A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA

A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Windows, FacadeA Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Windows, FacadeA Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - HandrailA Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Facade, WindowsA Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - More Images+ 12

Riga, Latvia
  • Architects: NRJA
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  400
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
  • Photographs
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  RHEINZINK
A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Facade, Windows
© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

Text description provided by the architects. Two separate apartments for two families make up the volume which complies with the strict regulations of Riga historical center.

Ground Floor Plan
Facade Render 1
First Floor Plan
Facade Render 2
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.

A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Windows, Facade
© 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

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

A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Handrail
© Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja

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Cite: "A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA" 19 Aug 2017. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/877139/a-two-family-house-ogle-nrja> ISSN 0719-8884

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