Residential in Miškiniai

Location: Vilnius, Miškiniai

Year: 2023 m.

Status: Design development

Category: Residential

Authors: Gintaras Čaikauskas, Monika Stražinskaitė

Area: 8 500 m²

Due to the existing elongated shape of the plot, the buildings along Miškinii street are composed in a perimeter. This is how a new street surface is formed. The volume is divided in order to visually reduce it and taking into account the scale prevailing in the adjacent areas. Volumes are pushed towards each other, closer to the river they are crushed. 1st floor volumes are being built in the spaces of the street complex, leaving visual connections, without disrupting the perimeter construction. Buildings closer to the street are designed with 3-4 stories, 4-story buildings emphasize access to the plot. Smaller 3-story houses are being designed next to the river. The rhythmic openings of the facade, like "binoculars", face the river and the surrounding forest. Among the smaller riverside houses, public spaces and children's playgrounds, pedestrian descents to the intensively used green area near the Neris River are being designed. Massifs of trees are preserved in this area, which will fulfill the purpose of public spaces and will be easily accessible to local residents and townspeople. Entrances to the plot and semi-open parking lots are provided from Miškinii gavė in two places: through the middle of the plot, highlighted by the volumes of 4-story buildings, and in the northern part of the plot.