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- October, 2020
- HGA + VÄLI has won the invited architectural competition for the vision for the former Patarei Sea Fortress (Patarei Merekindlus) in Tallinn!! (Link to News)
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- October, 2020
- HGA will be designing the second building in the Hipodroomi quarter, the Estonian headquarters of Swedbank!
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- September, 2020
- HGA has won the Invited landscape architectural competition for the Merimetsa Promenade in the Hipodroomi quarter in Tallinn
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- June, 2020
- Happy to announce the competition winning for the Stroomi beach house in Tallinn (Stroomi rannahoone)!! The proposal was created in collaboration with landscape architects, KINO maastikuarhitektid. (Link to News)
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- May, 2020
- The Renovation of Machinery Hall of the A. M. Lutheri Furniture Factory has received the Special mentions in "2020 European Heritage Awards - Europa Nostra Awards"!
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- March, 2020
- HGA won the Gold prize in 2020 IFI DESIGN DISTINCTION AWARD! The International Federation of Interior Architects / Designers (IFI) chose our "Renovation of Machinery Hall of the A. M. Lutheri Furniture Factory" among 5 finalist for the WORK category on the 27th of February in Dubai.
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- February, 2020
- The 'Floating Sauna' was selected one of the "Nine of the World’s Most Beautiful Outdoor Saunas" by Architectural Digest.
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- February, 2020
- Won the 1st prize in an invited competition for the office building in Tammsaare Street in Tallinn.
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- February, 2020
- Won the 1st prize in an invited competition for the architectural design of the Hipodroomi business quarter in Tallinn which will house a new headquarter of Elisa, the telecom operator.
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- January, 2020
- HGA-designed "Miracles in Concrete", an retrospective exhibition of Estonian-American structural engineer August Komendant is now open at Museum of Estonian Architecture. On view till 26th of July.
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- November, 2019
- Interior design project "Restaurant Tokumaru at T1 Centre" has been nominated for the Estonian Architectural Award 2019 by Estonian Association of Interior Architects!
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- May, 2019
- Received the second prize in the invited competition for the Gates of the Rotermann's Quarter!
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- March, 2019
- Received an honorable mention in the international two-stage competition for the Viljandi’s new hospital and health centre!
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- December, 2018
- The renovation of Machinery Hall of the A. M. Lutheri Furniture Factory received the 2018 Annual Award of Estonian Association of Interior Architects! This was nominated also for Estonian Association of Architects’ awards as well as Annual Architecture Awards of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
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- October, 2018
- New MAJA, Estonian Architectural review is now out, including an interview with Hanno Grossschmidt and Tomomi Hayashi.
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- September, 2018
- Our reconstruction project of Lutheri Masinasaal, an former furniture factory from 1912 is nominated for the Union of Interior Architect Award 2018 as well as Union of Estonian Architects Award 2018. Also one interior project, The Creative Fuel at KultuuriKatel, done in a collaboration with Mari Põld, Ahti Grünberg, Tõnis Kalve, is competing.
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- June, 2018
- Tallinn's Urban Planning Department has merited us for excellent restoration work and interior design of the year 2017 for the "Luther Machinery Hall" conversion project.
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- May, 2018
- ANA's inflight magazine 「翼の王国/Wingspan」 has featured Estonia and its sauna culture and the Floating Sauna was also mentioned there.
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- March, 2018
- Conversion of Lutheri masinasaal, a former furniture factory building from 1912 has got the Special Award from Estonian Union of Concrete.
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- December, 2017
- “Estonian National Museum” has received 2017 Annual Architectural Award from the Estonian Cultural Endowment as well as 2017 Estonian Association of Architects' Award. Also “Tokumaru Takeaway” was nominated for 2017 Annual Prize of the Estonian Association of Interior Architects.
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- November, 2017
- HGA has won the 2nd prize in the open competition for the regenerating of the "Tallinna Kaubamaja" department store!
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- October, 2017
- Floating Sauna was shortlisted for 2A Architectural Award for Asia and Europe 2017 in the category “Urban Projects, Rural Projects, landscape & Public Spaces”
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- October, 2017
- Conversion of Lutheri masinasaal, a former furniture factory building from 1912 was given a tile of "The properly restored heritage 2017" by the Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture.
