"Muzikateitis' : Proposal for National Concert Hall, Vilnius, LT, 2019

International Competition: National Concert Hall for Vilnius

Entry Code: RG-0505

Contents Introduction Town Planning Concept Transport Concept Architectural Concept Environmental Concept Functional Layout Technical Systems Material Finishes Structural Concept Key Parameters Appendix

Introduction The City from The Muzikateitis: Inclusive Architecture as a vantage point of experiencing the city

Vilnius is a city of intricacies layered in multiplicities of interwoven histories.

Thomas Vencloma describes the city as mysterious and magic, eccentric and peculiar, the inspiration of myths and poetries. What probably etches in Vilnius deeply is that the city as almost always construed as an object of nostalgia. Our design proposal builds on the same and represents an architecture of nostalgia- a “curated ruin� set in the urban fabric of Vilnius.

Interspersed into its landscape, this urban ziggurat springs from the contours with a series of ramps that go till the top- a vantage point for a splendid view of the Vilnius cityscape.

The proposal is democratic and inclusive in the sense that it becomes a place of conviviality for all. The layers in their complexities, unravel as one makes way through the landscape, into the building, and through the built. It’s a place not just for the bourgouise and the elite. It is for the city dweller and for the tourist alike. It is as much for the kid as it is for a senior citizen. It is for the ones with restricted mobility, and it is for those with restricted vision. The sights that the city has to offer is for everybody, and the architecture is the generator of this path to access these.

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Aerial View of National Concert Hall on Taurus Hill, Vilnius City, Lithuania

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Town Planning

Fig 1.1 Vilnius City Map with Important Landmarks in the central part of the city, around the competition site

Overlaps in time, overlaps in geographical and social contexts and movements travelling and have gained regional significance. The site gets its substance by virtue of its geographic and geometric dispositions.

The taxonomy of architectural style is dissolved to belong completely to the site, drawing its influences from various architectural styles and yet not identifiable with any.

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The proposal, though new, is not in a visual collision with the old fabric, and only builds on the framework of the existing topogrophy, borrowing the inferences from the city’s cultural fabric. The proposal is democratic and inclusive in the sense that it becomes a place of conviviality for all.

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Natural A figure-ground map showing the green areas, on the site and its surrounding areas

Built Built mass on site as per our design proposal, along with the built masses around the site.

Urban Axes Vistas are deliberately closed by the landscape and the building, in a conscious effort to unravel the views of the city as one moves about the site.

Site Access The site access is through the main V. Mykolaicio-Putino Street from the top of the hill by an access road, compirising of a ramp towards the end.

There is a separate entry for heavyweight vehicles and media through Tauro street.

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Transport

Concept

Transport solutions have been catered A service rood has been provided for to not just the people attending the access by heavyweight vehicles and concert, but also for the ease of media vans, without disturbing the convenience for the people coming main access point. via public transport, taxis, private vehicles, bicycles or foot.

Major Traffic Areas WW

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Pick up/Drop off points

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Architecture

Concept

The City from The Muzikateitis: Inclusive Architecture as a vantage point of experiencing the city

The proposal is democratic and inclusive in the sense that it becomes a place of conviviality for all. The layers unfold as one makes way through the landscape, into the building, and through the built. It has a visual similarity to what we we may have seen but we cannot trace these memories.There is a sense of order that is seen in the building but one can’t quite fit it into a particular style.

The building getting old does not.

The intention is to curate the ageing of the building to the next hundred years because as it grows old and decays, in its decay, it would be still right in its place. It would do so to belong.

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In the walls, and the texture that comes on the columns, in all aesthetic elements, there is a primal aspect to the appearance of the building. Because it has a sense of primal ancience of Nature-Human interface in its raw form. Also, the reinterpretations of lost Lithuanian Ethnic Visual & Material Cultures is evident. The architecture, as well as the daily life delineated by it, is but the first layer alongside a multiplicity of others manifested into a rampant soul-seeking endeavour to connect.

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Architecture Concept

Site plan of Musikatetis Design Proposal, along with context.

The National Concert Hall is a building that exceeds concerts. It becomes one with the city. The design proposal embosses its essence in the cultural memory of the urban fabric. It encapsulates formalism on the inside, and yet is democratic on the exterior, as it is sought to be an extension of the landscape itself, inviting activities and interaction. The proposal exceeds the brief by going beyond the needs of a concert hall and imparting a new cultural footprint that doesn’t embody a sleek high-tech style in its aesthetic, yet a modern structure with respect to the technology it encompasses.

