The architecture office NRJA (No Rules Just Architecture) was founded in Riga in 2008. NRJA is comprised of seven professionals with different mindsets, who seek truthfulness through daily discussions. A strong conception, clarity and provocation are the foundations of NRJA’s architecture.  

No rules 

An equilateral cross is used in cartography materials and graphic computer programs to form a grid, navigate an image and adhere to a given “frame”. To operate outside of the “frame”, one must dare to express an opinion that is not in line with the generally accepted. “No rules” is a symbol of this next step – the X shape is used to cross out any previous solutions and to find one’s own path. 

The two lines that form the X bisect and cross each other in a 90° angle. Depending on the direction the light object is turned and fixed on the ceiling, its meaning is changed from orthogonal clarity to a denial of conventional practices.