Work on the restoration of Bergs Bazaar began in 1993 with the recovery of the property of the Bergs family heirs. Archival documents revealed the uniqueness and courage of the idea of the first Riga shopping arcade. It was built on the former sand road blocks and cabbage gardens. The ensemble had suffered greatly during the 80-year period of reconstruction and oblivion. The goal of the reconstruction concept is to restore the unique arcade according to the original design by the author of the idea Kristaps Bergs and architect Konstantīns Pēkšēns from the late 19th century, creating it as a modern shopping - business - residential center. The design concept is a gentle dialogue between the materials given by history and the understanding of modern forms. The project envisaged and implemented over a period of approximately 15 years of gradual restoration: – to re-convert the courtyards into pedestrian arcades, placing shops, restaurants, art galleries and other public objects in the original shopping areas on the ground floor; – to break through the arcades and shop windows built up in later periods, to restore the covered pedestrian galleries, making the bazaar structurally transparent and see-through; – to arrange offices and comfortable apartments on several levels with roof structures, terraces, balconies on the upper floors of the bazaar; – to build a hotel in the center of the bazaar, to restore the cinema, two wooden houses and a garage; – to improve the pedestrian area by laying high-quality courtyard and passage surfaces, planting trees, bushes and flowers, placing benches, lighting fixtures, advertising elements, and art objects. A metal grid motif was created for small architectural forms in the arcade space, which was used as a universal element in the bazaar's improvement; – to place brass lettering "Berga Bazaar" at the three main entrances to the arcade and emphasize it with pairs of flying Berga Bazaar flags. Two fountains have been created in the courtyards of the arcade: the first is “The Birth of Venus”, a bronze copy of a work by an unknown 19th-century sculptor, which was found in the territory of an abandoned factory in Pārdaugava, the granite bowl design is new; the author of the second fountain is the artist Ilmārs Blumbergs, and it was unveiled in the courtyard of the hotel “Bergs” in 2005. The idea for a water pump arose simultaneously with the visions of the hotel project around 1997. The model for this place is taken from the traditional European water intake places in city squares and courtyards - where there is water, there is life. In the thirties of the last century, a petrol pump was also located in this very place, which was found in a drawing from the Riga Construction Board archive. Ilmārs Blumbergs made several sketches of the pump, which can be viewed in the hotel bar. The idea behind the “Seven-Nosed Fountains” is based on an oil pump and a cabbage head motif, which is the Hotel Bergs logo - memories of even earlier times, when the Bergs Bazaar was a cabbage field. Currently, the Bergs Bazaar is inhabited by small boutique shops, international and domestic fashion designer clothing stores, restaurants, cafes and beauty salons, as well as the five-star Small Luxury Hotels of the World Hotel Bergs, office space and rental apartments. Project 1993 - present Construction 1993 - present Reconstruction and improvement of the ensemble Riga, block between Elizabetes, Marijas, Dzirnavu streets Architects: Zaiga Gaile, Iveta Cibule, Liene Griezīte Participants: Ingmārs Atavs, Ģirts Kalinkevičs, Andra Šmite, Indra Ķempe Client: Justs Karlsons Management company: SIA ”ĒKA-CENTRS” Construction company: SIA „PKE” Area 11 823 m2