Architecture

"No building in Jūrmala at this time is equal to this one. This building is full of an artistic aura and an atmosphere of free and creative activities.

The first surprise is the building's exterior, which creates the feeling that the structure is very special, indeed. The vestibule offers another surprise, because those who enter the foyer find themselves in a real exhibition hall.

In preparing the concept for the building, we tried to preserve its aesthetic environment and artistic atmosphere so as to allow people to enjoy art in an unaccustomed environment. We rebuilt a former cinema and decided first and foremost to install an exhibition hall. Only then did we think about the placement and construction of flats.

The first floor has two and three-level flats with halls that have ceilings which are five metres high. Each flat has a little bit of land, a terrace, or a little garden.

Each second-floor flat has a terrace or balcony, set apart from the flat by a glass wall that can be fully opened.

The layout of the third floor is also original. Each flat has a separate exit to the roof, where there is a separate terrace from which one can see the sea and the pine forest which surrounds the building. The proximity of nature and the sea calms, delights and inspires people, and the skilful work of the designer has ensured accents which allow you to feel that you are really on the beach.

In designing the building's façade, we took advantage of our delight about the historical wooden architecture of Jūrmala, which is often ornately decorated with wooden elements.

The main accent of the façade relates to decorative and square wooden elements which recall historical building traditions in Rīga and also create associations with a cinema screen."

Didzis Krūmiņš, architect