Kaunas Airport Passenger Terminal / Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners

Oct 2010

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Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners
Location: Karmėlava, Kaunas distr., Lithuania
Project Team: G.Natkevičius, J.Skalskytė, M.Mickevičius, G.Čepurna
Structural Engineering: Konstruktoriu Cechas
Lighting: Promodus IO
Site Area: 504,976 sqm
Project Area: 7,378 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: G. Česonis

Terminal is designed as the first part of the future big terminal. Provides a construcive there is an opportunity to expand the building on both sides, depending on the needs. Aesthetics of the terminal is like a part of a hugde mechanism.

ground floor plan

Despite the fact that in terminal acts the customs border control, flight security, police, medical services and commercial, food and financial companies, the function scheme of a building is very simple and clear. The passengers wont experience the additional stress, wich leads in traveling by aircraft.

Inside the neutral ascetic glass, metal, concrete interior, which is adorned with the only bright detail- huge illuminators in departure and arrival halls.

: © G. Česonis

: © G. Česonis

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: site plan

: ground floor plan

: first floor plan

: second floor plan

: section

* Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

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op says:

geras darbas, tik pirma fotografija nustebino.
as suprantu, kad spec foto objektyvai brangus malonumas, bet yra ir paprastesniu budu susitvarkyti su pateikimu. istiesinti pirmos nuotraukos perspektyva photoshope man uztruko maziau nei minute, o rezultatas akivaizdus.

# October 5, 2010 at 17:25

fufu says:

Boring 70s Soviet style building. Even great photography couldn’t help. What a shame, couldn’t they just hire some talented creative team? What a joke… it looks obsolete already, imagine in 20 yrs.

# October 6, 2010 at 00:03

jonas says:

I dont think its 70s soviet style, maybe there are a few things in common but not that much

# October 6, 2010 at 03:16

Would be better if there would be NO such things at all; just a FEW of SUCH things destroy everything. It’s 2010 for Christ sake and Soviet State has long gone, in case you haven’t noticed, my friend :)

# October 6, 2010 at 09:38

Ha-ha-ha… Gimme a break, shutting comments down doesn’t make this communist-like building from the past any better. LOL.

# October 6, 2010 at 14:56

So what? Maybe there is some things which reminds of old soviet buildings, but not too much. Is this glimpse of ascetic brutality bad? Does it mean that this is bad architecture?

Koolhaas works obviously are affected by soviet constructivism form 20′s and he was talking about that few times. They even look like from 20′s. So? Does it mean that Koolhaas team is not talented? It’s 2010 for Christ sake! LOL.
Dear Fufu, you need to grow up.

# October 6, 2010 at 16:59

Good to hear that I’m young :) With all due respect ‘op’ – Russian revolutionary constructivism of 20s is not idiocy of Soviet brutalism of 70s. Just as Rem Koolhaas is definitely not as “talented” & “creative” as creators of this “pleasant” building. You might disagree with such “original opinion” and shut the entire site down – along with my comments, yet the objective reality won’t change. Sorry

# October 6, 2010 at 21:00

in case I havent noticed? I am from a former soviet republic

# October 7, 2010 at 16:22

you are just a hater. 4 comments and no constructive arguments? Your personal opinion about ugliness of 70′s brutalism… What about Alison and Peter Smithson? Robin Hood Gardens supported even by Hadid… What about bunch of beautiful socialist brutalism examples? Brutalism is similar all around the world and most of mistakes was done with social engineering, but not with architecture… you are mixing political context and architectural quality of these structures.
And finaly, only few deatails in this airport are connected with real image of “brutalism”…

# October 7, 2010 at 18:48

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