COMPETITION | 3rd PRIZE

 

CONCEPT

 

This project explores the combination of two distinctly different characters: a rather utilitarian - yet romantic - function and a highly poetic natural setting. The site and its context dictated the main architectural inspirations: the slope, the meadow, opening, and materiality. The building volume is laconic and clear - closed toward the street and open toward nature. It does not seek any particular stylistic expression; instead, it remains calm and restrained within the landscape. Its only message is the repetition of the terrain. The volume opens solely at the entrance.

 

ARCHITECTURAL IDEA

 

The architectural concept of the building is based on its relationship with the characteristic features of the landscape. The volume primarily responds to the existing terrain, gradually lowering toward the west. From the museum grounds, a planted roof plane becomes visible, allowing the building to merge into the meadow. The meadow itself becomes the building’s roof, offering views toward the museum, the forest beyond, and glimpses of buildings representing Lithuania’s ethnographic regions visible through openings. The building opens toward the museum side, where transparent facades invite visitors and communicate the content within.