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Hacin + Associates’ District Hall is the centerpiece of Boston’s new Innovation District. (Bruce Martin)Innovation center’s corrugated metal envelope evokes Boston’s seagoing past.Commissioned to design, the centerpiece of ‘s emerging, found themselves in a unique situation. “There was no context,” recalled design team member Matthew Arnold. “We were one of the first buildings down there; we had to build our own story.” To fill the gap, the architects looked to the site’s history. “In the old days, goods came from around the world to the Boston seaport, then were distributed throughout the United States,” said founding principal David Hacin. “We were thinking that this is analogous to an innovation center: ideas are born in this place, then distributed around the world.” Wrapped in corrugated metal punctuated by strategic glazing, its two volumes informed by nautical and railroad architecture, District Hall captures both the glory of Boston’s seagoing past and the promise of its high-tech future. The building’s larger and smaller volumes draw on nautical and railroad architecture, respectively.
(Bruce Martin)“The big idea behind District Hall was this two-part building,” explained Arnold. A bifurcated design served several purposes simultaneously. First, it allowed the architects to bring a different architectural expression to each side of the program. The larger, more sculptural volume, angled to define the edge of a planned park, acts more like a public space, housing an auditorium and restaurant.
The lower, rectangular wing of the building, which is oriented to the existing street grid, contains the innovation center. Second, the two-part form complemented the project’s tight budget. “The lower portion of the building didn’t require the same level of ceiling heights” as did the auditorium/restaurant space, said Hacin. “We were trying to build volume where we needed it, and not where we didn’t need it.” On a conceptual level, the bifurcation taps into two elements of the city’s past. The taller volume’s swooping profile was inspired by nautical architecture, while the lower wing evokes the boxy order of a train yard. Corrugated metal in different colors and profiles reinforces the formal bifurcation. (Bruce Martin).
Facade ManufacturerMorin Corp. (corrugated metal), Reynobond (flat metal trim). ArchitectsHacin + Associates. Facade InstallerIpswich Bay Glass. LocationBoston, MA. Date of Completion2013. Systemcorrugated metal with flat metal trim and low-e glazing.
ProductsMorin Corp. Corrugated metal, Reynobond panels, Kawneer 1600UT Curtain Wall SystemDistrict Hall’s facade further emphasizes the building’s dual identity. “We found this corrugated material to be very intriguing,” said Arnold. “It’s related to nautical sheds and train cars.” Other corrugated facades have begun popping up around Boston, noted Hacin. “But they’ve used it for the industrial aesthetic, with no real idea behind it.
It was kind of cheap, industrial, and cool, but that’s as far as it went.” Hacin + Associates instead deployed the material as a storytelling device, choosing two different patterns and colors to continue the narrative embodied in the building’s form. A shimmering silver metal extruded in a sine wave pattern encloses District Hall’s multipurpose wing, while the innovation center is wrapped in matte black with a more squared-off profile. In addition, the architects used flat white trim material to suggest three-dimensionality. “We developed a rationale for how to treat the facade details,” explained design team member Scott Thompson. “Where we cut into the corrugated metal, we treated it as if it was a solid with a different center.”The architects minimized glazing in part for budget reasons. “Rather than having lots of windows scattered around, we decided to concentrate them in key locations: at the restaurant, on the corner,” said Hacin. “It really is a showcase of the facade material.
Sometimes it’s about the windows, but in this case the facade material is sculptural—you can see this especially on the silvery volume.” The conservative approach to glazing also helps reduce thermal gain. The architects primarily relied on tried and true methods, such as placing few windows on the south-facing facade, and setting the west-side windows back several feet, to meet efficiency goals. “We were really just trying to get the most out of conventional technologies,” said Thompson.Ultimately, said Hacin, the true environmental test for District Hall will be whether it is razed in a decade, as planned, or whether it proves its usefulness as a long-term fixture of Boston’s Innovation District.
“It was built to be a ten-year building,” he said. “But my hope is that it will continue to be successful, and that it will become part of the character of this neighborhood—part of what people love about it—in which case there will be no reason to remove it. That would be the most sustainable outcome of all.”.
Contents.History Kaunas International Airport started operations in 1988 when airport activities were moved from the historic, located in the central part of Kaunas city. In 1991, after Lithuania's independence, it gained the status of an and in 1996 it became a member of and began to take part in the activities of the 'Lithuanian Airports' association.Kaunas Airport was used by, and of the local branch since 1988. The flight range was moderate and there were some scheduled flights from Kaunas to, Moscow,.
Regional airline based in Kaunas operated scheduled and charter flights from Kaunas to, Hamburg, and from 1993 till 2004. started operating flights to Kaunas in 2004.
In 2006 it announced establishment of its base in Kaunas. At the beginning of 2013, invested more than 3 million Euro in a new aircraft maintenance and repair hangar in Kaunas, which currently employs 220 people (2018 data). The airline is further expanding its aircraft maintenance activity at Kaunas Airport, with a planned further investment of 1.6 million Euro, which will allow the servicing of twice as many aircraft. The company intends to employ 40 additional aviation mechanics, and the employment strategy is based on the company's collaboration with the in order to prepare necessary specialists and invite students for traineeships.operated Riga - Kaunas daily flights in 2006-2008 and 2009-2014, sometimes reaching up to 2 daily flights.operated Kaunas-Warsaw-London Luton route for a short period of time in 2005.
