The New City

arches architecture studio tel.:+ 370 5 271 1808 mail.: info@arches.lt Ateities str.

10 Vilnius, Lithuania 54.736534, 25.267541

THE NEW CITY INVITED URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONTEST OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BLOCK ALGIRDO STR. 77, VILNIUS

EXPLANATORY

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CONTENT

THE NEW CITY DISCOVERIES URBAN IDEA ARCHITECTURAL IDEA PROPOSALS REFERENCES GENERAL INDICATORS

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or

many

decades,

the

territory

of

Naujamiestis along the historical railway

route functioned as a utilitarian industrial area, not using its transit potential. At the same time, the latter is crossed by significant historical streets of Vilnius, the most important of which is Švitrigailos.

It is an artery - the gateway to the city, through which you enter the city center from the south, through which guests of the city from the airport move. Algirdo street, which forms the chrestomatous orthogonal structure of this part of the city, is right next to it. These are the meridian axes of the city, along which significant, new quality development is taking place. However, another important axis of the reformation of the urban structure emerges in this area the parallel between the railway station and Panerių Street. New urban nodes are being created along it (the new railway station with all the surrounding infrastructure, the core of St. Deacon Stephen’s Church, the future railway museum, new business and residential quarters on Panerių Street). Thus, these meridian and parallel structures create the prerequisites for reorganizing the flawed structure of super-blocks for this location into more humane-scaled, pedestrian-friendly perimeter with the characteristics of the historical city.

The New City Discovery Project is precisely about revealing the potential of this area, maximum integration into the surrounding network of renewing urban structures, the new rhythm of city life. This is primarily a project for residents, where a network of dedicated spaces is extremely important, clearly separating spaces for the city, community, and family. The streets that divide the aforementioned superblock are

urban spaces of the city. Inside the new quarters, courtyards are formed for residents of individual houses, where family spaces are also separated with individual terraces (they are also on roofs, loggias). The courtyards in both blocks differ in their structure. In the northern block, a single closed neighborhood courtyard is formed. The courtyards of the southern block are divided into two parts, which are united by an exclusive green slope, which becomes an important sign of this structural unit, an entertainment and recreation space. Spaces are also dedicated to the office zone, in the center of which is a cordoner, which not only marks the entrance to this area, but also semanticizes the location of the city gate.

The logic of spatial dividing is also emphasized by the principles of volume formation. The main idea is a humane inner space, so the highest buildings (5-6-7floors) are pushed to the outer perimeter, while the inner ones are formed by low-

DISCOVERIES

zones intended for the community. They have continuations in other blocks, thus forming an integrated network of

rise buildings (3-4floors). Different streets have their own building typology and scale. Larger-scale, more monumental with perimeter construction, with dominant buildings of a specific scale. The volumes of the inner streets are formed from the structures characteristic of the historical residential fabric of the city. The latter are combined with roof structures symbolizing the community space, under which the intense neighborhood life takes place.

It is the center of the city, so the area has to be used extremely efficiently, while maintaining connections

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public buildings are developing along Švitrigailos Street. Algirdo street is a chrestomatous street of residential houses

with the Old Town. Therefore, the main living spaces are designed in such a way that the eaves of low-rise volumes maintaining the scale of the space, but also creating an additional quality of life in the apartments, whose terraces offer panoramic views of the whole of Vilnius.

Architectural and functional solutions consistently maintain the paradigms of urban and architectural integrity in the project. The specific scale and textural richness of the living and office spaces is created using different finishing

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are visible in the field of visual observation, the higher parts are stepped away from the building line - thus not only

materials, giving the individual block the individuality they need. Concrete and glass - for offices, bricks, plaster, metal, textured concrete - for residential areas.

The functional schemes of individual buildings reflect the essential criteria for the formation of the new city of discoveries. The office buildings are divided into two self-functioning blocks with centered cores that allow creating the maximum use of the entire perimeter of the interior of the building and flexible planning of the premises. One of the blocks is characterized by a binary structure, which allows the use of individual bodies essentially independently (this is also emphasized by the architectural expression, one of them using clear, structured glass systems, and the other - prefabricated concrete facade frameworks). The offices have separate access to the underground car storage, bicycle and other ancillary facilities there. Rooms with terraces with exceptional views are planned on the upper floors.

