The derelict Saint Jacob Hospital and the surrounding area straddling the edge of Lukiškės Square in central Vilnius is set to receive a 45-million-euro makeover.
“The current architectural project will maintain respect for the heritage objects nearby and will allow the revitalised [area] to be integrated with the central part of the city,” Mindaugas Pakalnis, chief architect of Vilnius, said in the municipality’s press release.
The revamped territory will include the St Apostles Philip and Jacob Church, the Dominican monastery, an educational institution that will be housed in the former hospital buildings, a public garden, as well as a newly-built four-star Clarion hotel with a conference centre.
Commercial spaces will be available for small and medium shops on the ground floor of the new hotel building.
A bicycle path will also link Lukiškės Square with the White Bridge.
The initial project was presented in March 2018, which caused a public outcry. The implementation was eventually halted.
In 2019, DO Architects won a new tender to develop the area.
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