Located in Vilnius, Lithuania, this modern private residence was designed in 2017 by Pao Architects.

Description by Pao Architects
The Black Box project was designed by PAO Architects. Client young family with 2 children. This house has been built in Vilnius (LT), on the slope of the Neris River, in the context of impressive surroundings. An asset of this territory is a 10-kilometre distance from the city centre and the territory features a harmonious combination of the advantages of the city infrastructure and a wonderful landscape of the slopes of the Neris River which open up from the house as an excellent view. The house is located in a densely-built territory dominated by low-rise architecture ? 1-2 storey private houses. The land plot is perfectly oriented in terms of cardinal points, with the view of the river facing south-west, while the quarter with a road is situated in north-east. We are delighted that, while implementing this project, we dealt with wonderful and brave clients who had clear preferences with regard to the layout of the house, but also allowed us to experiment. The clients wanted modern, minimalistic architecture, light forms stressing the advantages of their land plot. Following a discussion with the clients of their wishes and a thorough exploration of the territory, we proposed a one-storey house, concept of minimalistic form and size, with construction in parallel to the side of the land plot. The design of the house is...