Functional solutions for residential homes are based on the principles of privacy and safe practicality. Entrances are expected from inner yards. Sectional structure schemes are used, with the stairwell usually centered and the elevators nearby. All apartments have balconies or terraces. Residents enter their underground car storage from Algirdas street.

Blocks can be built in stages. This made it possible to envisage zones without an underground, which would allow trees of exceptional size to be planted in the area at reasonable costs. The construction of buildings would be dominated by prefabricated structures, in separate volumes, using light structures for the upper floors (after an additional study also from renewable materials).

The concept of the new city would open up to the inhabitants the hitherto untapped features of this area and would undoubtedly create its own unique qualities.

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Urban fabric analysis. Developing blocks of contextual size

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Street perimeter. Defining different scale of buildings on both streets

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Typology of spaces. Spaces of various hierarchies

I D E A U R B A N ance Entr

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The “gate” of the block: creating a sign for the entrance

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Complex integration to city’s urban fabric

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The height. Inside the block, the building height is minimized to 3-4 floors

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Perspectives. The withdrawal of the cornice line allows to form a humane relationship between the space and the height of the buildings. On the outside of the block - 6-7-storey buildings are being developed

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Supplementing the humane scale development with the diversity of spaces and their differentiation

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Separation of public-private spaces by means of landscaping

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A R C H I T E C T U R A L

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1 Super-block

I D E A

I D E A A R C H I T E C T U R A L

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Dividing the super-block into structural parts

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Forming different types of perimeter development

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Searching for contextural scalability. Outer block perimeter vs. the inner perimeter of the block

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PROPOSALS

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Site plan and ground floor plan scheme M1:600 Plot boundary Development boundary Entrances to the buildings Entrance to plot/parking Trees/bushes Cobblestone pavement Grass pavers Lawn A block A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.5 A.6 A.7 A.8 A.9 A.10 A.11 A.12

B block Lobby Utility room Elevator lobby Utility room WC WC WC Leisure zone Office Lobby WC WC

253,33 6,86 12,52 4,35 15,56 14,35 4,36 37,49 392,18 170,15 3,75 4,74

186,81 12,52 4,35 381,3 15,56 14,35 4,36 27,06

646,31

D block 2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

4-room apart.

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart..

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall

39,83 43,61 47,5 68,71 59,05 58,02 70,84 126,13 117,39 137,84 48,69 57,42 42,88 51,88 57,17 109,98 69,52 57,02 58,05 58,53 47,53 44,29 39,83 69,27 65,08 69,26

1 715,32

E block E-1-01 E-1-02 E-1-03 E-1-04 E-1-05 E-1-06 E-1-07 E-1-08 E-1-09 E-1-10 E-1-11 E-1-12 E-1-13 E-1-14 E-1-15 E-1-16 E-1-17 E-1-18 E-1-19 E-1-20 E-1-21 E-1-22 E-1-23 E-1-24 E-1-L01 E-1-L02 E-1-L03 E-1-L04 E-1-L05

Lobby Elevator lobby Utility room Office WC Moterų WC Vyrų WC ŽN Leisure room

920,00

C block C-1-01 C-1-02 C-1-03 C-1-04 C-1-05 C-1-06 C-1-07 C-1-08 C-1-09 C-1-10 C-1-11 C-1-12 C-1-13 C-1-14 C-1-15 C-1-16 C-1-17 C-1-18 C-1-19 C-1-20 C-1-21 C-1-22 C-1-23 C-1-L01 C-1-L02 C-1-L03

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

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2-room apart.

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3-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall

87,65 62,1 61,6 62,7 69,77 82,72 49,7 40,13 58,55 45,11 65,53 94,16 70,4 41,12 46,21 55,76 37,5 39,49 35,36 35,09 56,31 48,71 48,85 81,39 85,24 30,24 42,71 65,31 39,12

1 638,53 Overall floor area 7 699.51 m2

D-1-01 D-1-02 D-1-03 D-1-04 D-1-05 D-1-06 D-1-07 D-1-08 D-1-09 D-1-10 D-1-11 D-1-12 D-1-13 D-1-14 D-1-15 D-1-16 D-1-L01 D-1-L02 D-1-L03 D-1-L04

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 3-room apart.

Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce Commerce 1-room apart.

2-room apart.

Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall

46,81 83,94 71,14 50,72 54,59 42,55 50,85 92,3 90,49 64,98 52,34 64,56 66,4 122,02 41,28 60,25 23,46 18,39 37,5 22,73

1 157,30

F block F-1-01 F-1-02 F-1-03 F-1-04 F-1-05 F-1-06 F-1-07 F-1-08 F-1-09 F-1-10 F-1-11 F-1-12 F-1-13 F-1-14 F-1-15 F-1-16 F-1-17 F-1-18 F-1-19 F-1-20 F-1-21 F-1-22 F-1-23 F-1-L01 F-1-L02 F-1-L03 F-1-L04 F-1-L04 F-1-L05

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

3-room apart.

Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall Entrance hall

98,56 42,19 46,13 73,79 59,47 47,19 65,82 90,49 37,88 31,3 108,89 114,37 60,27 68,93 38,48 47,49 53,01 43,93 58,47 88,16 35,51 28,47 98,49 39,23 29,86 28,52 33,2 30,33 23,62

1 622,05

3d floor plan scheme M1:600

A block A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.5 A.6 A.7 A.8 A.9 A.10 A.11 A.12 A.13 A.14 A.15

B block Office Meeting room Meeting room Elevator lobby Utility room WC WC WC Leisure room Lobby Meeting room Leisure room WC WC WC

637,86 23,41 18,97 12,52 4,35 15,56 14,35 4,36 37,49 265,52 19,51 13,06 6,79 4,98 3,75

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9

Meeting room Meeting room Elevator lobby Office Utility room WC WC WC Leisure room

34,47 27,21 12,52 639,59 4,35 15,56 14,35 4,36 27,06

779,47

1082,48 C block C-3-01 C-3-02 C-3-03 C-3-04 C-3-05 C-3-06 C-3-07 C-3-08 C-3-09 C-3-10 C-3-11 C-3-12 C-3-13 C-3-14 C-3-15 C-3-16 C-3-17 C-3-18 C-3-19 C-3-20 C-3-21 C-3-22 C-3-23 C-3-L01 C-3-L02 C-3-L03

D block 2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart. studio 3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

4-room apart.

5 kamb.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart. studio 1-room apart. studio 2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart. studio 3-room apart.

1 758,83

E block E-3-01 E-3-02 E-3-03 E-3-04 E-3-05 E-3-06 E-3-07 E-3-08 E-3-09 E-3-10 E-3-11 E-3-12 E-3-13 E-3-14 E-3-15 E-3-16 E-3-17 E-3-18 E-3-19 E-3-20 E-3-21 E-3-22 E-3-23 E-3-24 E-3-25 E-3-26 E-3-27 E-3-L05 E-3-L06 E-3-L07 E-3-L08 E-3-L08 E-3-L09

55,85 43,29 47,21 57,53 57,05 58,02 69,84 126,13 130,39 148,99 128,51 69,52 57,02 57,69 58,53 47,49 43,29 55,85 48,34 57,69 42,53 66,36 59,73 58,72 54,54 58,72

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės

55,58 59,01 59,24 55,77 41,96 55,24 70,47 83,68 50,66 39,11 74,58 78,01 43,95 68,57 96,11 72,44 41,87 47,25 56,72 34,87 50,35 41 51,8 42,5 45,53 47,51 36,04 60,47 17,64 18,04 1,69 42,53 24,23

1 664,42 Overall floor area 8 382.85 m2

D-3-36 D-3-37 D-3-38 D-3-39 D-3-40 D-3-41 D-3-42 D-3-43 D-3-44 D-3-45 D-3-46 D-3-47 D-3-48 D-3-49 D-3-50 D-3-51 D-3-52 D-3-53 D-3-54 D-3-L01 D-3-L02 D-3-L03 D-3-L04

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby

46,81 83,94 79,84 46,75 46,75 81,81 80,41 93,87 65 48,66 32,94 32,94 50,05 50,05 44,99 76,08 102,59 56,18 60,25 20,53 29,34 28,02 28,42

1 286,22

F block F-3-01 F-3-02 F-3-03 F-3-04 F-3-05 F-3-06 F-3-07 F-3-08 F-3-09 F-3-10 F-3-11 F-3-12 F-3-13 F-3-14 F-3-15 F-3-16 F-3-17 F-3-18 F-3-19 F-3-20 F-3-21 F-3-22 F-3-23 F-3-24 F-3-L01 F-3-L02 F-3-L03 F-3-L04 F-3-L05 F-3-L06

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

1-room apart.

4-room apart.

3-room apart.

1-room apart.