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- June, 2017
- Our renovation project "Lutheri Masinasaal" opened its doors. A former plywood factory from 1912 with impressive "basilica" of concrete structure is now converted into office space.
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- June, 2017
- Floating Sauna was published by neighbouring countries magazines including Project Baltia of St.Petersburg, Russia and DEKO of Latvia.
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- December, 2016
- The Estonian National Museum is featured in Shinkenchiku magazine 12-2016.
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- November, 2016
- DETAIL magazine 11/2016 "Transparent" featuring the Estonian National Museum is now out.
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- November, 2016
- Floating Sauna received two prizes of the Wood Awards 2016 from the Estonian Forest and Wood Industries Association including Special Prize for Plywood Construction and People’s Choice Prize from the public voting of the Delfi info portal
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- November, 2016
- HGA has received honorable mention in the open competition for the PÄRNU PORT AREA PLANNING
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- October, 2016
- Floating Sauna has been nominated for 3 awards including the Estonian Association of Interior Architects (ESL) Annual Prize 2016 Installatsion category, “Small project 2013-15″ award by the Union of Estonian architects and “Wooden construction 2016″ awards by the Estonian Forest and Wood Industries Association. For the result we will keep you posted!
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- September, 2016
- Estonian National Museum is finally open to the public on 01.10.2016. 8 years of hard work as a local architect is now ended!
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- September, 2016
- HGA shared 2nd-3rd place in the two-stage open competition for the PIRITA PROMENADE complex
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- March, 2016
- Apartment building in Jakobi Street, Tartu received “Best New Apartment building in historical area 2015” by City of Tartu.
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- December, 2015
- Installation "Paper Library" was nominated for the Estonian Association of Interior Architects (ESL) Annual Prize 2015 Installatsion category as well as the Architecture Prize 2015 “Architectural activity” by the Estonian Culture Endowment "Restaurant Tokumaru" was nominated for the Estonian Association of Interior Architects (ESL) Annual Prize 2014 Restaurant category.
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- October, 2014
- The [ark] Sto Journal published an interview with Tomo as a part of special feature of Tallinn's architecture.
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- October, 2014
- HGA participated in EAL annual exhibition "“Mängiv inimene. Kaheksa visiooni lasteaedade arhitektuurist/ Playing person. 8 visions of kindergarden architecture"
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- September, 2014
- Riga's Paper Object Festival will be viewed again in Tokyo including "Paper Library" between 20.09-28.09 at Youkobo Art Space.
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- August, 2014
- Tomo participated as a jury in University of Tennessee Summer Studio reviews, took place in Aalto Univiversity in Helsinki.
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- July, 2014
- An interview about the installation in Riga with a web magazine FOLD.
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- June, 2014
- Tomo will make an installation for the Paper Object Festival in Riga, as a part of European Capital of Culture.
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- May, 2014
- Tomo participated as a jury member for master thesis works at Brno University of Technology in Czech Republic.
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- January, 2014
- Archdaily wrote about the Tallinn Architecture Biennale including the temporary staircase/ installation
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- November, 2013
- HGA with friends received honourable mention, 4th place in the competition for the Estonian pavilion EXPO 2015 Milan.
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- November, 2013
- "Japanese studio" room in Mektory in Tallinn University of Technology has completed.
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- October, 2013
- Our project Rotermann's Old and New Flour Storage is exhibited at the East Centric Architecture Triennale, Bucharest
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- September, 2013
- Apartment building in Nõmme completed.
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- September, 2013
- Musician's house shared 2nd place with two other entries for "Private House Award 2008-2012".
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- September, 2013
- Installation for TAB (Tallinn Architecture Biennale) is ready.
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- August, 2013
- Hong Kong publisher, Pace publishing included the BAUA exhibition design into a book "Space 2 - Exhibition"
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- June, 2013
- New issue of Architype Review, "Adoptive Reuse", featured our story on the Rotermann's Old and New Jahuladu project together with a small interview
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- May, 2013
- HGA's Rotermann's Old and New Jahuladu project has been selected for the East Centric Architecture Triennale in Romenia. The exhibition takes place in Bucharest in October, 2013.
