Research of JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls" production area development plan

Work on the study of the development plan of the office building complex and production facility of JSC "Augstsprieguma tīkls" at Dārzciema Street 86, Riga was carried out in cooperation with "Grupa 93" Ltd, where "Grupa 93" performed the evaluation of planned development plan from the point of view of investment and use of resources in the context of Riga territory planning materials, but “Architect G. Vīksna bureau” developed options of functional solutions for the whole production territory and layouts for all rebuilt and newly built buildings, as well as the concept or vision of one final architectural solution.

 Visually the most visible contribution is joining of several administrative buildings built at different times into one partly new and partly rebuilt building volume in one unified, contemporary architecture image. The mentioned construction volume currently occupies the largest part of the building line of Dārzciema Street and consists of four separate, incompatible volumes. The architectural idea is based on three pillars - the smallest building volume is re-placed by four floor building with the main entrance and all the most important common areas, lowering the existing window openings to the floor level in the existing buildings and using a joint facade finishing decoration to ensure the integrity of all facades and construction of a new, glazed double facade over a large part of the existing facades and also in the new entrance volume. Sloping metal structural elements, inspired by the structural design of high-voltage poles, have been used both in the design of building facades and in the interior concept.