Exposure

Slow and radical preservations

The owners often accept what could be termed as “slow living” during what are often the prolonged renovations of the property to maintain the authenticity of the buildings and surroundings. Special attention is given to the materials, methods, ingredients of paints and architectonic details.

Sensitivity

Subtle Interpretations  

Love for finely crafted imagery and the way it fits into the surrounding context, as well as sensitivity to details have stayed intact in spite of even profound shifts from original building function and use.

Authenticity

Preserving archetype

Shelter as a universal archaic image has become an aspect that shapes an important part of what could  be termed as contemporary Latvian lifestyle, expressed as fluctuations between urban and non-urban living.

Transcendence

Setting out the New

The surge of re-connection with the past prompts countless questions: which directions and techniques to choose, how to bridge the differences between original contexts of crafts and contemporary needs.