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- April, 2013
- On 30.04 construction for the Estonian National Museum has officially started with a corner stone ceremony attended by the President of Estonia as well as HGA's Apartment Building in Nõmme has topped out.
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- April, 2013
- HGA won an invited competition for an apartment building in Tartu.
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- February, 2013
- Publication for 2010 Young architect prize NAP for HGA is now out.
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- February, 2013
- Our project, Rotermann's Old and New Flour Storage and Apartment Building in Lootsi Street were featured in archdaily!
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- December, 2012
- German magazine Baumeister wrote young Estonian architects' buildings including our Rotermann's Flour Storage.
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- December, 2012
- Lift11 Urban Installation Festival summery is now published
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- November, 2012
- Construction for the Apartment Building in Nõmme has started!
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- October, 2012
- Musician's house in Tallinn received Special Mention from Velux's Calender Competition
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- August, 2012
- LIFT11 Urban Installation Festival 2011 (including the installation "To the Sea") was selected as a finalist for The European Prize for Urban Public Space 2011
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- August, 2012
- HGA has got selected to participate in an international competition for the Riga Passenger Terminal along with ALA architects (Finland), NRJA (Latvia), Behnisch Architekten (Germany), ARHIS (Latvia), BIG (Denmark), Rolandas Palekas (Lithuania)
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- June, 2012
- Japanese Food Shop & Cafe MOMO opened officially
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- June, 2012
- HGA has got the 2ND PRIZE in the competition for the Estonian History Museum Maarjamäe complex (Eesti Ajaloomuuseumi Maarjamäe kompleks)
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- June, 2012
- Interior project, Betgenius Estonia office is now under construction
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- May, 2012
- BAUA exhibition booth received "HÕBEMUNA" (Silver Egg) prize in the creative communication competition "Kuldmuna 2012“ in ambient design category
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- May, 2012
- Tomo was invited to talk at "Välkloeng, LINN_inspiratsioon" (short lecture under a theme of City as Inspiration), organized by Estonian Architecture Centre
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- April, 2012
- Won the 3RD PRIZE for Pärnu Sütevaka Humanitarian Gymnasium competition
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- March, 2012
- Tomo gave a lecture titled "Construction/ Reconstruction" at Department of Cultural Heritage and Conservation in Estonian Academy of Art
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- February, 2012
- Tomo started teaching at TTK University of Applied Sciences, as a Head of Architectural Institute for Department of Architectural and Environmental Engineering
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- July, 2011
- Urban installation "To the Sea" is now open. lift11.ee
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- May, 2011
- Interior project ADM Interactive was awarded the Best Public Interior Prize from Estonian Interior Architect's Union
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- March, 2011
- Interior project ADM Interactive was nominated for Estonian Interior Architect's Union's Prize 2010
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- February, 2011
- Hanno has received 2010 Best Young Architect Prize NAP
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- January, 2010
- HG has won 2009 Estonian Culture Endowment Prize for Architecture with Rotermanni Flour Storage!
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- October, 2009
- Rotermanni Flour Storage is nominated for Estonian Culture Endowment Prize 2009
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- September, 2009
- Office for Age McCann Advertising Agency has completed! age.ee
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- September, 2009
- Participated "WILD, WILD EAST!" exhibition at the AIT-Architektursalon in Hamburg ait-online.de
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- March, 2009
- Awarded "BEST BUILDING IN HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT 2008" from the Culture Department of Tallinn for Rotermanni Flour Storage
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- December, 2008
- Rotermanni Flour Storage is nominated for MIES VAN DER ROHE PRIZE 2009
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- September, 2008
- Rotermanni Flour Storage office building completed!
