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post updated 28 July 2024

Buildings in Estonia

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Estonian Buildings. We try to include significant design-led Estonian buildings. We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Estonia. The focus is on contemporary Estonian buildings.

We have 2 pages of Estonian Building selections.

Estonian Architecture : A-K

Estonian Buildings : L-Z (this page)

Estonian Buildings

Major Estonian Buildings / Structures, alphabetical:

Lotte kindergarten, Tartu
Date built: 2008
Design: KAVAKAVA Architects (Indrek Peil, Siiri Vallner, Sten-Mark Mändmaa)

photo : Kaido Haagen

Pärnu Central Library
2008
Design: 3+1 Architects (Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari, Ilmar Valdur, Risto Parve, Kalle Komissarov, Mihkel Tüür)

photo : Kaido Haagen

Radisson SAS Hotel
2001
Design: Vilen Künnapu / Ain Padrik / Kari Mökkälä
103m high Estonian skyscraper

Residential building, Seedri St., Pärnu
2007
Design: Arhitektuuribüroo JVR

Rotermanni Flour Storage Project, Tallinn
2008
Design: OÜ HG Arhitektuur

Rotermanni Carpenter’s Workshop, Tallinn
2008
Design: KOKO architects OÜ

Rotermanni Quarter – Commercial building, Tallinn
2008
KOKO Architects (Andrus Kõresaar, Raivo Kotov)

photo : Kaido Haagen

Rotermann Quarter, Tallinn
2007
Kosmos

Summer kitchen, Korvamäe
2008
Arhitektid Muru & Pere OÜ

Swissotel Tallinn
2007
Nord Projekt AS
28 storey Estonian tower

Tallinn City Hall
Architects: BIG

picture from architect
Tallinn City Hall
The purpose of the international idea contest was to find the best architectural solution for the new administrative building of the city government that will be situated on a 35,000 m2 plot near the Linnahall building. The contest for the new city was met with a great interest, 81 architects and their teams were willing to present an entry. Of those, the international jury chose the best 9 to shortlist as finalists into the second phase of the competition. By May 15 the finalists handed in their final solutions. The international jury’s decision to award BIG‘s entry first place in the competition was unanimous and was presided by the vice mayor Taavi Aas.

Tallinn Synagogue, Tallinn
2007
KOKO Architects (Lembit-Kaur Stöör, Tõnis Kimmel, Andrus Kõresaar)

photo : Kaido Haagen

Tallinn Urban Development
Design: e+i studio

image from architect
Tallinn Urban Development : European Competition, Finalist
The proposal was born from identifying a continuous flow of undulating movement throughout the site. This movement, which ultimately defines the primary circulation artery, also create trapezoidal areas that are similar -yet different- to each other. These are then developed into two opposite spiraling movements: 1. downwards-the podium element and the ramping underground parking; 2. upwards- defining the tower element of the final living landscape.

Vabaduse Square + St Paul’s Church Reconstruction, Rakvere
2009
Vabaduse Square : Estonian Architecture Competition
St Paul’s Church in Rakvere – currently a sports venue – to be transformed into a multifunctional public building: concert hall + conference venue. The original building was designed by Estonian architect Alar Kotli.

Vallimäe stairs, Rakvere
2005
KAVAKAVA Architects (Heidi Urb, Siiri Vallner)

photo : Arne Maasik