混凝土与工业之美 | Vaikystes Sodas 幼儿园改造项目

Vaikystes Sodas幼儿园属于建筑群改造项目的一部分，该改造项目将废弃的军营改造成多功能住宅区，共包括7栋住宅楼、2栋商业楼、1所学校以及1所幼儿园。在2018年的“Zvilgsnis i save”建筑竞赛中，该军营建筑群被评为立陶宛最佳建筑项目，而后又在立陶宛房地产开发协会于2021年举办的竞赛中，获得最佳房地产项目的称号。建筑团队将军事重地逐渐改造成住宅区，让历史以现代的方式振动，在追溯过往的同时，为后代创造新的故事。

▼幼儿园西侧鸟瞰，aerial view from west

Kindergarten “Vaikystes Sodas” is a part of the transformation of a complex revived abandoned barracks town into a multifunctional residential quarter, which consists of 7 residential buildings, 2 commercial buildings, a school and a kindergarten. In the contemporary architecture competition “Zvilgsnis I save” it was chosen as the best architectural object in Lithuania, created in 2018, and in the competition organized by the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association in 2021, this barracks complex was selected as the best real estate project. The team of architects gradually turned the military fortress into a residential quarter, enabling historic buildings to vibrate in a modern way, telling the story of the past and creating a new one for future generations.

▼场地整体鸟瞰，aerial view of the site

▼幼儿园西北侧鸟瞰，aerial view from northwest

Vaikystes Sodas幼儿园以教育理念为基础，将环境视为第三教育者，因此幼儿园及周边建筑皆维持整体风格和现代美学，以此回应环境中老旧与现代、历史与未来相结合的背景。设计理念来自于地块上的19世纪建筑，它具有严谨的几何形制、功能性、立面秩序和少量装饰，因此幼儿园与周围营房的建筑风格相差无几。新幼儿园完全基于营房仓库原址而建，并且保留原来的营房结构。为了不掩盖历史，幼儿园以对比的方式呈现，从而明确它是那个时代的建筑。这座卓越的建筑具有令人印象深刻的混凝土立面，它暴露在自然美景之中，粗糙的工业纹理也被玻璃材质柔化，同时与其轻盈和精美形成对比。

Kindergarten “Vaikystes Sodas” is based on the philosophy of education, which states that the environment is very important, it is like a third educator, so the architecture of both the kindergarten and the surrounding buildings, retaining the integrity of the whole style and modern aesthetics, responds this need, because the context of the environment combines old and modern, history and future. The main architectural idea of the building was dictated by the 19th century architecture of the plot, located in the heritage area, characterized by strict principles of geometric planning, functionality, dominant planes in the façades, moderate decoration, therefore the kindergarten building doesn‘t differ stylistically from the old barracks. The location of the kindergarten is designed while maintaining the same structure of the former barracks, so a completely new kindergarten building was built on the authentic site of the former barracks warehouse. In order not to falsify the history, the kindergarten has been designed in a contrasting way – to make it clear that it is a building of these times. Therefore, the exceptional architecture building welcomes with the impressive concrete façade, exposed by its natural beauty, whose rough industrial texture is softened by glass, contrasting with its lightness and fragility.

▼幼儿园与周围建筑和谐统一，the kindergarten is in harmony with the surrounding buildings

▼临街外观，street view

▼入口立面，entrance facade

在明亮空间的周围，窗户为孩子们创造了观察自然界循环变化的机会。混凝土竖条板将窗户覆盖，不仅起到遮阳作用，而且像帷幔一样给孩子们带来私密性和安全感。这种元素不仅能够消解雕塑建筑的尺度感，而且使立面变得生动、柔和起来。

The bright spaces framed by the windows create children the opportunity to observe the changes of the cycles of nature. The windows are shaded with vertical concrete slats, which perform a dual function: protect from the sun and at the same time give children a sense of privacy and security – it becomes like a screen from the eyes of the building in front. Such element not only breaks down and gives a smaller scale to the sculptural building, but also enlivens and softens the façade.

▼混凝土竖条板覆盖立面，vertical concrete slats cover the facade

▼具有雕塑感的体量，sculptural volumes

▼局部立面，partial view of facade

建筑内敛、封闭且没有繁琐之处，以干净、原始的形式给人留下了深刻印象。它如同橡胶玩具，通过窗户向上画出大象般的轮廓。这扇窗户也象征着敏捷和自由——从外面看，它瞥向天空，从内部看，它又变成了孩子们的小剧场、观景台以及通向天空的楼梯。建筑内部与外部的差异同样令人印象深刻，但又贯彻统一的设计理念。肃静的外观与温暖的室内形成鲜明对比，后者多变、俏皮而复杂，充满了色彩细节、小型家具以及挂在墙上的儿童画。老街区的新形象融入了城市的绿色理念，因此没有任何树被拔除，并且栽种了新树木。

The building is restrained, enclosed, without many details. The building impresses with its clean, original forms. The building resembles a rubber toy, and the skylight rising upwards draws the outline of an elephant. This window also symbolizes agility, freedom – from the outside it expresses a glance at the sky, from the inside it becomes an amphitheater for the little ones, a viewing platform and staircase to the sky. The building impresses with its external and internal differences and at the same time with the unity of the idea. The ascetic exterior contrasts with the warm interior space, which is variegated, playfully chaotic, full of colorful details, small furniture, children’s drawings on the walls. The new identity of the old district combines the green philosophy of the city, so no tree was uprooted and new ones planted.

▼游戏区，play area

▼走廊，corridor

▼夜景，night view

▼总平面图，site plan

▼一层平面图，ground floor plan

▼二层平面图，first floor plan

▼剖面图A，section A

▼剖面图B，section B

Project Name: Kindergarten “Vaikystes Sodas” in Kaunas

Office Name: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners

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Firm Location: Kumeliu st. 6 – 101, Kaunas LT 44281, Lithuania

Completion Year: 2016-2021

Gross Built Area (m2/ ft2): 776 m2

Project location: A. Juozapavičiaus pr. 13B, Kaunas, LT 45252, Lithuania

Lead Architects: Ronaldas Pučka, Adomas Rimšelis, Gintautas Natkevičius

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Photo Credits: Lukas Mykolaitis

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