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RIGA IS THE LARGEST CITY IN BALTIC STATES RIGA IS DATED SINCE 1201RIGA’S TERRITORY IS AROUND 307.17 KM2

RIGA LOCATED 1-10M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

RIGA’S TV TOWER IS THE 3RD TALLEST BUILDING / STRUCTURE IN EUROPE (368,8M)

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RIGA IS DATED SINCE 1201RIGA’S TERRITORY IS AROUND 307.17 KM2

RIGA LOCATED 1-10M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

750.000 INHABITANTS LIVE IN RIGATHAT IS APPROX. 32% LATVIA’S POPULATION

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RIGA IS WELL KNOWN FOR IT’S ART NOUVEAU ARCHITECTURE (OVER 800 BUILDINGS)

LATVIA’S NATIONAL ANIMAL - WHITE WAGTAIL

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THEBOOKKIPSALA

RIGA’S TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (RTU) CAMPUS

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTER - BIGGEST SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION CENTER IN BALTIC COUNTRIES

KIPSALA SWIMMING POOL - THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULAR SWIMMING POOL IN RIGA

OLIMPIA SHOPPING CENTER

WELL PRESERVED WOODEN FISHERMAN’S ARCHITECTURE;IN RECENT YEARS KIPSALA BECOME PRESTIGIOUS AREA FOR LIVING IN RIGATHERE ARE LOCATED SEVERAL EMBASSIES

PANORAMAS TO OLD TOWN AND TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS

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KIPSALA SWIMMING POOL - THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULAR SWIMMING POOL IN RIGA

WELL PRESERVED WOODEN FISHERMAN’S ARCHITECTURE;IN RECENT YEARS KIPSALA BECOME PRESTIGIOUS AREA FOR LIVING IN RIGATHERE ARE LOCATED SEVERAL EMBASSIES

PANORAMAS TO OLD TOWN AND TO INDUSTRIAL AREAS

SHROUD BRIDGE CONNECTS RIGA’S CITY CENTER AND PARDAUGAVA

THROGH KIPSALA

817 INHABITANTS LIVES IN KIPSALA;THAT IS APPROX. 0,5% RIGA’S POPULATION

KIPSALA IS LOCATED ON THE LEFT BANK OF RIVER DAUGUVA

KIPSALA’S TERRITORY IS AROUND 1,975 KM2

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BUSINESS

SHOPPING

ENTERTAINMENT

WELLNESS & SPOTS

DINNING

CONFERENCESBANK SERVICES

SHOPPING MALL

FARMER’S MARKET

PRIVATE MARINABOAT AND MARINE PRODUCTS CENTER

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTERBOWLING CLUB

OLD TOWN

KIPSALA SPORT CENTERBEAUTY &WELLNESS

OSTAS SKATI RESTAURANT

REYKJAVIK AND ARCTIC LIGHTS RESTAURANT

FABRIKA RESTAURANT

MAJA RESTAURANT

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RTU STUDENT DORMITORY

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PROJECT AREA11’381 sqm

PROJECT LOCATION IN KIPSALA


PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:

• MAX 30% APARTMENTS FOR AUXILIARY USE

• MAX 15 STORIES BUILDING• MAX 400% INTENSITY OF LANDLOT• MIN 10% OF FREE TERRITORY• 1 CAR PER EVERY STORY AREA

KIPSALA SWIMMING POOL

RTU STUDENT DORMITORY

RTU CAMPUS

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• COST 100 MILL. EUR• EXTERIOR WALLS ARE 40 CM THICK SHELL AND ACTS AS A CHARGE OF TENSION• ON THE OCCASION OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT, OMA DESIGNED A HOUSE

WITH A VERY RADICAL CONCEPT. THIS HOUSE WAS CONCEIVED AS A SUCCESSION OF OPEN SPACES,YET ISOLATED, FOR EACH PARTICULAR FAMILY MEMBER. MISSING JUST TWO WEEKS TO CLOSE, KOOLHAAS REALIZED THAT USING THE SAME CONCEPT AS FOR THIS HOUSE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FOR THE CONTEST OF CASA DA MUSICA IN PORTO.

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• COST 12.6 MILL. EUR• THE FAÇADE IS MADE OF COATED CONCRETE WHICH WAS FROM THE GROUND FLOOR

UP CONSTRUCTED IN A COMPLETE MOULD SYSTEM

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• COST 17,8 MILL. EUR• BOTH CORES ARE COVERED BY A GLAZED ROOF, CREATING A FUTURISTIC LOBBY IN

WHICH PEOPLE MOVE UP AND DOWN. IN THIS WAY, THE SILO LITERALLY FORMS A NEW CORE FOR THE PROJECT: ALL THE USABLE SPACES, EVERY ROOM, PROFITS FROM ITS UNIQUE LOCATION.

