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Four Squares

YEAR: 2016

LOCATION: Latvia, Ventspils

PROGRAM: Interest Education Center, Innovation Center

SIZE: 6649 m2

STATUS: International Competition

TEAM: Maris Bardins, Didzis Jaunzems, Paula Bloma, Anete Zavadska, Juta Davidovska

Two functionally different volumes - Interest Education Center as horizontal base and Innovation Centre as vertical accent - are merged together through common public space. Four squares with varied characteristics are created as the main organizing elements. They begin as outdoor area and continue into the building becoming a part of it thus breaking down the borders between outdoor area and indoor space. The building is designed as a part of landscape with multifunctional green roof that serves as continuation of the park.

Multifunctional squares - main organizing elements

Landmark

Exhibition park

Future expansion of the exhibition area

Multifunctional roof

Building as a part of landscape

Green buffer zones between the building and parking areas

Sustainability

Four squares with varied characteristics are created as the main organizing elements. They begin as outdoor area and continue into the building becoming a part of it thus breaking down the borders between outdoor area and indoor space.