The airline returned to Kaunas in 2012.Two temporary terminals were in operation in 2017, when was closed for reconstruction and flights transferred to Kaunas.started operating six weekly flights to Kaunas International from Warsaw on 21 May 2018. Overview Ownership The airport is owned and operated by the State-owned enterprise Kauno Aerouostas, and is fully governable to the. In May 2013, the Government announced about the plans to merge, Kaunas and airports into one company and the plans were approved by the in November 2013. The merger took place in 2014. Operations is the main passenger carrier at the airport, and has gradually expanded its network there since 2005 when the airline first landed at the airport.
In 2010, Kaunas Airport became the first airline's base in Eastern Europe and this resulted a more-than-doubled-route network expansion at the airport. The airport reported 77% growth in passenger traffic that year and also won the EURO ANNIES 2011 prize awarded by a weekly aviation e-journal as being the fastest-growing airport in Europe in the category of under one million passengers. Catchment area Almost a quarter of all passenger flow at the airport are travellers from the neighbouring countries,. Infrastructure Terminal building. Ramp viewIn 2008 the new three-storey terminal building was opened for passenger operations. The 7,573-square-metre (81,520 sq ft) building can handle 800,000 passengers per year and the maximum capacity has been already reached in 2010, three years after the opening. The simple linear terminal design allows further expansions both ways.The ground level is designated arrival area and fully complies with.
There are all essential facilities for arriving passengers, including and car rental offices. The upper two levels are for departing passengers only. All 12 check-in desks are located on the first floor, where the passengers flow is separated to Schengen and non-Schengen departure zones through the security areas located on the first and second floors.
The airport is not equipped with air bridges which suits the preference of airport's biggest client of boarding and disembarking with steps.The terminal facilities also include airline ticket offices, tourism agents, several shops, bars and cafes throughout the airport.Runway and apron The runway of Kaunas Airport is 3,250m long and 45m wide, and is categorized with a 4E reference code. This enables to handle aircraft with up to 45m wing span and 14m main gear wheel span, which includes planes the size of a.
The runway is oriented along the dominant direction of western winds; it is also equipped with CAT II equipment which allows Kaunas Airport to receive aircraft with minimum visibility meteorological conditions. Theoretical runway average capacity, when aircraft are landing or taking off, is 12 operations per hour. A new taxiway to improve the runway system was built in 2009. Further taxiway improvement works started in June 2013, expanding the southern part of the airport to construct a new 190m-long and 23.2m-broad runway by the end of 2014. Maintenance facilities Ryanair operates its own maintenance hangar at Kaunas Airport, which launched operations in January 2013. It can accommodate one aircraft at a time and performs C-type maintenance checks.
The same year Ryanair has set to double its capabilities at the airport and began construction of the second hangar in Kaunas.has announced its plans to invest almost 4 million US dollars into high-tech aircraft maintenance equipment at its newly launched MRO hangar in Kaunas. The latest equipment will support FL Technics MRO centre in servicing both narrow and wide body modern aircraft, including Boeing 747 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Following the full implementation, of the investment strategy, the new FL Technics base in Kaunas will create almost 300 new jobs, including over 200 places for aircraft mechanics, engineers and other aviation technical personnel. Airlines and destinations Passenger AirlinesDestinationsSeasonal charter:Seasonal charter:, (ends 25 October 2019)Seasonal:,Cargo AirlinesDestinations,Statistics The passenger traffic changes in late 2011 and early 2012 at Kaunas Airport are associated with the rivalry between Ryanair and Wizzair. As a response to the Wizzair's new base established at Vilnius Airport in Spring 2011, the Irish low-cost carrier moved and routes from Kaunas to Vilnius in late 2011.
In November 2012, Ryanair further cut route geography from Kaunas, by transferring, and to Vilnius, leaving only four routes available from Kaunas for the entire winter 2012/13 season. Some of the routes were restored in Summer 2013, including seasonal destinations.Traffic numbers at Kaunas Airport YearPassengershandledPassenger% changeCargo(tonnes)Cargo% changeAircraftmovementsAircraft% change2,7720,130.64,40,890.93,321,731.34,07,1136.54,577,35010.74,618,22829.34,860,881.76,8410,000.15,696,6987.96,029,7325.220.84,22.720.93,364.6206.22,1124.620.142,0602.457,1947,2843.174,703128.307,4340,547.17,62,186,07437.563,36526.011,181,011,06714.762,3309.41Ground transportation. A bus stop at Kaunas Airport Motorway Due to its central location in Lithuania, Kaunas Airport is easily accessible via nearby /, which connects to the other main in Lithuania. Taxis take around 25 minutes to get to the city centre.Bus Kaunas city centre is reachable by direct bus route no 29, operated daily by Kauno Autobusai. The express service 29E operates on the same route, but offers limited bus stops on the line. The direct intercity services to capital and Lithuanian coastal city are also available from and to Kaunas Airport as well as regional low frequency bus links to and from, and.The only international link to the airport is provided by Latvian operator Flybus, which runs the schedule to both city centre.
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