1-room apart.

3-room apart.

Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės Laiptinės

98,56 42,19 46,13 73,79 68,16 47,19 67,24 91,22 106,21 77,85 39,73 108,89 114,37 68,93 47,49 80,75 51,69 53,01 49,52 110,92 88,16 35,51 36,13 98,49 25,65 16,65 16,78 16,65 16,79 16,78

1 811,43

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6th floor plan scheme M1:600

A block A.1 A.2 A.3 A.4 A.5 A.6 A.7 A.8 A.9 A.10 A.11 A.12 A.13 A.14

B block Office Meeting room Elevator lobby Utility room WC WC WC Leisure room Lobby Meeting room Leisure room WC WC WC

406,07 18,97 12,52 4,35 15,56 14,35 4,36 27,2 265,23 19,79 13,06 6,79 4,98 3,75

B.1 B.2 B.3 B.4 B.5 B.6 B.7 B.8 B.9

Meeting room Meeting room Elevator lobby Office Utility room WC WC WC Leisure room

34,47 27,21 12,52 639,59 4,35 15,56 14,35 4,36 27,06

779,47

816,98

C block C-6-01 C-6-02 C-6-03 C-6-04 C-6-05 C-6-06 C-6-06 C-6-07 C-6-08 C-6-09 C-6-10 C-6-11 C-6-12 C-6-13 C-6-14 C-6-15 C-6-16 C-6-17 C-6-L01 C-6-L02 C-6-L03

D block 2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby

53,42 57,88 60,01 76,63 53,36 45,35 46,87 43,21 53,04 57,24 65,61 43,42 53,74 44,71 53,04 76,99 59,69 58,2 43,96 39,79 43,97

D-6-92 D-6-93 D-6-94 D-6-95 D-6-96 D-6-97 D-6-98 D-6-99 D-6-100 D-6-101 D-6-102 D-6-103 D-6-104 D-6-105 D-6-106 D-6-107 D-6-L01 D-6-L02 D-6-L03 D-6-L04

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby

919,11

1 130,13

E block E-6-01 E-6-02 E-6-03 E-6-04 E-6-05 E-6-06 E-6-L01 E-6-L04

40,42 58,15 40,1 36,99 37,15 37,17 69,98 48,99 66,84 47,98 47,98 42,42 72,35 65,01 51,84 56,18 16,01 29,34 25,79 28,42

F block 3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

Staircase Staircase

81,18 65,22 51,38 41 53,95 72,64 24,35 21,79

411,51

Overall floor area 4 265.43 m2

F-6-01 F-6-02 F-6-03 F-6-L02 F-6-L04

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

Staircase Staircase

48,74 53,14 73,05 16,65 16,65

208,23

7th floor plan scheme M1:600

C block C-7-01 C-7-02 C-7-03 C-7-04 C-7-05 C-7-06 C-7-07 C-7-08 C-7-09 C-7-10 C-7-11 C-7-12 C-7-13 C-7-L01 C-7-L02 C-7-L03

D block 4-room apart.

4-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

4-room apart.

Entrance lobby Entrance lobby Entrance lobby

124,83 85,87 48,91 43,35 37,24 39,97 48,22 58,69 74,47 42,71 48,91 85,87 124,67 34,04 35,6 34,04

D-7-108 D-7-109 D-7-110 D-7-111 D-7-112 D-7-113 D-7-114 D-7-115 D-7-L03 D-7-L04

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

3-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

2-room apart.

Entrance lobby Entrance lobby

967,39

Overall floor area 1 424 m2

Overall aboveground area 39 339 m2

67,95 39,1 39,11 36,05 59,81 56,15 49,8 55,74 25,32 27,58

456,61

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Underground parking floor plan scheme M1:600

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Overall floor area Parking spaces

16 699 m2 475

Transport scheme

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6 a.

7 a.

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5 a.

7 a.

7 a.

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6 a.

5 a.

3 a.

6 a.

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5 a.

6 a.

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The heights scheme

Scheme of firetruck movement on the site

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Section 2-2

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Section 1-1

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Inner street elevation

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West elevation

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East elevation

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The withdrawal of the cornice line

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Finishing materials

Human scale

R E F E R E N C E S

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Landscape solutions

Inner pedestrian street

Inner yards

Division of the volumes

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architecture studio tel.:+ 370 5 271 1808 mail.: info@arches.lt Ateities str.

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