The winning designs of Hansabank Central Office in Vilnius are...

ch1le said:

@ John even more massive then winning design? yuck... Ncc for me isnt about massive its about tall and slim, big boxes just isnt my cup of tea...

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No, there should be all kinds of buildings. Tall buildings make the skyline look nice while massive and lower buildings form better urban feeling and density. Canary Wharf is the best example, if you've been there you know what I mean.

John true true true! But were talking about a Bank building here, it does give urban texture but nothing as what Viru centre (a massive building) gave Tallinn. I havent been to canary wharf (shacks, mby when i was 6) so im not quite sure. Massive should go with a shopping centre or a apartment... then again, how much do i know Lets wait and see how it turns out..

you see once the offices close it will be a dead shell ...
edit2: For urbanity, hmm the 3rd winner would be the greatest contributer... imo

NCC doesn't need more tall buildings to look better, it would be completely fine the way it is now as far as high-rises go. What it needs is mid-rises (ie. ordinary ~ 4-16 story urban buildings one can find from city center).

The way I see NCC:

tall buildings are the bones and the skeleton
"ordinary" buildings are the flesh around them

Thus, massiveness = good.

Palekas' design is something that would look good just about anywhere.

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That's an excellent point of view, I completely agree here. That's one of the reasons why I liked Palekas's design. And it's not too low as well (I counted 16 floors). The only thing which might be out of place is masiveness, it might be a little too massive for NCC, it looks more like something what could fit in Canary Wharf or Pudong surrounded with highrises of 50-60 storeys high. On the other hand it could be a good precedent for more massive buildings what without a doubt would be a great thing. Overall I like it and I wish Palekas's project would be built.