Vilnius University, Lithuania

10 december 2021

Project: Vilnius University, Vilnius | Lithuania
Architect: Architekturos kurybine grupe, Vilnius | Lithuania
Fabricator/Installer: UAB LR GROUP, Vilnius | Lithuania
Façade System: Tray Panels Special Design
Year of Construction: 2016
Product: ALUCOBOND® PLUS sparkling White Silver
Photos: Evaldas Lasys

WORLD WONDER HONEYCOMB

Graphene is one of the most important materials for fundamental research in physical and chemical sciences, and also for future technologies. This is because the crystalline, i.e. honeycomb structure of its carbon atoms makes the material very robust and flexible to use. No wonder the Lithuanian architectural firm AKG modelled its design for the National Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences on this same honeycomb structure. The enormous research institute comprises several separate buildings, linked at the rear to another oblong one which acts as a connector. The result is a complex volume comprising projections and recesses, closed and open courtyards, and façades overlooking the road or the courtyard. The architects developed different façade types depending on the direction they faced and responding to different light conditions and views. They selected the iconic honeycomb shape for façades facing the road, cladding them in hexagonal panels in sparkling White Silver ALUCOBOND®. At regular intervals, the architects have replaced an ALUCOBOND® element with a hexagonal glass window. These intermittent window elements may appear to be very small, but are designed for the best possible solar and heat energy outcomes. Viewed from the south, the façades at the front are hexagonal, closed and reflect white light. The design of the rear and side façades, on the other hand, is rectangular, transparent, featuring reflective glass. Viewed from the north, the picture is reversed: the forest and the four-storey building’s own shadow mean the frontage facing the courtyard and the north façade overlooking the forest can open up to the exterior in glass. In contrast, the courtyard and north façades of the rear wing are closed and clad in the same honeycomb material as above. The façades do not only take factors pertaining to the location into consideration, but also heighten the contrasts when experienced from different perspectives. This is not only a bright idea for a research building in a figurative sense, but also in a literal sense: the colourful foliage of the trees reaches up to the shimmering honeycomb façade. Nature has geometric order and the honeycomb, a marvel and true natural wonder, forms a strong and enduring world.

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