Science Island International Design Contest Entry, Kaunas Architecture Competiiton, Building
Kaunas Science Centre Competition Entry
Nemunas Island Architecture Contest in Lithuania – design Architects of Invention
3 Nov 2016
Science Island International Design Contest Entry
Location: Nemuno sala (Nemunas Island), Kaunas, Lithuania
Science Island International Design Contest Winners
Design: Architects of Invention
The National Science and Innovation Centre of Lithuania

Cityscape ? urban integration
This proposed design for Science Island creates a marked but porous division between a newly created urban environment and existing parklands. In keeping with the Science Centre’s emphasis on environmental matters, this design provides a natural barrier across the island to preserve the purity of the park.
The orientation of the building allows for a fluency of movement via bridges ? the existing pedestrian bridge and a new south-bank bridge? connecting the island to the old-town and expected future developments in South Kaunas. To minimise car traffic, we have kept the Science Centre as close to the ?algiris Arena as possible.

Since most visitors to ?algiris Arena arrive in the evening from 20h, we propose that this existing car park be available to Science Centre visitors during its daytime opening hours. Deliveries will be restricted to the East side of the island. The building?s main principle is to divide the island into two parts ? the landscape and the hard...