Letter from Estonia
Architect: Kosmos
Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4
Website: www.kosmoses.ee
The 5-story apartment building by Kosmos is situated on the edge of the medieval old town of Tallinn. Its form may be high-octane but it doesn't set out to dominate on street level, nor does its height overwhelm the surrounding context. AIA creates an environment of small, interconnected units, where every apartment has a large terrace, bringing private house typology into the centre of the city. The timber-clad terraces and the horizontal surfaces of the overhangs not only link the apartment block to the neighbouring wooden houses, but this device also succeeds in breaking down the building's volume into a variety of spaces. The ground level opens up to the street as a vibrant shopping space.
Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4
Website: www.kosmoses.ee
The 5-story apartment building by Kosmos is situated on the edge of the medieval old town of Tallinn. Its form may be high-octane but it doesn't set out to dominate on street level, nor does its height overwhelm the surrounding context. AIA creates an environment of small, interconnected units, where every apartment has a large terrace, bringing private house typology into the centre of the city. The timber-clad terraces and the horizontal surfaces of the overhangs not only link the apartment block to the neighbouring wooden houses, but this device also succeeds in breaking down the building's volume into a variety of spaces. The ground level opens up to the street as a vibrant shopping space.
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