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Noblessner Quarter is one of the last waterfront in Tallinn which is still under development. The quarter sits on the former Noblessner Shipyard which was built prior to the World War I. After owning its own small yacht harbour in 2009, the quarter started improve by renovating old factory buildings for enterprises as well as accommodating cultural events. Now it foresees the full-scale living function.
The area is located in Kohila, Rapla County, about 29 km away from Tallinn, the Salutaguse Manor Fields development with its 219 hectares surrounds the former estate of the Salutaguse Manor house, dating back to 1872. It envisions to become a new centre accommodates a kindergarten, a nursery, a medical service facility as well as a micro brewery, distillery and gastro entertainment in the centre of the complex at the heart of the historic manor concourse. The field also includes offices and light industrial areas regarding the existing yeast factory.
The empty plots from past decades in the up and coming Kalamaja district in Tallinn have been getting filled. The district with mixture of 1 to 2-storey wooden apartment building along with stone buildings of small factories has been popular area to move in among bohemians and young families.
The brief was to fit two volumes (an apartment building and a private house) into the corner site. Our idea was to enjoy archaic and primitive building silhouette accentuated by window placement.
The site is located in Tartu at the boader of the city centre and Supilinn neighbourhood. We were asked to harmonize with the surrounding atmosphere.
The location enables the building to bridge between two neigbourhoods. The centre is characterized by 3 to 5-storey stone buildings and the Supilinn neighbourhood is by 1 to 2-storey wooden apartment buildings.
The former Tivoli area lies between the Tallinn harbour and a historical residential area Kadriorg. The artificial land by landfill from the 1930s has foreseen an extension of a major by-pass around the city. The area has been one of the strategic areas for development of Tallinn, so was chosen as a site for an architectural competition Europan 6 in 2007. The winning proposal was further developed into a detail planning by Rein Murula AB, which was approved in 2008.
The site is located amongst thick forest by the Baltic Sea. We were asked to use wood from the local forest for a modest summer house, which can be used all-year-around. Within the compact volume we tried to contain zones characterised by different views, light conditions and spatial settings. The life within the house is organized around a fireplace with heat-accumulating wall.
Located just outside of the city centre of Tallinn, a quiet residential area Nõmme is known for the first Estonian Republic time functionalistic residential buildings and pine tree forest. It has been beloved residential area for a long time. Thanks to the surroundings with rich greenery and pedestrian-oriented zone between the Nõmme centre and railway station the area foresees more dense environment.
The site has been not-in- use for about a decade, firstly used as military storage since 19th century, later police station. The premire location, nearby the Old Town of Tallinn and at the begining of beautiful wooden house area, would need to accommodate 8 new apartment buildings in harmony with culturally important building of lime stone from the 19th century. Firstly decided was to bring the value of the lime stone storage building to the new ‘plaza’ defined by the corner building. The other apartment building were located and shaped to meet insolation requirement. The landscaping was intended to create community among residents as well as to protect their privacy.
The existing house stands inside of the courtyard among wooden houses in the area protected as the “valuable miljöö” in the outer ring of the central city of Tallinn. The existing stone structure, once served as a lemonade factory, was originally built at the beginning of 1950, stood empty for a while. The small but stone house is now to be renovated and extended for live/ work purpose for a musician. The proposal is to maximize the inner volume in the addition part within the limitation by the building code, as well as to keep privacy from the immediate neighbours through appropriate window sizes and orientation. The exterior wall is to be rendered roughly in light grey as respect to the existing building.
The Soviet time off-limit port and warehouse area has been given to private sector since 90s. It now sees the biggest opportunity of redeveloping in the vicinity of the historical Old Town. The triangular site was shaped by the planned extension of 4-lane artery. We saw the challenge to create one of the first living rooms close to the port, offering the residents views and air, at the same time to contribute to the public architecturally and urbanistically. Y-shape building with central corridor minimizes its foot print, avoiding the street alignment of the block-type apartment buildings. Both the residents and the public on the street shall share the extra room within the property line.
The site is located in the old town in Tartu along the street where offices and institutions. The approach was not only to fit the new volume into the historical context but also to add value to that in contemporary manner. The compact volume consisting of 8 apartments provides living space in split level, mostly opening to two directions; street side and courtyard side in order to maximize the opportunity to reside in the old town. The roof and facade are articulated with tall windows to create rhythm to the streetscape.
This mixed-use development is located right at the heart of the city center of Tallinn. The large scale urban infill project is envisioned to become a gateway to the port area from the city center as well as a key connection point to on-going development in the Rotermann Quarter next door.