The architectural competition for the new passenger terminal has been announced
LLC "Riga Ropax Terminal” announces an open meta project competition for a new passenger and ro-ro cargo terminal. The deadline for submission of proposals is 25 March 2024, with 14 weeks for architects to submit their ideas.
LLC 'Riga Ropax Terminal' is pleased to announce an open meta-project competition for a new passenger and ro-ro cargo terminal. The deadline for proposal submissions is March 25, 2024, providing architects with 14 weeks to submit their ideas.
In July 2023, the Riga City Council approved a local plan for the southern part of Eksportosta, encompassing the design of the new terminal and outlining the prerequisites for its realization. To execute the local plan, 'Riga Ropax Terminal' is initiating an architectural competition with a specially selected jury commission. This commission comprises representatives delegated by the Riga City Council, the Freeport of Riga Authority, the National Heritage Authority, the Latvian Association of Architects, and 'Riga Ropax Terminal'.
"Riga Ropax Terminal has extended invitations to several foreign architectural offices to participate in the competition, including Berenblum Architects from the USA, ALA Architects from Finland, and R-Konsult from Estonia. Additionally, other interested parties meeting the requirements of the competition regulations are encouraged to submit their meta-projects.
The submitted meta-projects will undergo initial evaluation by a technical committee. Following the technical committee's assessment and the jury's evaluation, financial prizes and awards ranging from 1st to 3rd place will be granted to the winning meta-projects. The announcement of the winners is scheduled for early May 2024.
A new passenger terminal would put Riga on the map of European cruise ports, provide modern and environmentally friendly ferry passenger services in Riga and create new opportunities for the development of the ro-ro cargo segment. The new terminal will be in the southern part of Eksportosta, which will reduce traffic in the city center of Riga, while also reducing sound and air pollution. The local plan for the southern part of Eksportosta also includes the development of the area adjacent to the terminal, including improvements to public transport connectivity and landscaping of the surrounding area.
For further details about the competition, please visit rrt.metukonkurss.lv and the 'Riga Ropax Terminal' website: www.ropax.lv/eng.
A children's sketch competition is also planned in February 2024 in the cooperation with magazine “Ilustrētā Junioriem”, with the aim of gathering family-friendly proposals that could potentially be implemented in the passenger terminal building and adjacent area.
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About “Riga Ropax Terminal
The new "Riga Ropax Terminal", planned for the southern part of Exportosta, will efficiently serve Riga's passengers at one of the city's three transport hubs, while providing high-quality, modern, public commercial and entertainment facilities. One of the objectives of “Riga Ropax Terminal” will be to become a home port for cruise ships.
The terminal will include additional infrastructure for cruise ship servicing, with the prospect of a cruise line home port, with restaurants and cafes available to the residents of the neighbourhood, with sound and air pollution reduced in the city centre and safe movement ensured. Future estimates show that the new terminal could accommodate up to 150 cruise ships and 540 ships per year in the passenger and cargo segments - 360 ferry ships and 180 ro-ro ships. In total, the new terminal could accommodate around 800 000 passengers in its first year of operation.