In this wild and vulnerable landscape, battered by constant winds, a small structure provides refuge in the dunes. Overlooking the sandy Baltic shoreline, this once brutally monofunctional and closed object has been delicately deconstructed into a light and inviting public gathering space - a unique sunset viewpoint on Lithuania?s Curonian Spit.

© Norbert Tukaj

Architects: DO ARCHITECTS

Location: Preila, Lithuania

Area: 320.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Norbert Tukaj

Reconstruction Project Architects: Gilma Teodora Gylyt?, Algimantas Neni?kis, Karolina ?iplyt?, Aurimas Bau?ys, Domantas Baltr?nas

Original Design: Algirdas Sviderskas (1984)
© Norbert Tukaj

Text description provided by the architects. In this wild and vulnerable landscape, battered by constant winds, a small structure provides refuge in the dunes. Overlooking the sandy Baltic shoreline, this once brutally monofunctional and closed object has been delicately deconstructed into a light and inviting public gathering space - a unique sunset viewpoint on Lithuania?s Curonian Spit.

Before. Image © Norbert Tukaj

The station?s newly perforated lower level frames an approaching eye?s view of the sea, a juxtaposition to the panoramic window sheltering lifesaving facilities on the upper floor of the structure. Below, a ground level cafe/bar spills out onto a timber amphitheater stepping down towards the...