The building of Latvian craftsmen’s mutual society in Riga was built in 1902. Soon after, theatre activities began, using the large hall. In total, 5 theatres operated in the building, replacing each other. The requirements were to enlarge the floor space from 5145m2 to 9767m2 and to create 3 public auditoriums with a total of 840 seats (before renovation – 400), 3 new rehearsal auditoriums, actors wing and the underground volume which enabled the realization of the “theatre – home” concept, where everything from set production to theatre performance can be implemented together.
Client: SJSC “State Real Estate” (SRE)
Address or location:
Lāčplēša street 25
Commissioning:
2023
Technical information:
Total floor area - 9767m2; public courtyard - 649m2; The Historic auditorium - 493 seats; The New auditorium - 269 seats; The Small auditorium - 142 seats.
Builder:
General partnership (GP) "SBSC"
Partners:
Ltd. (SIA) "Balts un melns", Ltd. (SIA) “IG Kurbads”, Ltd. (SIA) “Woodart”, Ltd. (SIA) “Ansona mēbeļu fabrika”, Ltd. (SIA) “Rīgas krēslu fabrika”, Ltd. (SIA) “Sils & Sili”, “Uppe”, Ltd. (SIA) “Ambervilla”, Ltd. (SIA) “ALVA bricks”, Ltd. (SIA) “Kone lifti Latvija”, Ltd. (SIA) “Rock Distribution”, “Theateradvies” bv (Netherlands),”Peutz” bv (Netherlands).
Author of photos:
Ansis Starks
