COMMUNITY SLAB
YEAR: 2026
LOCATION: Riga, Latvia
PROGRAM: Mixed use
SIZE: 16000 m2
STATUS: Development proposal
The project rethinks the conventional residential block as a compact modular urban framework that combines infrastructural efficiency with spatial richness. A single linear slab accommodates 102 apartments within a highly rational structural system organized around only two vertical cores and minimized circulation areas. The efficiency gained through this compact organization is reinvested into generous terraces, double-height interiors, duplex and triplex apartments, and diverse shared outdoor spaces.
A combinatorial modular system generates a wide range of apartment typologies while maintaining the efficiency and precision of timber modular construction. Deep loggias and integrated vegetation create a layered relationship between interior and exterior spaces, softening the scale of the building and enhancing environmental comfort and community life.
By minimizing non-productive area and maximizing spatial quality, the project creates generous living conditions within an efficient and low-emission housing system.
By minimizing non-productive area and maximizing spatial quality, the project creates generous living conditions
Instead of fragmenting the development into multiple buildings, a single linear slab accommodates 102 apartments
A flexible modular framework enables 67 unique apartment identities
Active ground floor support public life, while planted terraces extend residential spaces above.
The efficiency of the compact organization is reinvested into generous terraces, double-height spaces and duplex and triplex apartments.
The facade becomes a direct expression of the internal living structure.
