koidukant / koidu street design
❊ public competition – encouragement prize
Year: 2023
Location: Uus Maailm, Tallinn, Estonia
Type: street
Status: design
Team: Eneli Kleemann, Saskia Epp Lõhmus, Katariina Mustasaar, Mia Martina Peil, Marie Anette Veesaar, Anna Riin Velner, Lill Volmer
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With a systematic approach sensitive to the local conditions, this calm residential street in the city centre could develop a stronger sense of community.
The street is divided into three neighbourhoods, each with its distinct characteristics, centred around a hub. The hubs have slightly different purposes and serve as important gathering places for the entire community of Uus Maailm.
Each neighbourhood also features smaller intersections: home corners. Furniture elements such as planters and chess tables enable the community to rearrange these spaces according to their needs, cultivating a sense of belonging.
Saturni hub features expanded street corners along with a mini park that functions as a common backyard. The square becomes a peaceful space for leisure, picnics and visiting neighbourhood cafés.
The street is tied together through a unified street design, dividing the street into 3 zones. The threshold zone creates a buffer around the houses, which the residents have the freedom to design.
The slow speed zone forms a flexible front yard, containing sidewalks along with recreational and practical functions. Some segments include larger gathering spaces, parks or rainwater collection areas.
The centre of the street is a moderate speed zone, shared between cars, bicycles and pedestrians, with cyclists setting the pace.
Videviku hub forms the heart of the street, preserving its functions: cafés, a community centre and a garden. The movable furniture enables to host events, ranging from smaller workshops to markets, film nights and concerts.
The School hub promotes active recreation with spaces suitable for sports days, physical education classes as well as outdoor lessons.
Modular furniture, used at key points, enhances the street’s identity.