Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre

Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

SVENCELĖ KITEBOARDING AND WINDSURFING CENTRE

DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

ARCHITECTS
DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

LOCATION
Svencelė 96241, Lithuania

CATEGORY
Recreation & Training

PROJECT YEAR
2010

Text description provided by architect.

The kiteboarding and windsurfing centre in Svencelė transformed a remote kite spot into a major recreational hub in a single summer season.

Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai
Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

This container city forms just a small part of the major master plan to convert a 30 ha ex-soviet duck farm on the shores of Lithuania’s Curonian Lagoon into a residential and recreational community.

The complex was built from 37 portable containers as a means of testing the planned urban structure and accelerating the future development of the area without enormous investments, critical at a time when the world financial crisis led to a lack of optimism about the ambitious projects that had been proposed.

Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai
Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

The centre has become a popular summer getaway spot for surfers and a place for informal seaside events.

The waterfront is a lively public alley of surf shops and schools, a café and a stage terrace, while living and amenity units are located further inland.

Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai
Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai

The composition of the containers forms a sculptural silhouette that emerges from the landscape, while maintaining maximal transparency towards the water.

The project illustrates today‘s processes in a world where regular ways of developments are no longer effective and invites architects to propose alternative initiatives.

Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai
Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai
Svencelė Kiteboarding And Windsurfing Centre
© DO architects, Aketuri Architektai


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