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The house in Naujoji Vilnia, Pramonės street, is located in a place full of contrasts, where the vibrant green valley of the Vilnelė river approaches the brutalist infrastructure of the street and railway. Here, residential houses are nestled alongside bulky industrial buildings awaiting conversion. Built in such a specific environment, the house has earned the name of industrial villa. The architecture of the house is based on the characteristic silhouette of an industrial building, assembled from three-layer concrete castings. Cast within 30 km of the construction site, the house structure was assembled on site at the industry’s usual speed – in 3 weeks and using a sustainable construction process that avoids excessive logistics and construction waste. The assembly of the house was a kind of machine dance, and at the end the panorama of chimneys and industrial buildings was enriched by an expressive concrete “crown”. The concrete surfaces of the castings, left as wall finishes, characterise the exterior and interior spaces of the house. In order to add a cosy touch to the interior of the home, all the surfaces that are most often touched, such as furniture, worktops, handles, floors, are made of wood, a very warm and natural material that contrasts with concrete. The open-plan spaces are flooded with natural light through large windows and skylights, while the boundaries between inside and outside are blurred by the opening of the display windows onto an outdoor terrace overlooking the green Vilnelė valley.