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The competition entry for New Athletics Arena concept is designed in Vilnius, Žirmūnų str. on the right bank of the river. From both an urban and a social point of view, the site environment is very complex. The territory is surrounded by the Neris public pedestrian path, a Soviet block neighborhood, and a very busy street. The most sensitive part is the Tuskulėnai Memorial Park Complex to the victims of Soviet repressions. It is a mass grave, where more than 700 people where executed. It consists of a chapel-columbarium, a place of eternal rest for the victims remains of the Soviet totalitarian regime.

Creating a sensitive, respectful connection with the historical and natural environment was the main task of the project.

The athletics arena requires an extremely large footprint and solid volume. The memorial complex of Tuskulėnai Memorial Park cannot be overshadowed in both architectural and semantic terms. Therefore, part of the complex is designed underground. By reducing the visual impact on the environment, new public spaces are being created, and Tuskulėnai Park is being extended. The designed building naturally blends into the existing fabric of the city and becomes an integral part of it.

The building aims to become a new public space - a connecting element between the different poles Tuskulėnai Memorial Park, Neris river, Žirmūnai street and block housing residential area.

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Lengvosios atletikos maniežo konkursinis pasiūlymas projektuojamas Vilniuje, Žirmūnų g. dešiniajame upės krante. Tiek urbanistiniu, tiek socialiniu požiūriu ši aplinka daugialypė. Sklypas supamas Neries pėščiųjų tako, sovietinio blokinio mikrorajono, intensyvaus eismo gatvės. Jautriausia gretimybė - Tuskulėnų rimties parko memorialinis kompleksas, kurį sudaro koplyčia-kolumbariumas, sovietinio totalitarinio režimo aukų amžinojo poilsio vieta.

Jautraus, pagarbaus ryšio su istorine ir gamtine aplinka kūrimas buvo pagrindinis projekto uždavinys.