Lithuanian practice ?ilta ?iauré has completed a block of four holiday apartments in the coastal resort town of Palanga, which has been shortlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021.
After finding the remains of a fishing hut that had burnt down on the site, the Svencioneliai-based firm drew on its traditional form for the new design, which features a thatched mansard roof and charred timber cladding in reference to the fate of the old building.
Top: architecture practice ?ilta ?iauré looked to traditional forms when building the holiday apartments. Above: a dormer punctuates the thatched roof
Located close to a campsite, the 83-square-metre building is divided into four compact accommodation units, which are operated by the leisure company J?ra Spot and provide space for up to 12 people. "The foundations of the hut tell stories about the historical Fisherman's household, and local people found an old picture of the hut which became our inspiration," said the practice.
The practice clad the structures in charred timber
"One of the main design goals was to restore the house in a subtly contemporary manner, without losing the unique spirit of the village," it said.
"It feels old and rustic from a distance and transforms into a new and contemporary building as you come closer."

Named after the cardinal points ? the four main compass directions ? each of the four apartments features its own individual access door, as wel...