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• COST 10 MILL. EUR• THE VACUUM OUTSIDE (VERANDA FOR PUBLIC USE) HAS APPROX. 580 M2 (39.4M X

14.7M) IN FLOOR AND A HEIGHT OF 14,14M. IT IS LOCATED 36,85 M ABOVE THE GROUND

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• COST 28,5 MILL. EUR• THE PROPORTIONS OF THE OUTLINE FOR THE BLOCK IS 135M LONG BY 34M

HIGH AND 34M DEEP• THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES 5 TOWERS THAT ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN A

LARGE, RAISED COMMUNAL PATIO AND A SERIES OF ROOF TOP PENTHOUSES• COMPLEX CONTAINS THREE SO-CALLED OUTDOOR ROOMS FOR PUBLIC USE.

THE FAÇADES OF THE BUILDING BECAME THE WALLPAPER, MADE OF WHITE BRICKS IN DIFFERENT TEXTURE. SPECIFIC OVERSIZED FURNITURE WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EACH OF THE ‘ROOMS’

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• COST 111,9 MILL. EUR• IN CONSTRUCTION WERE USED 18 400 M3 OF CONCRETE, RE-BAR 2050 TN, 4644TN STEEL,

9994 PIECES OF GLASS FOR EXTERIOR CURTAIN (126767M2)• A MAJOR SECTION OF THE BUILDING IS THE ‘BOOK SPIRAL’• UPON THE OPENING, THE ‘BOOK SPIRAL’S’ 6233 BOOKCASES HOUSED 780 000 BOOKS

AND CAN ACCOMMODATE GROWTH UP TO 1 450 000 BOOKS IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT ADDING MORE BOOKCASES

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• COST 114 MILL. EUR• THE STEEL ROOF STRUCTURE SPANS THE ENTIRE SPACE, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR INTERI-

OR COLUMNS• THE CONCERT HALL’S PARTITIONS AND CURVED BILLOWING CEILING ACT AS A PART OF

THE ACOUSTICAL SYSTEM WHILE SUBTLY REFERENCING THE SCULPTURAL LANGUAGE OF THE EXTERIOR

• TO TEST THE ACOUSTIC ARCHITECT USED A 1:10 SCALE MODEL OF AUDITORIUM, COM-PLETE WITH A MODEL OCCUPANT IN EACH SEAT

• THE EXTERIOR IS UNDULATING AND ANGLED FORMS, SYMBOLIZING MUSICAL MOVEMENT AND THE MOTION OF LOS ANGELES

• THE CUSTOM CURVATURE DEMANDED A HIGHLY SPECIFIC STEEL STRUCTURE INCLUDING BOX COLUMNS TILTED FORWARD AT 17 DEGREES ON THE BUILDING’S NORTH SIDE

• PART OF FAÇADES REFLECTIONS CREATED HOT SPOTS ON A ADJACENT SIDE WALK OF AS MUCH AS 60 DEGREE C; IN 2005 SURFACES WERE DULLED BY LIGHT SANDING THE PANELS TO ELIMINATE UNWANTED GLARE

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MAIN CONNECTION

MAIN ENTRANCES

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GREEENS & WATER

CARS

STUDENTS AND PUBLIC FLOWS

VERTICAL GARDENS

PARKING

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CONNECTION

HOTELPARKING

OFFICE

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2nd PHASE

3rd PHASE

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CONFERENCE CENTER

RECREATION

STUDENT HOUSING

4th PHASE

5th PHASE

6th PHASE


PARKING ENTRANCE

PARKING ENTRANCE

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• SITE AREA - 11’381 sqm• BUILT AREA - 3’983 sqm• DENSITY - 35%• INTENSITY - 4,49• TOTAL AREA - 51’170 sqm• GREEN AREA - 21’551 sqm


SITE AREA - 11’381 sqm

1st FLOOR - 3983 sqmGREEN AREA - 776 sqm

3rd FLOOR - 3983 sqmGREEN AREA - 776 sqm

5th FLOOR - 3983 sqmGREEN AREA - 776 sqm

2nd FLOOR - 3983 sqmGREEN AREA - 776 sqm



GROUND FLOOR - 3983 sqmGREEN AREA - 2532 sqm

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VERTICAL GARDENS

GREEN ROOMS

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STUDENT HOUSING & RENTAL APARTMENTS

RECREATION (THEATER, CONCERTS, CINEMA, ETC.)

