With the existing Riga Passenger Terminal now outdated and situated in an exclusive location – adjacent to the very center of Riga, the infrastructure needed a new identity and urban response. Therefore, the first prize winning proposal by NRJA envisions the development of the territory and port as a high quality urban environment which offers not only maritime transport, leisure, shopping and business experience but also public space connection to the city. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The existing terminal itself is an absolutely underdeveloped urban entity from 1970s with most of its surroundings sealed off from any kind of public use of the city. With rapidly increasing visiting cruise ship volumes, the outdated infrastructure and absent connections to the very adjacent, yet unreachable city center are undermining the vast potential of Riga Port Terminal to become an established, one-of-a-kind destination of cruise, as well as passenger transit maritime traffic.