The design makes one conscious of the architecture and surrounding elements, as they explore the spatial narrative with its floating planes, naturally lit lobbies, glass coloumns establishing a cosmic link with the appreciation and practice of music.

Freshly Sourced, pre-polished, rough cut fractured marble on the façade not just reduces skilled labour. This is an effort to showcase beauty in its raw form.

The landscape allows pockets of grass that are divided by pedestrian paths in a petal geometry. The pattern of the path through the hill is to allow access to all points including the steep slopes. Portions of the paths going to through the steep slopes allow kids to climb up on using rocks as footholds. The landscape also allows open air concerts with the glowing building as a backdrop.

The architecture in itself, though seeming to draw influences from a plethora of sources, stands in denial of classicism by not being polished. It aims to nullify the effects of systematic deconstruction of ethnographic identities by incorporating surfaces, mainly walls, adorned by Lithuanian textile

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Architecture Concept

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Environmental 1A. Minimized Waste Generation: Construction Phase: Inorganic: Onsite A1. Maximized Use of Pre-fabricated Components A2. Offsite Pre-fabricated Steel member for Tree Branch structure assembled onsite A3. Offsite Custom, Pre-fabricated, Chemically-treated Timber profiles and Triple Glazing Units (TGU) A4. Offsite Pre-fabricated Hollow Decked, Waffle Concrete floor assembled Onsite to reduce waste generation.

1B. Maximized Waste Recycling: Construction Phase: Organic: Onsite B1. Excavates to be used for filling B2. Excavated top soil to be preserved as reused in landscaping 1C. Maximized Waste Recycling: Operational Phase: Organic: Onsite C1. Onsite Anaerobic Digestor to treat organic waste generated onsite C2. Product gas used to supplement Heating Demand C3. Provisions for Onsite recycling facility to separate recyclable material from inert materials C4. Maximized reuse & recycling will be done at site C5. Paper recycling unit C6. Recycling materials generated from cafeteria 2. Maximized Energy Efficiency and Minimized Running Cost A.Use energy efficient systems like Biomass fired Combined Heating & Power Systems(CHP) B. Use of efficient renewable energy technologies such as heat pumps to International Competition: National Concert Hall for Vilnius

C. Provision of enhanced control systems to make building’s mechanical systems environment responsive (thermal and lighting controls) D. Reduced Energy Performance Index through a combination of climate responsive design features and energy efficient mechanical systems E. Provision of Integrated Building Management System (iBMS) to monitor building energy requirement.

3. Minimized Energy Demands: Daylighting, Facade & Insulations A1.Climate responsive design features like orientation & placement of glazed & opaque facades to maximize daylight & reduce lighting load A2. Double Glazed Units on all glazed areas, with Ug < 0.9W/m2K A3. TGUs are fritted wherever need depending on daylight requirement A4.South facing glazed facade to maximize daylight penetration A5. Building openings on along east west orientation to minimize heat loss A6. Reduce lighting load through control systems like Daylight and Occupancy sensors & Dimmers A7. Provision of enhanced control systems to make buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mechanical systems environment responsive - 95 percent lighting control for staff offices where they can suit the lighting levels as required.

B1. Surfaces & fills with enhanced thermal properties B2. Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Block double wall for both Exterior & Grand Entrance

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Concept B3. 65 mm XPS Insulation on all exte- 6. Material Sourcing & Construction rior walls & joineries at grade Methodologies C1. Reduce unwanted energy consumption by deploying efficient mechanical control systems like VFD equipped pumps and motors C2. Thermostat equipped spaces to monitor heating requirement C3. Possible collaboration with global businesses pioneering in renewable energy to deploy est bed applications

A. Use of material palette that has been sourced from within 400 miles of the project site B. Custom, Offsite, Prefabrication by local vendors & contractors thus relying on community involvement C. Chemically Treated Timber is used in junction with Prefabricated Steel, both assembled on site

4. Maximized use of Renewable Energies A. All Exterior & Auxilliary lighting to be achieved through use of stand lone wind mills, optional solar B. Anaerobic Digestor to produce usable gas for heating, sourced from kitchen, kitchen garden and other organic wastes C. Air- to-water heat pumps to supplement heating requirements.

D. Proximity of built volume to river allows deploying the latter as a heat sink & source in an efficient mannerRainwater Storage Tanks to augment water requirement 5. Maximized Resource Efficiency: Water A. Use of water efficient fixtures to aim for more than 50% reduction in potable water B. Waterless urinals C. Ultra low-flow Water closets D. Low flow kitchen and toilet faucets E. Onsite treatment of 100% waste water generated at site F. Treated water to be re-used in flushing and landscape irrigation.

