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HOTEL BERGS

The design concept for the Bergs Family Hotel is the same as for the entire Bergs Bazaar - a dialogue between the historical architectural form and function of the late 19th and early 21st centuries. Two former residential buildings are combined into one volume, with a glass roof placed over the light courtyard between them. The glass roof in a metal frame is what the bazaar lacks as an element of the arcade's definition, and was used in the reconstruction process in the architecture of the hotel complex. A glazed attic floor was also placed on the brick house. The interior design emphasizes simplicity and graphicity. The hotel's clients are guests in the Bergs family house, which uses local traditional materials: dark oak, black granite, white and gray linen. The hotel premises house a collection of family portraits by Latvian grand masters J. Rozentāls and J. Tilbergs and an exhibition of 120 graphic works by I. Blumbergs. The artist also painted the walls of the small conference room and created a fountain in the courtyard. The project is complemented by authentic folk art from South Africa, which are the impressions of a joint trip of the owners and the architect. The hotel logo is a cabbage head, which stems from the legend that the building was built on the site of a former cabbage field. The author of the logo is G. Lūsis.

Reconstruction of two residential buildings
Riga, Berga Bazars, Elizabetes 83/85

Architects: Zaiga Gaile, Iveta Cibule, Liene Griezite, Ingmārs Atavs, Ģirts Kalinkevičs
Client: Justs Karlsons

Construction company: SIA „PKE”

Total area 3895 m2
Building area 1113 m2
38 residential apartments with kitchens, restaurant, 2 conference rooms, health center

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