New projects in Kaunas

new pro ects

in kaunas

by Karolina Bagočenko | karolina.bagocenko@kaunas.lt

Kaunas has been constantly investing in the city infrastructure, not only to boost its development, but first of all to ensure the comfortable living conditions for all inhabitants.

In January 2019 the plan on how the “Science Island” with Planetarium, interactive lab, conference halls, workshops and other spaces will look like on the Nemunas Island was introduced. The construction was planned to start in the beginning of 2020.

Australian and Spanish architects F. Jerez and B. Perez De Juan with the partners from Lithuania won the contest of international architecture vision.

“Before the technical project will be finishing, the other team parallel will prepare concept of internal composition”, stated the Mayor of Kaunas, Visvaldas M atijošaitis.

The authors of the project created a functionally attractive and convenient building for the visitors with A++ energy class construction, with 10,200 m 2 area with temporary and permanent exposition space. The project will be designed taking into account further city’s plans – building of the water sport center near “Žalgiris” arena and the pedestrian bridges that will connect Nemunas Island with K. Mindaugo prospect and M.K. Čiurlionis concert centre. According to architect G. Natkevičius, the main visual accent of the building will be a disk with internal mirror surface visible from other places and will become a gravity centre for the public.

Vision of the Science Island in Kaunas

will hold 100 places, is expected to be most popular program for the public. Architect J. Audėjaitis hopes the new science museum will attract not only local visitors, but also the foreigners and will increase the interest into our planet.

Sports for all

The rebuilding and the reconstruction of S. Darius and S. Girėnas sports hall and stadium, which was in full swing, is only a part of the project of Ąžuolynas multi-functional sports and leisure complex. In the near future, it will be complemented by the best athletic space in the country.

The new athletics arena will include running tracks, vertical and horizontal jump sectors, as well as pole vaulting, shot put, discus and javelin throw training sectors. Athletes will sweat in gyms and regain their strength in massage parlors. There will be 500 spectator stands in the arena.

“The upcoming arena will be capable of holding the Lithuanian indoor athletic championships, as well as other high-level competitions. This sports arena will serve especially well for quality training sessions during winter. In addition to that, we will try to hold the European Athletics Championships at S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium, and one of the requirements is to have a warm-up area. Athletes in the new space will be provided with all the necessary conditions to achieve the best results,” says Andrius Palionis, Deputy Mayor of Kaunas.