RIGA | Skanstes Virsotnes | 4 x 76m | 4 x 24 fl | Com

[LatvianGG]

Skanstes Virsotnes
RIGA, LATVIA



"Skanstes Virsotnes" (Skanstes Peaks) is a project developed by "Merks" construction company and is containing 4 residential highrises - each 24 floors high (90 metres). From top floors there will be splendid view towards the Old Town which is just 2-3 km away.

The project is a part of a major area development of so called Skanstes street area, where several other projects have already been completed (Rietumu Capital Centre, Arena Riga) and many other proposed and a few under construction.

PROJECT INFO:
Construction: 2006 - 2008 (I and II), 2007 - ? (III and IV)
Architect: KVA Architects, Finland
Developer: Merks
Building use: Residential
Website: http://www.skanstes-virsotnes.lv

[Martins]

Poor renders...

But. Why SV each building height is 76 meters? Where did You get that info?

[LatvianGG]

Some construction pictures by nomels:

[LatvianGG]

Originally Posted by Zinedine

Poor renders...

But. Why SV each building height is 76 meters? Where did You get that info?

Couldn't find any other atm. You can add some more if you have, or PM me the links to the pictures and I'll edit my first post.

76m is true, I know a guy who is construction manager of SV 1

[Nõgesh]

they should be in a commie suburb not there

[Martins]

Corrections - Architect: KVA Architects, Finalnd

Hmm... 76m ?!?!?
Something I can't understand:

Pictures form Construction magazine ''Latvijas Buvnieciba''
http://www.lilita.lv/i.php?z=61# (Sorry for quality)






and finally, what do you think about it? 76m or 90m ???

[LatvianGG]

Could be changed by the second architect. I assume that 90m would be the right height, it sounds better too :p

[Gatis]

From me - taken today:

From Academy of Science, 21st floor (got there by spiralling ladder)


Evening view. Three years ago whole landscape here consisted of ugly shacks and meadows

[Martins]

Thanks, good quality pictures.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/259...a1dec07vx6.jpg
But lookin at this picture again, we can see that Skanstes Virsotnes should'nt be
so hight (90m). Currently Skanstes Virsotne I has height (~22fl/~70m)
Something here is wrong....
Explanation according as Gatis picture:

[LatvianGG]

Well, seems I was right after all But you never know it until it will be finished. Maybe they will put a big communications mast or something and with it the height will be about 90m

[ØlandDK]

Modern commieblocks? reminds me to much of all the ugly residential towers you find in Asia

[Þróndeimr]

Agree with Oelanddk on this one, exept that in Asia its somehow great too see suchs an enourmes among of insanely ugly and tall residential high-rises making up an insanely dense area (such as HK)!

[Pauls]

Umn one new photo

http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic043cx1.jpg

[Martins]

Photo update. Photos by Nomels

[ch1le]

i agree, shamefully ugly.

[Gatis]

Finnish highrise design + Estonian investor + local permitting institutions = this result.
If that would be the only case, I wouldnt say this.

There were good locally produced designs proposed and even winning the official tenders... and as usual, replaced by Finns in hard-to-understand ways. Happily at least in the case of "Spice" highrise the usual quality Finnish design (which also did not win in the open design tender but was imposed by Merks anyway) was rejected by then newly established City Architect office and there was done more serious tendering and finally something more decent has been approved.

[SEAfan]

That's really shameful and depressing!

Thanks to Nomels for the photos of this ugly monstrosity, and to Martins for posting them.

Gati, as always thanks for your insight.

Riga deserves MUCH better than this!

[Martins]

More photos. Photos from LATIO.LV











Good photos, unseen angles, poor building architecture, great Skanstes skyline!

[Triceratops]

Today, the first highrise of this complex was officially put into operation. Simultaneously with a building there has been put into operation an arranged well adjoining territory, and also a two-level parking for 525 cars.

[indipuk]

When I first saw this project I thought that they are ugly as hell, but when I recently visited that site in a sunny day I changed my mind. Now I quite like them and I wouldn't mind living into one A lot better high rise project than panorama plaza, that's for sure!