3DELUXE
THE BUILDINGS AND FAÇADES: 3DELUXE MEET THE
INTERNATIONAL STYLE OF THE EARLY 1960S
Here, 3deluxe is creating an exciting ensemble featuring various
architectural interpretations of the different eras that define the
city. Hence, for example, the new corner building is an homage
to Lithuania’s Art Deco heritage. With its rounded and organically
shaped glass fronts and the elongated façade, the corner building
is quite captivating thanks to its elegant simplicity and flowing
forms. Here, the coming together of old and new building cultures
is celebrated rather than concealed. Extensive glazing and
unfussy design meet detailed window frontage featuring applied
decoration inspired by the façades of the neighboring historical
buildings.
The central new-build block reflects the city’s Bauhaus tradition
and forges a clear link to the now modernized dual ensemble
that so epitomizes the International Style of the early 1960s. The
redesign of the façade picks up on the aesthetic simplicity to
be found in this Baltic testimony to mid-century Modern, with a
pronounced Cubist design vocabulary and clear lines.
An elongated roof pavilion covers both the newly built and the
renovated structures and thus melds different styles to create a
new whole.
The roof pavilion incorporates a roof terrace that stretches the
entire length of the complex – a green oasis offering a magnificent
view of the whole city.
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