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TYPICAL “CANAL HOUSES” IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS


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TIETGEN DORMITORY BY LUNDGAARD & TRANBERG ARCHITECTS, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK


TIETGEN DORMITORY BY LUNDGAARD & TRANBERG ARCHITECTS, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

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XIANGSHAN SCHOOL CAMPUS BY WANG SHY, HANGZHOU CITY, CHINA


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INNTEL HOTEL BY WAM ARCHITECTS, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

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INNTEL HOTEL BY WAM ARCHITECTS, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS


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CAIXA FORUM GREEN WALL BY HERZOG & DE MEURON, MADRID, SPAIN

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CAIXA FORUM GREEN WALL BY HERZOG & DE MEURON, MADRID, SPAIN


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SHOPPING CENTER’S GREEN ROOF TOP

ROOF TOP FUNCTION

FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 1

FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 2

GREEN RAMP

PARK

GREEN RAMP CREATES CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SPACE TOWARDS THE PARK

PLACE FOR PUBLIC CULTURAL RECREATION CONTAINING SPACES FOR EXHIBITIONS, THEATER, CONFERENCES

RETAIL SPACES CONNECTING NEW COMPLEX WITH EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER

SEVERAL FLOORS PARKING SERVING NEW BUILDING AND EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER

RETAIL SPACES CONNECTING NEW COMPLEX WITH EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER

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MAIN BUILDING FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 1



VERTICAL CONNECTIONS / PARKING

ONE CONTINUOUS FUNCTION (OFFICES / HOTEL / STUDENT HOUSING / ETC.)


LAYERS OF FUNCTIONS IN DIFFERENT FLOORS(OFFICES / HOTEL / STUDENT HOUSING / CON-

FERENCE CENTER / RECREATION / ETC.)


FUNCTIONAL DISTRIBUTION ACCORDING TO FUNCTION NEEDS - SEVERAL JOINED FLOORS,

DIFFERENT FLOOR HEIGHTS, ETC.

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PARKING ENTRANCE

PARKING ENTRANCE

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OFFICES / VERTICAL BOTANIC GARDEN - PARK

PARKINGGREEN RAMP

CONFERENCE CENTER / WORKSHOPS

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MARINA TOWERS BY BERTAND GOLDBERG, CHICAGO, USA

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CONFERENCE CENTER / WORKSHOPS

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THE FLOWER TOWER BY EDOUARD FRANCOIS, PARIS, FRANCE

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THE FLOWER TOWER BY EDOUARD FRANCOIS, PARIS, FRANCE

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STUDENT HOUSING BY CATTANI ARCHITECS, LE HAVRE, FRANCE

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CINEMA CENTER BY COOP HIMMELB(l)AU, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA

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CINEMA CENTER BY COOP HIMMELB(l)AU, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA

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MAIN ENTRANCES

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GREEENS & WATER

CARS


PARKING

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PUBLIC


SHOPPING CENTER’S GREEN ROOF TOP

ROOF TOP FUNCTION

PLATFORM FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 1

PLATFROM FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 2

GREEN HILL

PARK

GREEN PLATFORM CREATES CONTINUOUS PUBLIC SPACE TOWARDS THE PARK

PUBLIC CULTURAL RECREATION SPACE CONTAINING SPACES FOR EXHIBITIONS, THEATER, CONFERENCES

PARKING CONNECTING TOWERS AND EXISTING SHOPPING CENTER

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TOWERS FUNCTIONAL USE OPTION 1



STUDENT HOUSING

EACH VOLUME HAS SEPARATE USE

EACH TOWER HAS SEPARATE USE AND FEW FLOORS FOR PARKING, PLATFORM IS LEFT FOR

PUBLIC USE

TOWERS HAS MIXED FUNTIONS, PLATFORM BECOMES A PARKING FOR TOWERS AND

SHOPPING CENTER

RENTAL APARTMENTSPARKING

OFFICES

HOTEL

RECREATION

STUDENT HOUSING

RENTAL APARTMENTS CONFERENCE CENTEROFFICES

HOTEL

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PARKING ENTRANCE

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1st FLOOR - 5109 sqmGREEN AREA - 0 sqm







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CHASSE PARK APARTMENTS BY XDGA ARCHITECTS, BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS

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CHASSE PARK APARTMENTS BY XDGA ARCHITECTS, BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS


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LINCOLN ROAD BY HERZOG & DE MEURON, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, USA

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LINCOLN ROAD BY HERZOG & DE MEURON, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, USA



CONFERENCE CENTER

OFFICES

HOTEL


GREEN HILL

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GREEN HILL


HOTEL

OFFICES

CONFERENCE CENTER



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STUDENT HOUSING BY MVRDV, MONTPELLIER, FRANCE



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VERTICAL FOREST BY STEFANO BOERI, MILAN, ITALY

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VERTICAL FOREST BY STEFANO BOERI, MILAN, ITALY


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LIBRARY BY MECANOO ARCHITECTS, DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS

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LIBRARY BY MECANOO ARCHITECTS, DELFT, THE NETHERLANDS


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