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. Thanks to the approved planning, zigzag shape building area and volume as well as extent of glass-covered balconies were tightly defined. At least 3 competitions were held and we were eventually selected to implement the project.
We thought this location needs city centre atmosphere within natural environment close to the forest and the sea. Also we felt the given building envelope still missed human scale. By breaking up the volume of cantilevered balconies with colours and materials, we tried to achieve varied articulation to bring a new dimension. Incorporation of landscape elements among existing trees and plants helped to strengthen the park-like feeling between the buildings, which was to be offered to the public.
Endine lõbustuspargi ala asub Tallinna sadama ja ajaloolise Kadrioru elurajooni vahel. 1930. aastatel merelt juurde võidetud maa-alale oli ette nähtud ümber linna kulgeva suure ümbersõidu ehitamine. Ala on olnud Tallinna arengus strateegilise tähtsusega, mistõttu valiti Europan 6 arhitektuurikonkursi toimumiskohaks 2007. aastal. Võidutöö arendati Rein Murula AB poolt edasi detailplaneeringuks, mis kinnitati 2008. aastal. Planeering määras täpselt ära ehitusala siksakilise kuju ja mahud, sealhulgas klaasitud rõdude normi. Korraldati vähemalt kolm konkurssi, mille tulemusena valiti lõpuks meid projekti teostajateks.
Meie arvates vajab see asukoht kesklinna atmosfääri metsa- ja merelähedases looduskeskkonnas. Samuti arvasime, et etteantud ehitusmahus puudus inimmõõdulisus. Proovisime saavutada mitmekesise liigendusega uut mõõdet, lõhkudes värvide ja materjalidega konsoolsed rõdumahud tükkideks. Maastikuelementide lisamine olemasolevate puude ja taimestiku keskele aitas tugevdada pargilikku tunnet hoonete vahel, mis määratud avalikuks ruumiks.
Team:
Hanno Grossschmidt, Tomomi Hayashi, Sander Teijar, Siim Endrikson, Birgit Jaanus, Timo Titma, Elo Kiivet, Anna Juraševitš
Location:
Tallinn
Invited architectural competition:
1ST PRIZE, 2011
Status:
On going