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APARTMENT BUILDING AT ALAUKSTA STREET 9, RIGA

Project development period

2005.-2007.

Construction period

2007.-2008.

Feasibility Indicators

Feasibility Indicators

  • Land parcel size:

    1834 m²

  • Total building floor area:

    7320 m²

  • Basement area:

    1588 m²

  • Building volume:

    21996 m³

  • Landscaping area:

    573 m²

  • Number of floors agove-ground:

    6

  • Basement:

    1

  • 41 apartments / 44 parking places

Description

DESCRIPTION The land parcel is located in the Riga historical centre protection zone; perimeter building situation. A six-floor apartment building with underground parking and landscaped courtyard is located on it. A total of 41 apartments and a parking lot (for 44 cars) in the basement are planned in the building. Classical division, details and composition as well as a rhythm of bays and recessed planes are characteristic to the building. In order to achieve an emphasis of the building corner characteristic to the historical building environment intersection, a corner bay with a tower shaped roof was designed with an accentuated rhythm of vertical columns. Roof: attic type, spacious apartments located there with a view of Riga's roof panorama. Construction of the building was suspended in 2008 th Later on, in 2012, the new owner re-launched construction after changing the layouts of the building and facade finishings.

Team

  • Antra Saknīte

    architect

    author, building design manager

  • Edijs Gercs

    structural engineer

  • Kārlis Ceske

    architectural technician

  • Kārlis Kostjukovs

    structural engineer