Kalnciema Quarter
Cultural / creative organisation
kalnciemaiela.lv/enRiga, LatviaAbout
About us:
Kalnciema Quarter is a Riga-based placemaking organisation and the developer and manager of two revitalised multifunctional heritage sites: Kalnciema Quarter and Āgenskalns Market. For more than 15 years, historic urban spaces have been transformed into vibrant food, cultural, and community hubs.
Kalnciema Quarter is a restored ensemble of 19th-century wooden houses operating as an open platform for local food and crafts markets, cultural programming, creative entrepreneurship, and community life.
Āgenskalns Market, a 100-year-old Functional Art Nouveau historic marketplace, was regenerated and reopened in 2022 through a participatory process involving the neighbourhood community. Today, it functions as a dynamic food, culture, and community engagement hub with a strong stakeholder network, exemplifying the "living lab" approach.
Together, both sites demonstrate adaptive reuse of heritage architecture and operate as living laboratories.
Experience in EU projects:
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FOODCITYBOOST (2024–2028) – Horizon Europe
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IN-HABIT (2020–2025) – Horizon 2020 (Grant No. 869227)
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SUSPLACE (2015–2019) – Horizon 2020 (Marie Curie Actions)
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SUPURBFOOD (2012–2015) – Horizon project
Why partner with us:
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Proven experience in heritage revitalization and long-term site management
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Strong local stakeholder networks
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Expertise in participatory governance and co-creation
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Integrated approach linking food, culture, sustainability, and community wellbeing
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Operational spaces that function as real-life implementation and testing grounds
Circular and regenerative approaches for the built environment
Connecting the green transformation, social inclusion and local democracy
Innovative funding and new business models for the transformation of neighbourhoods
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