New waterfront residential district in KAUNAS

[liutass]

1. Teritory of 10 ha in the very centre across the biggest LT river Nemunas. New bridge planned to be build to the isle where new Kaunas Arena supposed to be constructed.

2. Investment ~ 400 mio LTL (~116 mio EUR)
3. To be started next spring

Before:

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After

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[Moolio]

Are those just early sketches? They look more like office buildings to me. :dunno: Anyways, waterfronts are great place for housing projects, especially ones that contain taller buildings. I bet the apartments are gonna be tough (end expensive) to get. In the Cirrus tower, which an almost-waterfront tower, the top-floor apartments cost nearly one million euros. It's great to see that Lithuania is not investing only to its biggest city, but also the regional capitals receive their fair share of the economy/construction boom.

[liutass]

Those are rather early sketches but the final result will not very differ

[_alonso_]

wonderful project! interesting, how much would cost one flat on the top floort? :)


It's great to see that Lithuania is not investing only to its biggest city, but also the regional capitals receive their fair share of the economy/construction boom.

actually, Kaunas is second largest city:) but still, Lithuania is not that centralised like Latvia or Estonia, when there only one dominating town - capitals.

[ch1le]

/\ True, but for the over all look of the capital (the face usually for the rest of the country) its a bad thing...Estonia and Latvia will get further then Lithuania for that matter! ;)

[ShuMi]

/\ True, but for the over all look of the capital (the face usually for the rest of the country) its a bad thing...Estonia and Latvia will get further then Lithuania for that matter! ;)

Maybe by that matter yes, but by others...

[Moolio]

actually, Kaunas is second largest city:) but still, Lithuania is not that centralised like Latvia or Estonia, when there only one dominating town - capitals.

Yes, as I said I'm glad that Lithuania is not investind to its biggest city only. ;)

[Edd]

Great project! The location is just wonderful (I'd love to live there ofcourse ;)). And as for projects outside Vilnius - all biggest cities are moving forwards in Lithuania (especially Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipeda). But Siauliai and Panevezys also has big projects. E.g. new 33 000 m^2 complex in Siauliai which consists of 13 floor 4 star hotel and a shopping center:
http://www.press.lt/illustration/sk/2005/02/0215-3-1.jpg

I think that it's very good that all Lithuanian cities are developing. Vilnius is and will be capital of a normal country not just capital of a country which consists of empty fields and capital itself. :D

[_alonso_]

Yes, as I said I'm glad that Lithuania is not investind to its biggest city only. ;)

oh, sorry:) dunno why, but I read - "biggest cities";)

[Moolio]

oh, sorry:) dunno why, but I read - "biggest cities";)

Heh don't worry, I do that myself all the time. :)

[Homer]

nothing special... a lot of flat boxes, Gandraliskes is much better :tongue3:

[ShuMi]

@Homer
You`re not Edgaex or Darksaberx aren`t you?

[Mantas]

@Homer
You`re not Edgaex or Darksaberx aren`t you?
IP says that he most probably is Edgaex :|

[sander]

Even as early sketches I like these buildings` shape & colour.
And I`m sure you can`t generalize development in Estonia and Latvia. Good example of small `n developing city is Rakvere.

[Vertigo]

Great project! Not only for the buildings, but is also gives a chance to make nice public space next to the river. Too bad the city is currently built away from the river. Nothing beats urbanness next to a river (or other bodies of water...).

[liutass]

oh, sorry:) dunno why, but I read - "biggest cities";)

Kaunas is almost the 3rd city in Baltics. But acctually the 4th ;)

Kaunas 368913 (2004)
Tallinn 392000 (2004)

[tournesol]

Very promissing project. :)
I look forward to see the actual building designs.

[liutass]

I like the walking promenade along the river :|

[LatvianGG]

Kur Gyria zialyoja, ten mano namai.....

[Homer]

@Homer
You`re not Edgaex or Darksaberx aren`t you?
yes I'm Edgaex, so what ?

[ch1le]

Kaunas is almost the 3rd city in Baltics. But acctually the 4th ;)

Kaunas 368913 (2004)
Tallinn 392000 (2004)


indeed Kaunas is highly populated ;) But the number of inhabitants in tallinn is 500 000+ since there are estimated 100 000 unregistered, and Tallinn area is very small leaving numerous "cities" outside Tallinn... :)

[John]

^^^
So in Kaunas there also should be about 450,000 or more inhabitants since there are many unregistered people and there are many small towns and villages around Kaunas. Same goes for Vilnius, Riga, Adis Abeba or any other city in the world. ;)

[ch1le]

ofcourse, but these around tallinn and normal satellite cities, they were once part of the city itself (like Maardu - 16 000people), and other parts like Viimsi (10 000) just grew out of tallinn...

[NorthStar77]

So in Kaunas there also should be about 450,000 or more inhabitants since there are many unregistered people and there are many small towns and villages around Kaunas. Same goes for Vilnius, Riga, Adis Abeba or any other city in the world.

Yup! Also, Kaunas and Tallinn has about the same land area;)

Nice project!

[_alonso_]

hehe, if to sum up all inhabitants living in Kaunas region it would be over 1 mln;)

[_alonso_]

Kur Gyria zialyoja, ten mano namai.....


hehe, you have some skills:)

just it should sound: Kur giria zaliuoja, ten mano namai. in addtion, there should be Lithuanian letter instead "z".

[ch1le]

hehe, if to sum up all inhabitants living in Kaunas region it would be over 1 mln;)


hehehe ;) Tallinn region is more then the population of Estonia ;) ;) ); :cheers: