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Volta Cultural Center
The revitalization of post-industrial heritage
This project covers the revitalization of the former Volta Factory in Tallinn Estonia. This abandoned site or sleeping beauty holds lots of opportunity on many different local layers of the Kalamaja. Social, cultural, urban and many more detailed aspects are taken into account to
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Tallinn Timber
Reintroducing wood in the urban landscape of Estonia
This architectural design project aims to celebrate Estonia’s timber culture by reintroducing timber into Tallinn’s urban coastal zone. Despite Estonia’s prominence in Europe’s engineered wood industry, 90% of its timber is exported as a cheap commodity rather than enhancing loca
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Linnahall Market
An exploration of the reuse of large abandoned buildings
This graduation project focuses on repurposing Tallinn’s abandoned Soviet-era Linnahall building, aiming to transform its deteriorated ice rink section into a vibrant market.
To align with Tallinn’s vision of creating a dynamic waterfront, the project reimagines the ice rink’ ...
To align with Tallinn’s vision of creating a dynamic waterfront, the project reimagines the ice rink’ ...
The Sociocultural Value of Tallinn's Nightlife
Club Culture in a Post-Soviet Context
The Methods of Analysis and Imagination graduation studio 2023-2024 focuses on A Matter of Scale, in the North-eastern European city of Tallinn. As we were free to synthesize an in-depth site-analysis of the city with our own fascinations, I decided on exploring the Estonian nigh
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Dynamic Space
An Exploration into Strategies for the Uncertainties in Architecture
Tallinn’s largest district Lasnamäe is based on a specific ideology, leaving it after Estonia’s independence from the Soviet Union incapable of adapting to new societal developments. Today, Lasnamäe is still mainly composed of monotonous Soviet-modernist housing slabs and lacks p
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Kesklinn Community Centre
Reimagining Soviet-Era Heritage through the Lenses of Memory and Perception
My graduation project explores the relationship between memories, perception, and Soviet-era architecture. The project site is the former "Turist" foreign currency shop in Tallinn, built for the 1980 Summer Olympics. As a Soviet-era building aimed at those with foreign currency,
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