Opera front by Atelier Landscaping Public Spaces (ALPS)
Built in 2023 / 2025 Built Landscapes / 2025 Entries / 2025 Other Projects / Latvia /
alps.archi/en/
The concept for Opera front square was developed as a permanent greenery plan, inspired by the antithesis of the historical building – contrasting classical values with the contemporary. Greenery is a classic story in a contemporary interpretation. The main source of inspiration is the identity and values of the opera house, which invite you to rise above the mundane everyday and look up. To look into the Galaxies and Nebulae of the sky, to see the Stars that shine on the stage and within yourself.
We bring a piece of this infinity here, on earth, and plant it in front of the Opera house. The composition of the flower bed is made up of plants in violet and dark blue tones, planted in a dense group, symbolizing the space of the Galaxy. Then the airy structure of beige and pink tones can be read as the space of the Nebula, but the accents are created of clipped hemispherical shapes of evergreen yews and plants in golden-burgundy tones, associating with planets and stars. The greenery is designed taking into account the seasonal variability of plants and the dynamics of flowering, changing with the passage of the seasons and each time emphasizing different structures, including both annual plants and groups of perennials.
• All landscape architecture offices involved in the design of landscape:
Ltd. “ALPS ainavu darbnica”
landscape architects Sendija Aditaja, Santa Kreslina, Indra Ozolina, Ilze Ruksane
• Other credits:
Installation and maintenance: Hercs darzi
![It is an innovative, energy-efficient project, first two-story kindergarten in Latvia, built entirely of wood. The landscape for the harmonious development of children provides an opportunity to feel the world around them, using not only the five classical senses, but also the sixth, undervalued sense – balance. The territory has been designed, dedicating the maximum […]](https://landezine-award.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/00-1Y8A3860-copy-1024x682.jpg "Kindergarten in Salaspils by Atelier Landscaping Public Spaces (ALPS)")
![Atelier for landscape and public spaces (ALPS) has been cooperating with RPNC since the fall of 2013. Every year, RPNC (Riga Psychiatry and Narcology Center) serves about 89,000 patients, and the statistics are brutal – every year patient numbers grow, diagnoses such as depression and burnout are increasing in an increasingly younger age group. The […]](https://landezine-award.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/00-PM1A8948-1024x682.jpg "Riga Psychiatry and Narcology Center (RPNC) by Atelier Landscaping Public Spaces (ALPS)")
![A small front garden has been created in the Miera Street front yard, designed as a representative space with greenery, which is complemented by functionally necessary landscaping elements. The historical facade of the building harmonizes in combination with the greenery structure and modern pavement materials. In the courtyard, where a new facade is being created […]](https://landezine-award.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/00-PM1A4996-1024x682.jpg "ROCHE office building by Atelier Landscaping Public Spaces (ALPS)")
LILA 2025 Sponsor