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Passive Design 07 .Passive Design Solutions : Architecture & Design-led Hybrid Thinking The brief sets high standards of sustainability, energy efficiency and allied environmental concerns. The proposal schematic responds with an environmentally responds approach at every phase, from maximizing climate responsive passive design elements, spatial planning and materiality to deployment of energy efficient system throughout its entire lifecycle.

A2. Least number of trees required to be relocated, and within 50 mts of original position, within the building itself A3.Orientation within 10° along East-West maximizes Solar Heat Gain through South facade & facilitates induced Cross Ventilation through the East facade A4. More than 65% of facade oriented towards North and South drastically enhances percentage of naturally lit spaces

A. Siting of the Built Volume: Placement & Orientation

B. Retaining & Reinforcing Environmental Quality

A1. Volume placement in least vegetative area

B1. The excavated top soil is used back to form landscaped berms that act as Buffer Zone Acoustic Barriers & Thermal Mass along both ends on East & West, B2. Least amount of Trees need displacement and within 50 mts of original position B3. Replanting @1:3 of relocated plants would allow development of a more intensified floral biodiversity in the island

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Environmental Concept

C. Fluid Merging of Architectures: Landscape & Building C1. Landscaped berms act as Buffer zones near East-West peripheries reduce Light and Noise Pollution: by acting as sound barriers for both occupants and regular park visitors.

C2. All heavily occupied spaces are placed centrally thus preserving heat C3. Internal courtyards create better MicroClimates in both Pubic, Exhibition and Back of House areas C4. Double Layered Insulated Basement Retaining Wall to conserve heat.

D. Intelligent Building Systems : Facades

the entire volume a pleasant greenhouse garden of scientific curio & artifacts.

Annual Solar Path Analysis Morning Glare > Low Heat Gain > Acceptable Lux Levels > Least Concern WWProposed Strategy : Large opening as Vehucular/VIP Entrance forming a pool of daylight Mid Day Overhead Daylight > Medium Heat gain Proposed Strategy: Self Shading Geometry with Responsive Facade & Accessible Stramp and terrace for visitors thereby increased surface area / Status: Resolved Concern Afternoon Daylight > Highest Heat Gain/ Proposed Strategy: This works iSelf Shading Geometry/ Intelligent Facade/ Resolved Concern Pre-Sunset Glare : Medium Heat Gain/ Extreme glare Proposed Strategy: Self Shading Geometry with Responsive Facade on the South and West >Resolved Critical Concern

High Thermal Performance BuildingEnvelope all around D1. Entire facade will be TGUs with u-value lesser than 0.9W/M2-K Strategically placed Automated Openable Glazings D2. On the Top of East side, over Grand Entance Hall, allows cross ventilation of hot air due to Venturi Effect.

D3. On the Top of West side, over Of- Annual Wind TendenciesWWW fice & Back of House areas, diffuses undesirable Glare from afternoon & Calls for a least intrusive external evening into desirable daylight from form overhead for continued late hours in allowing seamless windflow throughthe summer out the Tauras Hill precinct.

D4. Consequentially, the opaque The inference drawn is that a robust areas strategically inhibit excessive faceted facade inhibits large vorsolar heat gain in summer. tex formations around built volume D5. Maximized used of Winter sun for threeby reducing causing damages, Passive Heating Lateral force effects are further D6. Amply dispersed buffer spaces reduced because of Aerodynamic both within the volume, in the baseRoofscape mimicking the existing ment periphery and envelopes thus landscape. reducing heat losses, thus making International Competition: National Concert Hall for Vilnius

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Environmental Concept

Daylighting

Envionmental Noise Mitigation

Interior view of North Lobby

Punctures have been provided in the deep spaces, to facilitate the installation of solar lights. These deep spaces are comprised of service Core- Lifts and Staircases, present to the East of Main hall Technical Areas, Office areas.

Congregational spaces, which predominantly consist of the VIP Entrance in the East, have a large cutout of fractured physical nature as if to resemble the rawness of a quarry site. This cutout fills the lobby with diffused light, and does not require artificial lighting during the day.

Landscape Building as an extension of the existing landscape ; Chipped wood ramps going up till the top of the building to the viewing point

Environmental Noise Map- Day

Environmental Noise Map- Night

Planning to minimize the impact of environmental noise in order to ensure compatibility of different uses adjacent to each other, in this case, the landscape with the roads on the periphery of site.

