vibrant retail bridge with views out over the cove. The building is given a thin profile, in order to press the activities against the façade, giving the public greater visual access while also providing those in the building constant views out toward the harbor. Putting all uses into one building accomplishes two goals: 1) it allows a combining of functional areas, thus minimizing them; 2) it simultaneously allows for semi public spaces to be shared, maximizing them and increasing their grandeur. Each use is given its own vertical zoning to allow for ease of use for both visitors and employees, and making for a separate access to each zone. Topping the building is a sky park. Linked directly to the ground via an escalator, the public is given a floating green space with expansive views over the city. The maritime center is suspended over the Love River, creating an iconic gateway of maritime activity and objects.
combining all uses in one building allows for semi public spaces to be shared, maximizing them and increasing their grandeur
kaoshiung pop music and culture center kaohsiung, taiwan international competition maxwan a+u hiroki matsuura (partner in charge), j. hilgefort (team leader), a. borejszo, l. cho, i. uogintas, n. ogasahara
personal role invoved in all stages of the project: site analysis, program analysis, overall concept developement, urban concept, architecture concept, 3d model production, site plan, plans, sections, elevations, postproduction of visual information
225 personal working hours 2010 09-10 contact person hiroki matsuurahirokim@maxwan.com t +31 (0)10 415 2999
love cove
a new visual icon is created, not merely in terms of formal architecture, but in terms of highlighting activity and events
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roof floor plan
4th floor plan
1st floor plan
section diagram
a thin profile presses the function to the facade, exhibiting the life of the building to the public
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City Plaza Retail Link
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01 maximize open space 02 link east to west 03 showcase maritime and pop activity
04 preserve good existing elements 05 connect love river to adjacent parks 06 series of interactive water spaces
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net-work The rich history of rural life in the area is being swallowed by suburban and touristic development. The project seeks to embrace the rural history of the site and serve as a protector and perhaps even incubator of it. Simultaneously, it seeks to foster the future evolution of these cultures. The proposal looks to put down roots in its history, yet allows for new development to sprout fresh ideas and spaces. The site is strategically located. It sits at the point where the culture and activity of the city meets the rural character and lifestyle of the countryside. Addtionally, one of the main entrances to the city from the airport passes directly by the site. This allows it to be a gateway into the city and a marker of the transition from urban to rural culture. In this regard the site is seen as a place to showcase contemporary and historic agri-culture. The natural instinct is to preserve the buildings on site, but perhaps the most significant preservation is that of the rural culture/lifestyle/ heritage. The specified program seeks to act as an incubator for these activities – crafts, animal livestock, traditional cooking, organic farming, etc. In doing so, the buildings seek to match the scale of these activities and to occupy the entire site - thereby engaging with the land itself via a series of small scale structures. Instead of one large gesture in the landscape, a series of small gestures are spread across the landscape. It is the preservation of ‘culture’ [agri-culture] we seek via architectural heritage. Perhaps the most iconic part of the proposal is the net. It, in fact, functions on many levels. For one, it acts as a simple gesture to
physically link all elements of the project. Related to that, it also gives a sense of unity to what is a quite diverse set of programs and spaces. Formally, it allows for a wide range of spatial experiences while also blurring the distinction of what is inside and what is outside. Symbolically, it is a clear reference to the farming nets used in many farmlands. Functionally, it allows for users of the site to enjoy being outside amongst the landscape, while still being in a cooled space. It essentially creates one big shadow that allows for a large amount of public space to be cooled and occupieable. However, perhaps its most significant contribution is through the creation of excessive amounts of usuable space. Through the addition of the net, 8000 sqm of additional useable [aka out of the sun] ‘programmed’ space is added to the 3000 sqm of interior space. And all added at a tiny cost. The programming of the spaces extends beyond the building envelope and over the landscape, creating districts of activity that bleed into one another, not merely buildings containing fixed program. The garden for the restaurant leads to the agriculture reseach center, which has a open farm that leads toward the agriculture workshop area, which leads through a farmed landscape which leads to the animal/play area. New, more structured, programs such as a Museum for Rural Culture, an agriculture research center/library, a organic/local restaurant, gallery space, and a hostel mix with the landscape elements and the spaces that are less structured, which allow for markets, workshops, amphitheater, playgrounds, and animal farms. In essence, all components of the space are mutually shareable, symbiotic within each other.
combining all uses in one building allows for semi public spaces to be shared, maximizing them and increasing their grandeur
architectural competition for the restoration, definition and utilization of germaninas farms paphos, cyprus international competition maxwan a+u hiroki matsuura (partner in charge), j. hilgefort (team leader), a. borejszo, l. cho, a. karavanas, i. uogintas
personal role invoved in all stages of the project: site analysis, program analysis, overall concept developement, urban concept, architecture concept, 3d model production, vr production, site plan, plans, sections, elevations, postproduction of visual information
385 personal working hours 2011 08 - 09
contact person - hiroki matsuura hirokim@maxwan.com t +31 (0)10 415 2999
network
a new visual icon is created, not merely in terms of formal architecture, but in terms of highlighting activity and events
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network
Agri + Culture
The site is strategically located. It sits at the point where the culture and activity of the city meets the rural character and lifestyle of the countryside. Addtionally, one of the main entrances to the city from the airport passes directly by the site. This allows it to be a gateway into the city and a marker of the transition from urban to rural culture. In this regard the site is seen as a place to showcase contemporary and historic agri-culture.
Representative landscape
In terms of landscape, the first step is to keep as much of the quality landscape that already exists on site – primarily existing trees. A sampling of traditional plant elements – ranging from cyprus trees, local vegetables, and orchard trees, such as potatoes and olives – are brought onto the site. Diverse types of plants supports new activities on site; cooking and restaurants, arts and craftsmenship, animal grazing and educational recreation.
