Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

LG projektai

Gintautas Vieversys · Gina Vieversytė · Loreta Volungevičienė

Villa “Pilkopė” was built in 1978, based on a design by the well-known architect A. Zaviša. It is one of the most significant examples of modernist architecture, located in the beautiful Curonian Spit National Park in Lithuania. The reconstruction took two years, during which the building was dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up, expanded and elevated to create larger, more comfortable apartments for recreation. The structure was enriched with contemporary modern details, such as a glass volume housing a viewing platform and an evacuation staircase, where a restored stained-glass artwork was installed in the roof plane. The sharp tip of the glass structure emphasizes the silhouette of modernist architecture. Great attention was given to landscaping and artistic accents. The landscaping design features plants typical of the Curonian Spit, such as sedges and mountain pines. At ground level, the soil was excavated to form an inner courtyard— a space designed for leisure and fostering community connections. The building has been brought back to life, bringing joy to local residents and the architectural community alike

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

SAMPLING

Manten Devriendt · Liene Jakobsone

Augustine’s Garden transforms a former industrial courtyard in central Riga into a lively residential complex. Through adaptive reuse and sensitive landscaping, it balances privacy and community, fostering shared green spaces and sustainable urban living.

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

Studio Kota

Maja Dapcevic

Rooted in #contextualized design, LA PIGNA transforms the site’s forest energy into built form. It is not a static object but a living sistem, #biophilic design. It triggers sensory empathy – light that changes with the day, textures invite touch, materials that age with dignity.

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

Biro 60B

Elena Pazardzievska Ristovska · Meri Andreevska

The building represents a volumetric association of the old residential typology on the street: an emphasized communication core, meandering railings, openness to all four sides. The façade treatment further highlights the division between vertical communications and residential floors.

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

Monadnock

Sandor Naus · Job Floris

The Volante social housing complex completes an urban renewal project in a 1950s neighbourhood. It integrates a dense residential program on a narrow site through articulated massing, combining rational repetition with expressive elements, careful detailing, material precision and the use of colour.

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging

Collective housing

EUmies Awards 2026

Nominees

SLAS architekci

Aleksander Bednarski · Mariusz Komraus

The design concept was to integrate the planned quarter into the urban fabric, incorporating historic buildings into the structure of the block and subtly defining the boundaries between public and semi-private zones. From an urban planning perspective, the development does not isolate itself from the city; instead, it leverages the existing potential by creating a series of public spaces at the intersection. This effect was achieved through oversized entrance gateways – the “Ajnfarts” – which serve not only as access points to the apartments but also as passages to a publicly accessible green courtyard, activating the area with a range of service and recreational functions.

EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging