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NEST SUKKAH for sukkah city New York 2010 competition

Living in urban world sometimes means needing to have an inspirational environment or elements to create spirituality. Nature itself as God’s creation does not need any extras or props in contrast to man made things and places. By designing a sukkah from natural materials in transparent, improvised lace – like structure it creates an allegory with nature – is an abstract desert of hills and sand, wool clouds bring closer to the sky and the nest protects and guides to shelter. Sukkah as a structure of biblical origin reminds not forgetting about celebrating life and all that people are given to appreciate in this world.

Creating a sukkah in New York might be a challenge. To make this sukkah you’ll actually need to gather some of the urban harvest – by reusing paper coffee cups and plastic bags from the city jungle a magic and airy structure will be created. In contrast the abstract nest surrounding sukkah gives a certain amount of homeliness and feeling of being welcome.

The simplicity and the level of variation of shapes in building this kind of sukkah makes it almost an interactive pre – celebration event when creating the “whirl – it wall” and string wall for all family and friends.

People the same as birds aim for freedom and infinity. The white sukkah represents it in its openness, translucency and intangibility. The almost naïve structure brings a touch of magical peace to the turbulent city routine.

Aiga Bērziņa and Ieva Āķe

proposal for competition

Diplomprojekts ( Diploma work)

H20- camping place

This is vision of perfect camping on the riverside of Lielupe, in my project I have created two parts for this plot- one for tourists and one for water sportsmen. The tourist part is divided into:
1. trailer park
2.tents
3. camping houses
And the options of rest is fallowing:
1. sunbath in projected sand zone
2. swimming
3. sauna on water
4. cafe on water
5. eko- tourism- track in meadows of Lielupe
5. canoe and sailboat
6. bicycle track in landart zone, where are grown vulnerary plants
7. sports fields
8. playground for children

Old city of Jegava

This is project in Jelgava, in it's old part, which was destroyed in war, and today there are only few wooden buildings from 30th, but the place is dump, and in my work I tried to make a vision , how I see this place to be after improvements. I have chosen to project the place for recreation, the place full of cafe and rstaurants, the place with carefree atmosphere :)

palace of Jelgava

• Center of palace is planed as stylized parterre.
  
• Western facade is planed to be educational, there are parterres, which are made by planting plants, which are useful for study process.It is meant to be as demonstrator garden.
• Island of palace- place for relaxing
  
• Outdoor cafe.
• In front of palace between existing trees- place for outdoor exhibition.
  
• New administration complex houses .
  
• Water inspired composition in back of palace, plants are planed in different levels to make associate changeability.
  

recreation complex landscape project- atpūtas kompleksa ainava

courtyard

My suggestion is to create cosy inner courtyard, they are planned to remind of garden.Gazebos are made for romantic atmosphere. First floor inhabitants will have private terraces, with glass walls. In the smaller courtyard I suggest use outdoor cinema.

Uzvaras parka projekts- project of Uzvaras park

"Villa Medem" is built in 1818 in classical style.This art monument is damaged and need to have restoration.
In my project I suggest establish park for today people not for the people from the past- classical time. I suggest create park with stylized historic ideas,that will be like bridge between historical building and park landscape.For example-dynamic parterre, large cascade by playground, white columns as ascent in green lawn etc.

privātmājas projekts- residental house landscape design

Plan for residential house is made handy and comfortable. Garden is planned to be useful for different kind of needs- playground,tea-house in the pine- tree, fireplace, gazebo by pool, timber surface for garden paties etc.