A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA


© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

© Gatis Rozenfelds – Zigmārs Jauja
  • Architects: NRJA
  • Location: Riga, Latvia
  • Lead Architects: Uldis Lukševics, Ivars Veinbergs, Zigmārs Jauja, Linda Leitāne-Šmīdberga
  • Area: 400.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Gatis Rozenfelds – Zigmārs Jauja

© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

© Gatis Rozenfelds – Zigmārs Jauja

From the architect. Two separate apartments for two families make up the volume which complies with the strict regulations of Riga historical center.


Ground Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Facade Render 1

Facade Render 1

First Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Facade Render 2

Facade Render 2

Second Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

The height of the volume corresponds to the buildings across the street; the varying slopes of the roof react to the geometry of the nearby roofscape.


© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

© Gatis Rozenfelds – Zigmārs Jauja

The materials used for facades – black brick, painted timber boards and Rheinzink tin sheets – respond to the surrounding context of historical buildings.


Section

Section

The tonality of used materials corresponds symbolically to the location – Ogļu (from latvian – Coal) Street.


© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

© Gatis Rozenfelds – Zigmārs Jauja