The Riga Waterfront is a transformative masterplan led by Hosoya Schaefer, with Sarma Norde and FaulknerBrowns for Eagle Hills, that reimagines Riga's historic port as a vibrant, mixed-use district shaped to support Riga’s future growth and resilience.
Reconnecting Riga with its riverfront
Located along the Daugava River, this ambitious mixed-use masterplan reimagines Riga’s relationship with its waterfront, unlocking a major new urban quarter that blends culture, commerce, and community with bold sustainability ambitions.
At the heart of the masterplan is a nature-led approach, enhancing the city’s relationship with its waterfront through high-quality public spaces, walkable neighbourhoods, and a dynamic mix of uses that support a thriving urban environment.
A human-scale public realm
Gillespies is responsible for the overarching public realm vision — one that places people, nature, and culture at the heart of the transformation
Our approach prioritises sustainable urbanism, embedding a green and blue infrastructure that promotes biodiversity, manages climate impacts, and creates a rich sequence of open spaces and waterfront environments.
The masterplan blends residential, commercial, and cultural uses with a carefully crafted human-scale public realm that promotes walkability, inclusivity, and year-round activation. From neighbourhood parks and civic squares to lively river promenades, our visionary design ensures the waterfront becomes a place for all—welcoming residents, workers, and visitors alike.
Project details
Title
Riga Waterfront
Client
Eagle Hills
Status
Ongoing
Project team
Sarma Norde Architects, Hosoya Schaefer Architects, FaulknerBrowns, ALPS, Royal HaskoningDHV, Waterscapes, Projekts 3
Gillespies team
Eugenia Grilli, Paul Winton, Adele Langusch, Izel Besikci, Giacomo Guzzon, Xin Wen, Joana Quintas, Ryan Yip, Allan Ingles, Zixuan Zhu, Tom Knowles