Viesturdārzs Quarter
Type
Residential
Status
Completed
Year
2023
Location
Riga, Latvia
Bruto
38450
m2
Area
0.41
ha
Client
Merks mājas
Team

RUUME arhitekti
Masterplan, Architecture and Detailing

K FORMA
Construction engineering

MEP solutions
Mechanical and Plumbing engineering

AĀIB
Electrical engineering

Ekstracom
Building automation systems and controls

VPM Latvia
Fire safety plan

DOP Birojs
Building organization project

RUUME arhitekti, Monesis
Landscape

IN4
Interior design

Photos
Tõnu Tunnel

Site is located close to the Riga City center in a mixed building environment from pre-war buildings to soviet time.

Masterplan

Site consists of three residential buildings with connected green courtyards and a small park. The landscape is organized to be open for public but with a certain privacy for local residents.

Quarter is directly connected to the park

To blend in the architectural pattern of Riga Historical Center there are several facade techniques used – white tinted concrete, dark tinted concrete, exposed gravels and brick facade.

Entrance to the courtyard
Detailing and architecture of the first level creates the overall atmosphere of the Quarter.
Terraces of town houses
Park view
Most of the apartments are provided with daylight from both sides of building (go-through daylight) and all the apartments have separate balconies or terraces.

A 12-metre-wide public pedestrian walkway connects Viesturdārzs to the inner courtyard and creates a transparent, spacious environment - a sense of park-like development.

Buildings promote the use of the site by the neighborhoods' inhabitants and strengthen the identity of the place.

Viesturdārzs Quarter creates a new typology of residential buildings in the context of Riga by encouraging Riga residents to a Nordic open lifestyle.