Klaipeda’s new landmark – a building with a special message
The two buildings in the shape of the letters “K” and “D”, built by the architects Arches from Vilnius, symbolize the new beginning and the opening of the town to the Baltic Sea area: The “K” stands for “Klaipeda”, the “D” for the river “Dana” flowing through the middle of the town. In the past the river represented a natural border between the town and the military-industrial prohibited port area. Lithuania’s independence in 1990 also caused the opening of the prohibited zones. This is also reflected in the architectural concept of the buildings which open up like two parts of a puzzle. The “K” and the “D” rise above the silhouette of the town like the two wings of an open gate, clearing the way again between the town and the Baltic Sea.
Furthermore the brick-red ceramic façades of the high-rise structures symbolize the continuation of the old town roofs of Klaipeda beyond the port and combine these elegantly with the glass and aluminium elements of the two buildings. Altogether around 6 000 m² of ceramic tiles in the size 225 x 500 mm with two horizontal dummy joints were installed as Terzo tiles on these buildings. In addition to offices the “K” also accommodates a hotel; the “D” serves as a pure residential building.
