![A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/afac/b22e/3864/3200/008a/medium_jpg/Featured_Image.jpg?1501999007)
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Architects: NRJA
- Area: 400 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Gatis Rozenfelds - Zigmārs Jauja
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Manufacturers: RHEINZINK
![A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/b020/b22e/3883/6a00/0060/medium_jpg/PHOTO_05.jpg?1501999120)
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.
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/af9a/b22e/3864/3200/0089/medium_jpg/FIRST_FLOOR.jpg?1501998991)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/af50/b22e/3864/3200/0087/newsletter/FACADE_01.jpg?1501998916)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/b00b/b22e/3883/6a00/005f/medium_jpg/SECOND_FLOOR.jpg?1501999104)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/af75/b22e/3864/3200/0088/newsletter/FACADE_02.jpg?1501998954)
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/afeb/b22e/3883/6a00/005e/medium_jpg/ROOF_FLOOR.jpg?1501999073)
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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/afde/b22e/3864/3200/008d/newsletter/PHOTO_03.jpg?1501999062)
The materials used for facades – black brick, painted timber boards and Rheinzink tin sheets – respond to the surrounding context of historical buildings.
![](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/b085/b22e/3883/6a00/0062/newsletter/SECTION.jpg?1501999233)
The tonality of used materials corresponds symbolically to the location – Ogļu (from latvian - Coal) Street.
![A Two-Family House OGLE / NRJA - Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5986/affc/b22e/3864/3200/008e/medium_jpg/PHOTO_04.jpg?1501999086)