elutoa tänav / living room street
❊ public workshop ‘Green Tracks’ – 1st prize
Year: 2023
Location: Mustakivi, Tallinn, Estonia
Type: installations
Status: design, to be built
Team: Eneli Kleemann, Saskia Epp Lõhmus, Katariina Mustasaar, Mia Martina Peil, Marie Anette Veesaar, Anna Riin Velner, Lill Volmer
Materials: repurposed concrete wall panels, plywood, steel mesh, repurposed well rings, repurposed steel barrels
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A series of pavilions in a Soviet microdistrict in Tallinn, designed to activate the space between the buildings.
The project strengthens the identity of the Mustakivi subdistrict by creating a cozy human-centered public space with leisure and entertainment opportunities for the local community. The design comprises a walkway, formed by pavilions and street furniture.
The whole ‘street’ is designed to be accessible to people of all ages and abilities by offering a variety of functions. The functions were derived from an inclusive feedback event with the locals, who expressed their main hopes and concerns about the area.
The materiality and colour palette of the project took inspiration directly from its surroundings: a variety of pastel-coloured balconies, facades, weathered concrete panels and well rings. Most of the furniture inside the pavilions is custom-made and designed partly from pieces of plywood and pine beams left over from the project.
