PANGEA

The proposal for the development of the site of the SLC Panorama in Saltoniškių str. 9 shall be a significant addition to the business hub of Žvėrynas. A link between residential areas, offices and shopping mall – area for both members of the public and tenants of new proposed buildings. Proposed buildings will unify the diverse surroundings into a new inviting quarter.

The urban idea can be described in one word - PANgea. Pangea is a supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras and later split into the continents we know today. Just as Gondwana and Laurasia separated from PANgea, so too did Office Buildings A, B and C separate from PANorama.

Buildings A and B, the first to greet visitors to the quarter from Narbuto Street, retain the most similarity in façade expression to their origins. Building C, located in the inner part of the block, has already taken on more of the aesthetics of the adjacent office buildings and blends harmoniously into the family of the Pieninės str. office blocks. The volume of the existing transformer power station, refurbished with mirrored facades, is successfully “absorbed” into composition of Building C - like an inclusion that has grown into it.

The fact that Building A and Building B once were part of the same 'continent' is also evident by the decorative elements that keep the two buildings visually connected. This artistic installation - the golden bands that break off the two facades and seem to hover over Stirnų Street - this is the intrigue that invites visitor to come and get to know the new quarter beter. This installation, which will become the district's trademark, looks spectacular not only during the day, but is even more impressive at night, when the strips glow thanks to the integrated LED strips.

In Zone D, a landscape is designed consisting of the different zones. This is currently the most boring and least used area of SLC Panorama, which is to be revitalized by zoning and by creating different scenarios for different activities.