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“Kaunas is inseparable from the sports hall. Opened in 1939, the legendary victory space is precious to many and evokes special feelings. We could not allow this sports sanctuary to perish,” Kaunas Deputy Mayor Mantas Jurgutis said of the work that it has been in place for several years.
After reconstruction, the useful area of the building will increase by 1.5 thousand. square meter.
After reconstruction, the useful area of the building will increase by 1.5 thousand. square meter. Although the sports center is exclusively associated with basketball, the range of activities that will take place here will be significantly expanded after the reform.
“We are talking not only about sporting events, but also about exhibitions, concerts, congresses, children’s groups, dances and other activities”, emphasized M. Jurgutis.
Kaunas City Municipality Photo / Kaunas Sports Hall Reconstruction is being completed
Opening – in summer
Mindaugas Smaidžiūnas, the construction manager of the Versina company, which is rebuilding the sports hall, jokes that last summer, when the main works were installed, Kaunas residents often came to ask if something else was happening here. But now no one doubts that there is no shortage of action in the room.
“The roof was finished, rainwater drainage systems were installed, and 70 percent of the façade renovation work was done. Inside the room, the floor is concreted, on which prefabricated telescopic supports are already installed. Until the end of this year, the chairs will be in place, ”M.Smaidžiūnas told the works.
Inside the hall: new partitions, tiered constructions. Currently, sanitary units are being installed, tiles are being glued and acoustic panels are being installed on the ceiling. The official opening of the renovated sports hall is scheduled for summer 2021.
Kaunas City Municipality Photo / Kaunas Sports Hall Reconstruction is being completed
Interwar accents are restored
At the end of 1938, the construction project for the hall was prepared by the most famous Lithuanian engineer of the interwar period, Anatolijus Rozenbliumas. Construction work, which soon began, was completed in the spring of next year. It is true that the building was not adapted for the cold season.
The hall, as most Kaunas residents recall, took shape after the reconstruction in 1962. An entrance was then installed on the south façade, an external drum was inserted, and the wooden rostrum was replaced by a reinforced concrete one. . The walls of the building were lined with fiber cement sheets from the inside, a plank platform was installed and glass wool was laid.
“The hall is being rebuilt according to historical material, according to which the construction period, not the Soviet era, but the interwar period, is fully restored,” emphasized Dalia Laurinaitienė, project manager of the administration works From the living room.
Kaunas City Municipality Photo / Kaunas sports hall reconstruction is being completed
Focus on the authentic details
According to D. Laurinaitienė, after the Soviet era the building was insulated, cold bridges formed, condensate accumulated and, in many places, the joints of masonry and plaster with metal were damaged by moisture. For this reason, during the preparation of the current maintenance project, it was decided to insulate the building from the outside with a minimal layer of cork panels.
“This will help prevent condensation and will not destroy the masonry. The exclusive panels were selected after analyzing the buildings with external and internal insulation and evaluating their technical properties. With the help of the cork cladding and the last layer of plaster coated on it , the authentic texture of the facade will be repeated ”, emphasized D. Laurinaitienė.
VIDEO: Reconstruction of the Kaunas sports hall
After the renovation, the room will be equipped with telescopic supports that can be pushed. There is also a place for a bar, cafe and exhibition space.
Six 50-square-meter universal rooms are projected on the second floor, as well as a multifunctional space with transformable partitions. It can be equipped with wardrobes, exhibitions, as well as part of stationary stands.
The rebirth of Žaliakalnis
Kaunas Sports Hall is one of the parts of the ever-changing sports and recreation complex of Žaliakalnis. At the same time, the construction of the S. Darius and S. Girėnas stadiums is underway and a new athletics stadium is being designed. The entire territory of the sports complex will be connected by the rebuilt Sporto Street Square in the near future.
Meanwhile, Radastų Street is preparing to fundamentally renovate the Kaunas County Public Library.
The green spaces of the city are not left to the will of fate either. Last year the infrastructure of the Vytautas Park was improved: pedestrian paths were renovated, small architectural elements were renewed and lighting was installed.
This autumn, the infrastructure management works for the Ąžuolynas park also began. In the long run, it will soon be the turn of another exceptional place right here: the Valley of Song.
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