Selected Works by Saulius Teodoras Budzinauskas

//selected works Saulius Teodoras Budzinauskas

//education

//curriculum vitae

Saulius Teodoras Budzinauskas

09/2013 - 06/2014

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Bachelor's degree of Architecture

07/01/1991 Vilnius, Lithuania Munich, Germany

03/2013 - 09/2013

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Erasmus exchange

saulius.budzinauskas@gmail.com +370 615 55014 +49 176 50083157

09/2010 - 03/2013

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Undergraduate studies, Architecture

languages:

Lithuanian - Native Russian - Native, verbal English - Fluent, IELTS 9.0

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German - Beginner

09/1997 - 07/2009

Montessori primary school, Vilnius Simono Daukanto gymnasium, Vilnius

core tool skills:

Autodesk Revit Autodesk Autocad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Solidworks Rhinoceros 3d Adobe Creative Cloud

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traits:

inquisitive, fast learner, innovative, self critical, wide area of interests hobbies, interests:

UAVs, 3d printing, accessory design, windsurfing, photography, tinkering

//work 04/2014 - 04/2015

ENHAND, MB Globalu Product Designer, Head of Design 04/2015 - 12/2015

Blue Lime Labs, PLLC Product Designer, UX Designer 12/2015 - 04/2016

Freelance in product and graphical design 08/2016 - curent

Studio Gollwitzer Architekten, gmbH Architect

//etc. Student competition "Baumwipfelsteg Nordpark Bonames" 1st place with Felix Heitzenrรถder Exemplary Semester Project award "Geras" Project for textile factoy "Lelija" renovation

elementary school for 600 pupils Gaziantep, Turkey bachelor thesis

//what and where The school was created as a bachelor thesis project, focusing heavily from the early concept stage on sustainability not only as a design principle but as a value to pass on to the users of the school. Taking part in the ISOVER Multi Comfort House competition, the designated site for the school was a land parcel in the newly planned ECO Project district. A part of a sustainability plan conceived by the municipality of Gaziantep, a city in the south of Turkey, around 100 kilometers north of Aleppo, Syria. The city of Gaziantep is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world rich with history, as well as a large industrial hub and one of the fastest growing cities in the region.

// southern entrance and vine fence

// isometric view of the structure

//why and how The school was envisaged as an integral link between the outside world of nature and the community that makes use of the building. Classrooms being the main constituent element of a school serve as that link, dropping two if their main walls, thus leaving no barriers that define the “outside’ and the “inside”. Almost every structural member of the school is placed perpendicular to the dominant axis of the land plot, thus forming a visual flow of sorts, between the inner areas and the school’s immediate surroundings.

//out of what After an extensive search for good sustainable construction, the main material of

// functionality concepts

choice - rammed earth was selected as it completely fits the pusued ideals of sustainability as well as it’s aesthetics being suitable with the region’s heritage. Greatly reducing the amount of concrete used, the adoption of rammed earth significantly lowers the embodied CO2 of the building as well as very likely enables sourcing the material directly from the building site itself. Another useful benefit of rammed earth is its immense thermal inertia, helping to maintain a comfortable interior micro climate, thus reducing the energy consumption. In a somewhat brutalist manner, the construction material is kept bare, and obvious.

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Building's third level is dedicated to the faculty and administration. Northern entrance is directly anterior to the large stairway leading directly to the main floor. This linear arrangement of the entrances results in an open welcoming area, without using up a large portion of space. Since the school is adjacent to a more busy street from the south, the open outside assembly area is also located on the norther side. It also serves as a large bicycle parking.

// main entrance from the north

//what's outside Since the school is located on a land plot with a rather steep inclination, it was decided to use this feature to hide the massive volumes of the assembly and sports halls. Approaching from the north, the school looks tiny compared to its actual size that is apparent when looking over the terraces or entering inside. From the south however, because of the way every next level is significantly stepped back the building does not present its size as strikingly. More so, for a child near his or her classrooms, the school always appears as a single storey structure - a more comforting appearance. Since no matter what a school requires its territory to be enclosed, it was chosen to somewhat obstruct the southern view from the street with a barrier construct in the architectural character as the building rather than a simple fence, that would be discordant with the otherwise uniform look of a terraced garden. In the alcoves that the structural members form along the street, benches are placed to provide passers-by a place to rest or wait for public transport.

