Four schools in the capital will change beyond recognition - amphitheatres, open atriums, outdoor terraces and the construction of new extensions are planned for them. At the beginning of the year, design service contracts were signed for the reconstructions of Kunigaičštės Gediminas pro-gymnasium branches, Šeškina and Vyturis elementary schools.
The city municipality not only designs new ones, but also focuses on schools already in the city that require reconstruction. In order to ensure the same quality of educational institutions, in June, the Vilnius Development Company announced architectural design contests for Kunigaičšų Gediminas pro-gymnasium (Miglos St. 1A and Blindžių St. 3), Šeškinės (Šeškinės St. 15) and Vyturios (Taikos St. 189) primary schools.
"Spaces designed according to modern learning standards enable students to feel comfortable and safe there, and teachers - to successfully apply innovative educational methods. The renovated educational institutions of the capital will facilitate and improve the daily life of the capital's residents," says the mayor of Vilnius Valdas Benkunskas.
Contracts were signed with the teams that won the architectural competitions of the project. Miglos str. In case 1A, the evaluation commission awarded the most points to the authors of the "Miglota" idea of MB "501 architects" - Ernesta Bagužaita, Ieva Butkute, Martyn Norvila and Gyčias Aglinskas. A contract for design services was signed with them. The winners of the second place - MB "Studija nytt" with the idea "Childhood", the third - UAB "Atamis", whose idea is called "Miglute". UAB "Aplan" won the fourth place with the "Scientia" project.
After publishing the final list of ideas, Blindžių st. In the 3rd architectural project competition, a contract for design services was signed with the supplier Atamis UAB. Its authors Ieva Puidokaitė, Valdas Šablevičius, Mindaugas Stirbys and Almantas Bingelis proposed the project "Green". UAB "Aketuri Architektai" with the idea "Kryptis" was announced as the winner of the second place, and UAB "Aplan" with the idea "Knowledge Oasis" was the third place winner.
UAB "Baltic engineers" won the first place in the architectural project competition of Šeškinė primary school, which proposed the idea "Primary universe". Its authors are architects Gabrielė Šarkauskienė and Antanas Šarkauskas. The winner of the second place is UAB "Subjektas", which applied with the "Blyksnis" project. The third place with the Lego idea went to Atamis UAB.
UAB "IN ace" won the architectural project competition of Vyturis primary school with the idea "Keturi". Its authors are a large team of architects, consisting of Andrius Dirsė, Jokūbas Augutis, Dominykas Lavrinovičius, Jolanta Stefanovič, Kęstutis Mackevičius and Milda Garpuškinaitė. MB "Dukart jot" with the project "Revival of Vyturios" was announced as the second place winner.
"We want to be happy that we received a lot of interest from architects - a total of 13 proposals. Professionals increasingly want to make a contribution not only to urban architecture, but also to the educational spaces of the young generation. Designing and implementing schools is a means to fulfill a much bigger mission, that is, to awaken children's enthusiasm, desire to learn and grow", says Laura Joffė, CEO of the Vilnius development company.
According to her, the involvement of communities is also very important when creating a new architectural quality of buildings. During the creative workshop, residents were invited to submit their ideas for the projects of reconstructed schools. The architects who won the architectural competitions will present their ideas to the communities during live meetings later this month.
The value of design services of Kunigaičštės Gediminas pro-gymnasium branch, Miglos st. 1A reaches 400,0 thousand. euros (without VAT), branch Blindžių str. 3 – 389,5 thousand. EUR (without VAT), Šeškina primary school - 315,0 thousand. EUR (without VAT), and Vyturios - 372,6 thousand. euros (without VAT).
Architectural project competition ideas for Duke Gediminas secondary school, Šeškina and Vyturis primary schools
Duke Gediminas high school (Miglos st. 1A) the architecture of the building is created taking into account the context of the forest and natural lighting. The aim is to create a central space - the axis of the school, connecting outdoor spaces for non-formal education. The transparent hall seems to connect with the adjacent outdoor spaces into a single social space of the school. As if connecting between different levels, the amphitheater designed in the cave is extended and integrated into the formed relief outside the building. Terraces are being designed in the eastern yard, around protected trees.
Duke Gediminas Pro-Gymnasium (Blindźi St. 3) the task of architecture is to plan the infrastructure of buildings as rationally as possible with the least invasion of the environment. The project envisages the reconstruction of the existing building and the construction of new extensions. After assessing the quality of the existing structures, the formation of an additional floor above the existing buildings is proposed. Existing and new buildings are expected to be of different heights, shapes, and materials in order to make the learning space modern, contemporary and playful.
Šeškinė (Šeškinė st. 15) primary school designed in such a way that the values, culture and learning philosophy of the educational institution are reflected in the learning spaces. According to this principle, the planning of the area, the architecture of the building and the interior work as a medium that responds to different ways of learning. All indoor and outdoor spaces of the school can be adapted for education, opportunities are created to study in classes, smaller groups and individually. It is aimed that the school spaces stimulate curiosity and positively introduce them to the learning process. Natural lighting plays an important role in choosing the location of indoor and outdoor activities. The project aims at the maximum assimilation of the existing buildings, preserving the structure of the existing housings. Much attention is paid to adapting the building to the community's purposes.
The idea of Vyturis (Taikos st. 189) primary school is to keep the three existing building bodies and expand them with four new extensions that would provide additional light to the classrooms. In old buildings, their interiors are highlighted, window niches display children's artwork and achievements, and the atrium becomes the main gathering and event space.