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- May, 2008
- Started collaboration as a local partner for Estonain National Museum project with DGT architects, Paris
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- February, 2008
- Participated the international open competition for the Estonain Academy of Art, collaborated with Jaan Tiidemann arhitektuuribüroo
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- August, 2007
- Received RUNNER-UP PRIZE in the International open competition for the Estonian National Broadcasting Center
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- April, 2007
- April, 2007 Won 1ST PRIZE in the invited competition for the Viljandi Rowling Boathouse
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- March, 2007
- Commercial complex Foorum finally opened its door to the public
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Media Coverage
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DETAIL magazine 11/2016 "Transparent" featuring the Estonian National Museum in two articles.
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The Estonian National Museum is featured in Shinkenchiku magazine 12-2016.
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Latvian desgin magazine DEKO 3/2017 wrote about the "Floating Sauna"
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As a prize nominee "Floating Sauna" is included
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As a prize nominee for “Small project 2013-15″ award by the Union of Estonian architects "Floating Sauna" is included
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Nominees of the Estonian Culture Endowment Prize 2014-2015 including an installation "Paper Libdary"
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Installation "Paper Library" and Interior project "Noodle Restaurant Tokumaru" are featured.
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The [ark] Sto Journal published an interview with Tomo as a part of special feature of Tallinn's architecture.
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EAL annual exhibition's catalogue is out now!
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Russian magazine Project Baltia 03/2014 wrote "Paper Library"
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Europaconcorsi.com featured report about the installation "Paper Library" in Riga.
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Paper Library was mentioned in Shouten Kenchiku magazine
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Paper Library was mentioned in JA jyutaku Tokushu (Housing Special)
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TAB post-production catalogue including the temporary staircase/ installation
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BAUA exhibition design was featured by Pace Publishing, Hong Kong
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Architype Review featured our Rotermann's Old and New Flour Storage with a small interview
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archdaily.com featured our Rotermann's Old and New Flour Storage and Apartment building in Lootsi Street
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Young architect prize NAP catalogue for HGA
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Lift 11 Urban Installation Festival became a catalogue, including "Merele (To the Sea)"
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Magazine MAJA, 2011-3 wrote about installation "Merele"
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"Boom/Ruum" Exhibition catalogue featuring 4 projects of HGA
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AGE McCann office as a niminee for the Best Interior Prize 2009 in Ruumipilt 2009
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ADM Interactive as the Best Public Interior Prize 2010 in Ruumipilt 2010
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BAUA installation as a nominee for the Best Exhibition Design of the year 2011 in Ruumipilt 2011
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AGE McCann office was featured by MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 1-2010
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Our Lasmanäe Track and Field Centre was included MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 1-2004
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Foorum as a nominee in the year 2007
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Lootsi Apartment Building as a nominee in the year 2005
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Lasnamäe Track and Field Center as a winner of the year 2003
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Inside Outside Office Design, incl. Rotermann's building and AGE McCann, Art Power publising, China
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C3 magazine wrote about LIFT11
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Musicans' House was published in a magazine "ERAMU ja korter"
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Arhitectura #84, May 2010, Romania
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Lithuanian architectural portal archinaut.lt posted our Age McCann and Rotermanni Flour Storage
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A10 new European architecture Yearbook 09/10, Feb 2010
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Oris #62, 2010, Hungary
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Atlas of Inspiration: OFFICE, Design Division International Publishing, China featured our ADM Interactive
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Rotermann Old and New Flour Storageat Annual Prize Nominees in Architecture 2009
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DIIVAN, Estonian Interior Magazine, Dec 2009
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An Italian Arketipo (Ottobre 2009) featured Rotermanni Flour Storage
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Europaconcorsi.com, Jul 2009 featured our Rotermann Old and New Flour Storage
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A10 magazine, Mar/Apr 2009 featured our Rotermanni Flour Storage
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MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 3-2009 featuring Rotemanni Flour Storage
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MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 3-2007 featured our FOORUM
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L'industria delle Costruzioni, novembre-dicembre 2006
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1000 x European Architecture featured our Lasnamäe Track and Field Center
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MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 2-2006 featured our Lootsi apartment building
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MAJA, Estonian Architectural Review 4-2005 featured our Mahtra Museum
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"Emerging Identities EAST!" Exhibition catalogue, Deutsches Archtektur Zentrum DAZ, Berlin, 2005
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