HGA

The site is located in Tartu at the border 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 street-side volumes are designed according to the adjacent buildings with pitched-roof and the in-between block is to create cozy courtyard protected from the traffic noise.

The discreet volume of the building is accentuated by balconies and roof articulation.

Team:
Liis Voksepp, Siim Endrikson, Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi
Location:
Tartu
Invited architectural competition:
1ST PRIZE, 2013
Status:
Completed
Awards:
“Best New Apartment building in historical area 2015” by City of Tartu

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 a 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.
Apartment building complex consists of two of 4-storey volumes, connected in the basement level. Although the volumes defined by the detail planning are articulated as different building, they are to create a whole at the same time.
The volumes are accentuated with glass balconies and rhythm of windows. In the process of marketing named as “Coffee & Cognac” the colours of exterior walls actually reflect the internal and external colours of pine trees which grow in Nõmme area. Additionally the green coloured silk-screened glass in the balconies helps the building to blend into the surroundings, in other words the whole complex is tuned as abstracted nature.
The public zone is treated according to the principle of black and white.

Korterelamu kompleks asub Nõmmel – vaikses paljude poolt armastuatud eramurajoonis, mis on tuntud mitmete funktsionalistlike villade kui ka kõrge männimetsa poolest. Tänu loodusega põimivale miljööle ja Nõmme keskuse ja raudteejaama vahele kavandatud jalakäijate alale, piirkond näeb ette tihedamaks muutuva hoonestuse.
Korterelamukompleks koosneb kahest maapealsest hooneosast: neljakorruseline osa ja kolmekorruseline osa, mis on　omavahel maa-aluse parkimiskorruse kaudu ühendatud. Detailplaneeringus kaheks erineva kujuga hooneks ettenähtud　mahud on käsituletud omavahel eristuvana kuid samas moodustavad terviku.
Hoonete tahulistel mahtudel on aktsendiks klaaspiiretega rõdud ja mänguliselt paigutatud aknad. Turunduse käigus “Coffee & Cognac”iks nimetatud välisseina toonid on võetud algselt ümbruskonnas olevatest männipuukoore välimisest　ja sisemisest toonist. Abstraheeritud loodust meenutavas rõdupiirdes kasutatud roheline toon aitab hoonel keskkonnda sulanduda.
Hoone sees on ühiskasutatav osa lahendatud värvikasutuse poolest tagasihoidlikuna must/valge printsiibil.

Team:
Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi, Liis Voksepp, Siim Endrikson, Birgit Jaanus + Simone Leuenberger, Yoko Azukawa (Design Development phase)

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.

Hoovimaja asub puitmajade keskel miljööväärtuslikus piirkonnas Tallinna südalinna lähedal. 1950. aastate alguses ehitatud hoone toimks kunagi limonaaditehasena ning hiljem seisis tühjana. Väike, kuid atraktiivne kivimaja renoveeriti ja kohandati koos juurdeehitusega elamiseks. Juureehituse eesmärk oli maksimeerida siseruumi ning samal ajal püsida miljööväärtusliku piirkonnaga kaasnevate ehitusemääruste piires ja hoid vahetute naabritega psühholoogilist distantsi. Akende suurus ja asetus muutus antud situatsioonis võtmeküsimuseks. Austusavaldusena vanale hoonele on välissein krohvitud helehalliks.

Team:
Liis Voksep, Tomomi Hayashi
Interior Design:
Galina Burnakova
Award:
Shared 2nd place for the “Private House Award 2008-2012” with the two other entries.
Honorable mention by the “VELUX prize for the building with roof window in Estonia 2012”.
Site Area: 976m²
Building Area: 88.2m²
Total Floor Area: 177.5m²
Design and Construction: 2005-2009

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 facade materials are chosen to bring in the nature; exterior panel applied with natural wood veneer, spandrel glass printed with pattern of plants, and glass curtain wall which projects human nature in everyday life.

Nõukogude ajal linna ja mere vahel laiutanud sadama ja laoala erastati 90ndate alguses. Piirkonnas on käimas suurim arendustegevus vanalinna külje all. Kolmnurkne krunt joondub olemasoleva Lootsi tänava ja plaanitava Põhjaväila pikenduse järgi. Väljakutseks oli luua üks esimesi elamuid sadama naabruses, pakkumaks elanikele vaateid ja õhku, samal ajal luues tühermaale arhitektuurselt kvaliteetset linnaruumi. Y-kujuline keskse koridoriga maht viib hoonealuse pinna väikseks ja muudab ehitusjoone plastiliseks, vältides kvartalitüüpi hoonestusele iseloomulikku tänavajoone järgimist ja maksimaalset täisehitusprotsenti. Nii elanikud kui linnarahvas saavad kasutada krundil täisehitamata tänavaruumi. Valitud fassaadimaterjalid muudavad hoone orgaaniliseks ja elavaks: naturaalse spooniga fassaadiplaadid, taimemustriga trükitud spandrelklaasid ja kortermaja puhul uuenduslik klaaskardin, millel projitseerub inimeste igapäevane elu.

Team:
Pille Heinloo, Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi
Award:
Nominated for 2005 BUILDING PRIZE by the Estonian Culture Endowment
Invited Competition:
1ST PRIZE/ March, 2003
Site Area: 3,089m²
Building Area: 1,701m²
Total Floor Area: 17,722m²
Design and Construction: 2003-2005

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.

When we got commission we wondered how to design inner city shopping mall typology without losing connection to its surroundings. Our approach was to treat differently 3 corridors or passages running through the complex in order to articulate the building volume and functions; up-scale retails, restaurants, office and apartments. All apartments and offices are equipped with balconies or terraces to enjoy exclusive private space at this very city centre.

Foorum, erinevate kasutusotstarvetega arendus paikneb Tallinna kesklinna südames. Linnaehituslikult on suuremõõtmeline kompleks loodud ühenduslüliks city ja sadamapiirkonna vahel ning samuti sidumispunktiks koha ja kõrvalasetseva Rotermanni kvartali arenduse vahel.

Lähteülesande saades analüüsisime, kuidas kujundada linna sees asuvat ostukeskuse tüüpi hoonet, kaotamata sidet ümbruskonnaga. Lähenesime liigendades hoonekompleksi mahte ja funktsioone – kauplusi, restorane, büroosid ja kortereid – kolme erinevalt käsitletud, kuid paralleelselt jooksva käigutee või koridoriga. Kõik korterid ja bürood on rõdude või terrassidega, et võimaldada eksklusiivset privaatsust linnasüdames.

Team:
Liis Voksepp, Simone Leuenberger, Yoko Azukawa, Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi
Award:
Nominated for 2007 BUILDING PRIZE by the Estonian Culture Endowment
Site area: 6,047m²
Building footprint: 4,171m²
Floor area: 29,937m²
Design and construction: 2004-2007