// canteen - assembly hall

tree top walk bridge Frankfurt am Main, Germany semester project thesis

//what and where The Bonames Nordpark tree top walk was created as one of the semester projects in FFM Frankfurt along with a fellow student Felix Heitzenrรถder. The project took part in a student competition held by the municipality of Frankfurt am Main to design a new bridge in Bonames Nordpark north of Frankfurt and was awarded 1st place.

// view of the tower from south

//why and how Taking inspiration from works and ideas of Kenneth Snelson and Buckminster Fuller, the structure was imagined as a freestanding steel tensegrity construct with a walkway and its ramp resting on it. The walkway would be horizontal, only slightly changing its height in the middle and ending with a ramp at the tower thus the passers by would move along the parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; canopies for the most part of the walk. The reinforced central break in the walkway is designed to counteract the twisting forces in the bridge and enables to use an asymmetric structure only one side to create a more open experience for the visitors.

// plan view

// elevation view

// exploded view of a structural module

// view of the walkway from north

//out of what Since the project was part of a module focusing on steel construction, the material was known beforehand. A modular system was conceived, consisting of standard and custom profile steel beams joined by welds and bolts, enabling rapid construction of the prefabricated structure. The structure is covered by galvanized steel grating, bar-grating is used for the walkway and expanded metal grating covers the sides and underneath the structure.

// view from the east

coworking office and workshop interior Vilnius, Lithuania semester project

//what and where A disused factory building was provided as a blank canvas for reuse while recently a similar building nearby has been converted to a block of studio apartments. Since the area is an actively developing mixed use urban focal point, a somewhat still innovative function for Vilnius was chosen - an open access co-working space - a welcoming place for people to work on their own projects and ideas.

//what's inside The volume was hollowed out , leaving in place only the stuctural members. The resulting empty space was then sliced up into smaller volumes with defined functions. In contrast with the existig conctere structures the interior intervention is constructed out of large sheets of plywood and laminated timber, enabling a pre-fabricated construction approach as well as uncomplicated construction.

old textile factory transformation public workshops, library, coworking centre Vilnius, Lithuania semester project

//what and where A renovation project turning an old disused textile factory in Vilnius, Lithuania into a public access library, workshops, conference center and a coworking office center. A project aiming to create a unique multidisciplinary hub, where private investors and government projects can uplift and enable rapid growth of exceptional businesses and cultural ideas providing a haven for innovation and creativity.

// main facade and courtyard

//what's inside The original textie factory is an H shaped building with production areas delegated to the side volumes. The central part of the building poses very little aesthetic and heritage value and thus is mostly demolished, creating a drastic intervention in the composition. Both courtyards are connected with a formed landscape feature and form a dynamic public space between the two remaining original volumes. The area of interest is closed of by errecting an open-plan office building at the back of the plot. Both of the existing manufacturing wings are hollowed out, preserving the wooden rood trusses and reinforcing the walls with steel beams. This open hangar-like space then becomes host to a modular manufacturing area in the west wing and a library and conference area in the east. In the former administrative part of the building, now reduced to a single semi-underground floor a cafe and registration desk are placed. The complex is envisioned to function as a universally accessible library, not only for literature, but also for manufacturing and prototyping, knowledge transfer and workspace, to encourage and energize new innovative developements.

// machine and workshop area, west wing

other works: designer bicycles, web projects, product design, branding solutions

//what A collection of various non-achitectural works, ranging from restored bicycles to graphic, web design and industrial design works.

//puslestip A software/hardware service solution for HR managers to provide their employees with a user friendly and hassle-free feedback tool, replacing conventional time wasting surveys and distracting email questionnaires. The terminal was envisioned by trying to create a device with an anti-gadget ideology. A minimalistic object crafted from authentic materials that has an elegant presence, inviting to use it and fitting in any corporate environment.

Photo ÂŠ Mantas Frolenko, 2016, Vilnius

// pulsetip survey terminal

//thank you