幼儿园 “Vaikystes Sodas “是一个复杂的复兴的废弃军营小镇改造成多功能住宅区的一部分，它由7栋住宅楼、2栋商业楼、一所学校和一所幼儿园组成。在当代建筑竞赛 “Zvilgsnis I save “中，它被选为立陶宛最佳建筑对象，创作于2018年，在立陶宛房地产开发协会2021年组织的竞赛中，这个军营综合体被选为最佳房地产项目。建筑师团队逐渐将军事要塞变成了住宅区，使历史建筑以现代的方式震动，讲述过去的故事，为后代创造一个新的故事。

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.

幼儿园 “Vaikystes Sodas “以教育哲学为基础，认为环境非常重要，它就像第三个教育者，所以幼儿园和周围建筑的建筑，保留了整体风格的完整性和现代美学，响应了这种需要，因为环境的背景结合了古老和现代的历史和未来。

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.

该建筑的主要建筑理念是由该地块19世纪的建筑所决定的，该地块位于遗产区，其特点是严格的几何规划原则、功能性、外墙的主导平面和适度的装饰，因此幼儿园建筑在风格上与旧营房没有区别。幼儿园的位置是在保持与原营房结构相同的情况下设计的，因此在原营房仓库的真实场地上建造了一个全新的幼儿园建筑。为了不伪造历史，幼儿园的设计采用了对比的方式–让人清楚地知道它是这个时代的建筑。

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, and 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 as 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 history, the kindergarten has been designed in a contrasting way – to make it clear that it is a building of these times.


因此，这个特殊的建筑大楼以令人印象深刻的混凝土外墙来迎接，它的自然之美暴露无遗，其粗糙的工业纹理被玻璃所软化，与它的轻盈和脆弱形成对比。被窗户框住的明亮空间为孩子们创造了观察自然周期变化的机会。窗户用垂直的混凝土板条遮挡，它具有双重功能：保护阳光，同时给孩子们一种隐私和安全感–它就像一个屏幕，避开前面建筑物的目光。这样的元素不仅打破了雕塑般的建筑，使其规模更小，而且还活跃和软化了外立面。

Therefore, the exceptional architecture building welcomes with the impressive concrete façade, exposed by its natural beauty, whose rough industrial texture is softened by the glass, contrasting with its lightness and fragility. The bright spaces framed by the windows create children the opportunity to observe the changes in 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.

该建筑是克制的，封闭的，没有很多细节。该建筑以其简洁、原始的形式给人留下深刻印象。通过禁欲主义的特点，建筑的几个地方被强调，引起了人们的好奇–建筑像一个橡胶玩具，向上升起的天窗画出了大象的轮廓。这扇窗户也象征着敏捷和自由–从外面看，它表达了对天空的一瞥，从里面看，它成为小家伙们的露天剧场，一个观景台，一个通往天空的楼梯。

The building is restrained, enclosed, and without many details. The building impresses with its clean, original forms. By ascetic features several places of the building are accentuated that cause intrigue – the building resembles a rubber toy, and the skylight rising upwards draws the outline of an elephant. This window also symbolizes agility, and 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 a staircase to the sky.

该建筑以其外部和内部的差异，同时以其统一的理念给人留下深刻印象。禁欲主义的外观与温暖的内部空间形成了鲜明的对比，后者是多变的、俏皮的、混乱的、充满色彩的细节、小家具和墙上的儿童画。老区的新身份结合了城市的绿色理念，所以没有拔掉任何一棵树，而是种植了新的树。

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, and full of colorful details, small furniture, and 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 were planted.

Architects: Architectural Bureau G.Natkevicius & Partners
Area : 776 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Lukas Mykolaitis
Architects : R. Pučka, A. Rimšelis, G. Natkevičius
Project Managers : D.Gintarė, M.Jucius, T.Jūras
Structural Engineer : M.Kasiulevičius, Ž. Matulaitis
City : Kaunas
Country : Lithuania