Riga Residence A Casa by Vadim Martynov and Ekaterina Gatilova

Riga Residence A Casa by Vadim Martynov and Ekaterina Gatilova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu d'Architettura Competition Category.

ArgentuArchitettura· 2022

Riga Residence A Casa

by Vadim Martynov and Ekaterina Gatilova

Client: Ooo 'arkhitekturnaya Masterskaya Martynova I Gatilovoi'

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Architettura Category

19,026
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #136701

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Riga Residence A Casa

U prugettu prevede a ricustruzzione di un edifiziu residenziale esistente è u paisaghju di u situ. L'architettura di e facciate di l'edificiu dopu a ricustruzzione hè enfaticamente muderna, i principii di e facciate di l'edifiziu sò basati nantu à i principii mudernisti, chì currispondenu à i tendenzi mundiali attuali. I culori è i materiali cuntrastanti sò usati in a decorazione di a facciata, chì enfatizeghja a forma cumplessa è inusual di l'edifiziu, palesendu più chjaramente e so caratteristiche.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

Riga Residence A Casa hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Riga Residence A Casa sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Riga Residence A Casa hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project of residential house includes: dismantling of the facade decoration of the building, internal partitions and partial dismantling of load-bearing structures, followed by installation of new load-bearing structures, facade finishing, filling openings and other elements in order to completely transform the appearance and architecture of the building, and adaptation of the planning solution of the building according to the customer's terms of reference.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions of the building in axes - 38 315 x 18 835 mm. The total area of the building before reconstruction is 1821.8 sq. m. After reconstruction - 1404.7 sq. m. The height of the building relative to the entrance group - 10.580.
Tags: Residential House, Interior Design, Mansion, Modern, Reconstruction
Production Technology: Contrasting colors and materials are used in the facade decoration, which emphasizes the complex and unusual shape of the building, more clearly revealing its features. Window openings are mainly made from floor to ceiling, revealing the interiors of the house on the site and providing the best view characteristics; in addition, this technique allows you to visually dissolve the building in the surrounding landscape by looking through the house and glare on a large number of panoramic glazing.
Design Challenge: A special challenge was the partial preservation of the structural part of the building with a minimum number of dismantling works, significantly transforming only its outer shell. This was solved by a thorough analysis of the structure and the development of specific nodes.
Research: The project provides for the reconstruction of an existing residential building and landscaping of the site.
Methodology: Primary needs, Information Gathering, Problem definition, design and planning.
Inspiration: The architecture of the facades of the building after reconstruction is emphatically modern, the principles of building facades are based on modernist principles, corresponding to current global trends.
Project Duration: The project started in 2020. Design development (DD) was complete in Spring 2021. Construction Phase underway today.
The Object is located in Latvia in the northeast of Riga.
Operation Flow: The building of the residential building is designed for year-round residence of the customer and his family members, as well as the stay of a small number of guests.
On the right side of the house there is a terrace, inside of which there is a decorative garden, which can be accessed both from the side of the plot and from the adjacent premises of the house. Behind the garden there is a SPA.
In the basement, the embankment is interrupted to organize the arrival to the underground parking; also in the basement there are other auxiliary and technical rooms.
Team Members: Vadim Martynov, Ekaterina Gatilova, Nikita Shumeiko, Artem Slastnikov, Mikhail Volodin.
Image Credits: All materials on the site belong to "Architectural Workshop Martynov and Gatilova" Ltd.