The landscape serves as a place for interaction between the building and the natural terrain, and follows the natural slope and draining passage, with rainwater harvesting pits and soak pits providied for recycling storm water durig summer.

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Functional Layout Spatial Adjacencies The main concert hall has adjoining lobbies on three sides: East Lobby for Vehicular Access North Lobby for Pedestrian Access West Lobby for Egress only These lobbies function as additional buffer spaces around technical acoustic treatment in the walls of the concert hall. They also provide efficient space for evacuation quickly.

Technical spaces are provided towards south to allow maximum sunlight.

The commercial space in yellow, functions independently, and therefore can be accessed at all times, even if the concert halls are not in use.

Main Hall and Small Hall Technical Spaces as the South Buffer Offices in south-west buffer Independent Commercial Spaces in East East, West and North Lobbies Fire Egress and Service Cores Basement volume: Parking, Machine rooms, Instruments, Workshop and Sewage Treatment

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Acoustic Solutions Kinetic Walls for the Main Hall are enabled by mesh interface and system of real time audio sensors and dual actuators thus being dynamic surfaces onto which â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Data Driven Designâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sculpture will be installed, commissioned to emerging artists in residency.

Data sculpture is inspired from artwork by an emerging artist-Refik Anadol

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Acoustic treatment on the Intrados of concert hall emulates the raw natureof a marble quarry.

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Technical Systems Energy Performance

It is fitted with kinetic sensors by virtue of which the unit seals the space like a green house, therefore getting more heat.

Deploying efficient mechanical control systems like VFD equipped pumps and motors for reducing energy wastage

Fire Protection and Prevention Thermostat equipped spaces to monitor heating requirement Maximum distance from the seat and therefore control indoor to evacuation exit in the hall: temperature of different spaces.

30 m — if the way is by horizontal Possible collaboration with global ground or a slope (32 m maximum) businesses pioneering in renewable 17.5 m — if the way is by energy to deploy est bed applications. stairs up (23 m maximum) 17.5 m — if the way is by stairs Use of renewable energy down(20 m maximum) from local sources.

2 m wide acoustic doors with 2 Hrs fire rating material assembly Lighting with panic door handles Exit doors in the Grand hall Punctures have been provided Phase I: 22 Doors in the deep spaces, to facilitate Phase II: 22-4+30 doors the installation of solar lights.

Exit doors in the Small hall: 4 These deep spaces are comprised of: i)Service Core- Lifts and Staircases, present to the East of Main hall ii)Technical Areas iii)Office areas Reduced lighting load through control systems like Daylight and Occupancy sensors & Dimmers.

Building Automation

Width of fire staircase (should be not less than 1.35 m): 1.5 m Maximum length of escape route to the evacuation staircase (not in concert hall)— 30 m The requirements for fire sprinkler system will be developed in more detail upon winning the competition.

Time-Activated Bollards Controlling and restricting vehicle access with automatic bollards.

Systems to be integrated into existing building management systems or controlled using a timing clock, intercom, and other access control options.

HVAC

Water and Sewage Use of water efficient fixtures to aim for reduction in potable water required for the same.

Onsite treatment of 100% waste water generated at site Deploying sewage pipes along natural drainage slope, connecting to the city’s main sewage pipes.

Indoor air quality maintained through ventilation ducts provided in all spaces.

Acoustic Double Glazing Unit installed in the South-East.

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Material Finishes

Fractured Marble sourced from Marble quarry

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Rough cut, front and sides unpolished, white marble sourced from the quarry

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Material Finishes

Windows in deep grey, matt spray painted with intumescent paint, Bricks in a 10 tone pallette of earthy tones

Baltic Amber, in tiles, for the 8 columns series in the North facade

Volcanic rock surface, used as simulation on the ceiling

ETFE- Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene enclosures

Rusted Metal simulated on the walls

Zinc Roof

Key Parameters 1. Project Code: RG0505 2. Total area of the building - 17050 m2 3.Footprint size of the building- 9305 m2 4. The maximum building height : 23.9 m at top of Terrace Structural Concrete 25 m at Top of Terrace Handrail 5. Number of the Grand hall seats: Phase 1: First Build: 1750 seats Phase 2: First Expansion: 2150 Seats WTotal Seats : 3900 Seats 6. Grand hall area: Structural Wall Out-to-Out Area: 55.5 m x 35.5 m: 1970.25 m² Carpet Area after Structural & Kinetic Acoustic Treatment: 54 m x 34 m: 1836 m² 7. Number of the Small hall seats Phase 1: First Build: 510 seats

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Annex

Conceptual Sketches