As opposed to the Trade Unions Culture House, built under the Soviet occupation in neoclassical style, our proposal is to retrieve some elements of the Lithuanian vernacular architecture to create the Lithuanian National Concert Hall as a literal embodiment of the Nation’s House. Lithuanians sing rather than speak, goes the popular adage. It seems therefore appropriate for the National Concert Hall to become the Nation’s House, and a representation of Lithuanian culture.
The future National Concert Hall will represent Lithuanian culture to become, the Nation’s House. For its figuration, we have taken the iconography of a traditional Lithuanian Homestead to carry the nation’s architectural DNA. Its pitched roofs and generous eaves will crown Tauras Hill with a peak, refer to the traditional domestic architecture in Lithuania (Tautos Namai), and dispose of snow and protect the perimeter from its accumulation to keep the building accessible from all sides.
