Baznīcas iela 7, Rīga, Centrs

“Anything you can imagine is real” – this is an outstanding apartment representing historical values with rich strokes of modern design.
At Baznīcas Street, there is a well-thought-out 155 sq.m. apartment with attention to the smallest detail and the finest tint, situated on the 2nd floor of a brick-wall building designed in eclectic style and dating back to 1883. The floors of the building are linked by massive wooden spiral stairs. The historical mural paintings embodying the charm of St. Petersburgs buildings have been preserved on the ceiling and the walls of the stairwell. Nowadays, one can hardly find an apartment having 4 m high ceiling and historical details that have survived since the early days of the apartment. The historic layout is also left intact: there is a spacious living room with a fireplace and a romantic balcony where one can enjoy their breakfast coffee, read a book or chit chat with friends. There are uniquely preserved historical, authentic details such as plaster ceilings, doors, frames, windows and oak wood parquet flooring. 2 spacious bedrooms with a functional walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom with 2 windows in one of them. A unique library space suitable for those who work from home, study or seek for privacy to hide from everyday hustle and bustle.
With respect to the historical building, the today’s needs - a technical room and a laundry room - have been organically solved. This is a proof of how the historical heritage coexists with modern requirements:
- the worktops in the apartment are made of marble and granite that is also the dominating finishing material in the bathrooms, walk-in closet, living room’s dining table and kitchen worktops;
- there have been used a total of 6 different variations of natural stone which are compatible with each other yet unique as they do not repeat;
- high-quality, natural materials have been used in decoration - authentic oak wood parquet flooring, the walls and floors in the bathrooms are made of natural marble;
- apartment interior items are both custom-made and ordered with design giants such as Areti, Vibia (light fixtures), sanitary ware and fixtures - Giulini, Cielo, EX.T, household appliances - Miele, Neff, Bora, fittings - Baster & Punch;
- illumination of the apartment is designed so as to interact with the architecture of the building while applying the historical principle that each room has one central light supplemented by secondary wall lights to change the atmosphere. In a way, all pieces of furniture also serve as sources of light as they have integrated lights;
- the property also respects its position in relation to the sun and the volume of daylight in each of the rooms, so a carefully thought-out choice of colours is an important element. The colour solution of the apartment is dominated by light shades, while all the smaller rooms with low occupancy and limited access to daylight are decorated in more intense hues;
- this home invites to plunge into the aura of a worldly metropolitan apartment, implemented and created thanks to the approach and professionalism of "ANNVIL" designers and architects.