Layered Preservation
The natural instinct is to preserve the buildings on site, but perhaps the most significant preservation is that of the rural culture/ lifestyle/heritage. The specified program seeks to act as an incubator for these activities – crafts, animal livestock, organic farming, etc. In doing so, the buildings seek to match the scale of these activities and to occupy the entire site - thereby engaging with the land itself via a series of small scale structures. Instead of one large gesture in the landscape, a series of small gestures are spread across the landscape.
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Linked Square
The historic buildings frame a natural central space. This references the history of the sites layout. However, the current site context has a series of opportunities for linkages, which is key in this slightly ‘off-road’ site. The strategy was to allow the square to function like a central node and to stretch/reach out to grasp these outlying opportunities. As a whole, the proposal ensures unity while encouraging individual diversity.
The Net
Net acts as a simple gesture to physically link all elements of the project. Related to that, it also gives a sense of unity to what is a quite diverse set of programs and spaces. Formally, it allows for a wide range of spatial experiences while also blurring the distinction of what is inside and what is outside. It allows for users of the site to enjoy being outside amongst the landscape, while still being in a cooled space.
Talking buildings
The existing structures can be reused in a number of ways. Obviously, key structures need to be reconstructed and represent their original spatial qualities. Other structures can intentionally be left to function as ruins, allowing one to see their a captured moment in history. Other’s require new elements to complete the buildings, but can be added onto in a manner that clearly dilineates old from new – rough/raw old, smooth/ clean new. What were once small buildings can now function as the interior courts of larger, new structures.
network
birds view
cinema under the net
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artist & farmer’s workshops
picnic spot
animal barns organic vegetable farm for local market & education
play space
temporary outdoor exhibition space
water irrigati
short-term stay / hotel
service vehicle route
network
orchard
orchard agriculture & culinary research lab
organic food shop & bakery
outdoor garden
restaurant
& ion lab water fountain & wells
grand entrance & exhibition gallery
amphiteatre
service vehicle route exhibition & administration
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svencele kiting Kiteboarding and windsurfing center in Curonian Lagoon Since the end of the Soviet era, the model of implementing largescale urban ideas tout de suite in Lithuania has become almost impracticable, and with the looming economic crisis of recent years, even more so. So what if you have an ambitious project of urban development, and giving up on or freezing your ideas for an unlimited time is not an option? The Svencele kiting sports centre suggests an alternative, simple, low-cost, quick and eye-catching idea that offers an effective solution to enhance this particular site, and could work as a catalyst for the further development of the area in the future. Being a remote outpost, the village of Svencele lacks services and a decent transport infrastructure, and seems to be neglected by everyone, except for one category of enthusiasts. Stretching along the picturesque shore of the Curonian Lagoon, a place endowed with winds that never cease, Svencele is one of the most famous spots for kite surfing in the country. Having for decades experienced the beauty as well as the discomfort of the wild, empty beach, some five years ago visitors and locals were presented with an urban concept for the total resurrection of the area. The masterplan envisioned a 30-hectare complex of residential quarters, a harbour and a service and sports centre. While the big plans have been suspended until
more prosperous times, the first stage, a surf camp occupying one hectare, was implemented as a pilot fragment to test the urban concept and to enhance public awareness of the place. Thirty seven one or two-storey refurbished shipping containers are distributed regularly along the wooden pathways heading towards the water. The front line of the quarter, offering views of the lagoon, is dedicated to public functions, such as a restaurant with an openair terrace, surf schools and equipment shops, while the residential units and a block of conveniences are located further inland. Simple, sugar-free exteriors, tiny rooms, equipped with basic furniture and large, glazed doors, correspond to the concept of prioritizing communication over privacy. It seems, however, that this moderate level of comfort totally satisfies the abundant youthful and active visitors, who are drawn by kiting facilities combined with a cultural programme, which includes concerts and well-being festivals. Built in three months with an unbelievably modest investment of 45,000 euros, the Svencele camp is a fresh urban intervention, and proves that even small steps in the process of urban development, if designed carefully and with ingenuity, can result in a significant push forward.
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kiteboarding and windsurfing center personal office initiative project svencele, lithuania andre baldi architecture and urbanism (in collaboration with aketuri studio) andre baldisiute(team leader), ignas uogintas, lukas rekevicius, milda rekeviciene, algis neniskis
svencele village as planned
personal role invoved in: overall concept, technial drawings, presentation 24 personal working days 2009 04- 2009 06
photography - algis neniskis
contact person - andre baldisiute andre@andrebaldi.lt t +370 652 448 28
nominee for European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture Mies van der Rohe Award 2012
“metras� award for being one of 5 best lithuanian realisation of 2010-2012
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plans and sections of the campus
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night events on campus, foto a. neniskis
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“During his involvement in Maxwan projects Ignas carried out tasks relating to the analysis the conceptual stages, the overall and detailed design, the visualization/ presentation and the realization, such as the Bargelaan in Leiden and the Bruul shopping street in Mechelen. The pace at which Ignas has developed himself is remarkable. He is highly motivated and showed the capability to learn fast. Within months he became a valuable addition to each and every design team that he was selected for. Ignas had no problems dealing with the sometimes highly complicated design tasks and processes that he was confronted with. He is a fast worker; solutions seem to come easily. We highly appreciate Ignas’ creativity and his dedication. He has been an enrichment to the office.” Rients Dijkstra
Senior architect, managing partner at Maxwan a+u Dutch Government Adviser on City and Infrastructure Design
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