Is this photo taken from a balcony or what? Estlander,do you have any more photos of this building?


Oh,and it looks really good :)

http://www.arensburg.ee/wp-content/gallery/hotell/arensburg-boutique-hotel-spa-10.jpg
http://www.arensburg.ee/wp-content/gallery/hotell/arensburg-boutique-hotel-spa-8.jpg
http://www.arensburg.ee/wp-content/gallery/hotell/arensburg-boutique-hotel-spa-9.jpg

voila,

That backyard looks really nice.

Whoa,really nice building... except that wall with 'Arensburg'-sign. Honestly,would it been too hard to hide those ventilation shaft grills?

New shopping centre will be built to Viljandi.

http://f.postimees.ee/f/2011/09/15/752234t20h9b29.jpg

Demolition is currently under way on Tallinna tn.41 (former site of Viljandi prison) Only two historic brick buildings will be left standing. Those two will form part of new ~7000m² shopping centre.
Might be bit boring project? ..Well,the shopping centre is designed by architecture bureau Muru & Pere,so it's probably waaay better than other shopping centres.

Deadline is late 2012.

Source: http://www.sakala.ajaleht.ee/567822/langema-hakanud-vanglamuuride-asemele-kerkib-kaubanduskeskus/

world's largest pyramid:

http://kta.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pyramiid_.RGB_color.0007.jpg


more: http://kta.ee/aidu-pyramid-2030

:eek2: Is it a early April joke or they really want to build it?

http://pr.pohjarannik.ee/?p=2274

it sure would be a fine tourist destination. i wonder what exactly the client's agenda is. will have to ask when i see either of the architects.

Loodedavasti see tehakse :P

What's this project all about? Terraforming one of those ash mountains in Ida-Virumaa? (Kadarik & Tüür website seems to be down right now and news article doesn't want to open for me either)

EDIT: Looks like sites are down because of this (http://www.postimees.ee/584066/zone-media-majutatud-veebilehed-ei-toota/). :bash:

New 12000m² hospital block is U/C in Kohtla-Järve.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2wqh0km.jpg

New block of Ida-Viru central hospital is U/C in Puru,Kohtla-Järve. Building cost is 20 million euros. Deadline is in March 2013. New building will have ER,operations block,maternity block,intensive care,diagnostics etc.

world's largest pyramid:

http://kta.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pyramiid_.RGB_color.0007.jpg


more: http://kta.ee/aidu-pyramid-2030

seems that the pyramid has got some publicity already (http://www.postimees.ee/615844/vkg-vormib-aherainest-aidusse-puramiidid/)

KTA on hulluks l2inud.

see on ikka v2ga halb.

^^ Parajalt rõve kitš, tõepoolest, aga tuleb endalt küsida, kumb on parem, kas püramiid või tavaline aherainemägi? :D

Arvan, et ma pole midagi paremat eales Eesti arhitektuurist kuulnud. Panustan ainult positiivselt püramiidile. Selle püramiidi peaks raiuma siiralt igasse disaini A ja O raamatusse, võimalusel lausa esikaanele.

Näiteks tippdisain on midagi sellist, et see on iseenesest kasutu, kuid seda võib ühel mõtetul eesmärgil kasutada.

Hea näide ühest tippdisainist, mis korraga meenub:
a la koonus, mille otsast saab pabersalfrätte välja tõmmata - ja seda salfräti karbist ning selle koonuse nimeks on "vulkaan".

Tipparhitektuur saab olla ka vaid sarnastel eeldustel.

Totaalne ulme! Eepiline!! :rock: Ma olen samuti selle püramiidi pooldaja. See on ikka päris hull plaan,mida teostada,aga Ida-Eestis keset tööstusmaastikku võib ka päris ekstreemseid ideid proovida. Pole lihtsalt võimalik midagi ära rikkuda enam...


no krt,vaadake seda plaani:
http://kta.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/plan.jpg

..mõne tuhande aasta pärast kaevavad arheoloogid Aidu püramiidid välja ja vaatavad "Wtf? Eestlastel pidi ikka väga vinge tsivilisatsioon kunagi ammu olema!" :D

Totaalne ulme! Eepiline!! :rock: Ma olen samuti selle püramiidi pooldaja. See on ikka päris hull plaan,mida teostada,aga Ida-Eestis keset tööstusmaastikku võib ka päris ekstreemseid ideid proovida. Pole lihtsalt võimalik midagi ära rikkuda enam...
+1


..mõne tuhande aasta pärast kaevavad arheoloogid Aidu püramiidid välja ja vaatavad "Wtf? Eestlastel pidi ikka väga vinge tsivilisatsioon kunagi ammu olema!" :D
:lol: olemegi ju, skype'i sünnimaa ja puha :D

Ma olen ka püramiidi poolt ;)

Something peculiar - Energy Smart OÜ plans to build a tiny solar park in Võru county,Southern Estonia. Company (who's mainly importing & selling solar panels in Estonia) claims that according to NASA & EMHI data,solar parks are viable in Estonia. Planned solar park in Kurenurme will be used for testing purposes,planned power will be 100kW. Project cost is 6 million EEK. Park will have 37 rotating & sensor controlled towers with solar panels. Planned construction should start in August.

Company webpage: http://www.energysmart.ee/about-us

http://www.energysmart.ee/sites/default/files/Trackers04Snow.jpg

I live near Kurenurme. They started building it in this summer, but havent finished it yet.

winning entry in kiiu kindergarten competition, design by egon metusala, helen rebane, ott ojamaa:

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312540_293202510699672_196808377005753_1264347_640080111_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303069_293202420699681_196808377005753_1264344_1945103173_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/315527_293202484033008_196808377005753_1264346_1792942921_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298977_293202457366344_196808377005753_1264345_1141537078_n.jpg


(images are straight from facebook, if you can't see them... log in or something...)

Another building which,depending on choice of materials,will look either spectacular or totally horrible.

Btw,I'm pretty sure that this swing won't be built :D You know the reasons - kids can swing themselves against the wall,close proximity of window etc :|

they better ban floors in kindergartens in case children should tremble and fall :/

I love one floor buildings.

...this winning entry made my day happier :)

I live near Kurenurme. They started building it in this summer, but havent finished it yet.

I was reading today "Tekniika & Talous" (usually I read finnish newspapers) and Germany has in last years made huge investments in solarpanels. Its not only business, its hobby aswell. And not to mention half of new solarpanels in world have been installed to Germany (last years statistics). Im not surprised, as Estonia is land of BMW, Audi and MB thumbs-up owners :lol:, we adopt the solarpanel hobby...

a photo by a friend of mine which i will use here as a little update from rakvere (:

http://static3.nagi.ee/i/p/797/46/199365559c69c9_o.jpg

Egon Metusala ? Lahe nimi. Irooniline kui noorelt sureks.

U/C police & rescue worker's station in Vahtra street 3,Narva. Building size is 5505m². Building is designed by architecture bureau Sirkel & Mall and construction is done by Fund Ehitus. Construction deadline is in December 2012.

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2021.jpg

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2032.jpg

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2043.jpg

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2061.jpg

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2072.jpg

http://www.fundehitus.ee/uus/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_narva%20pol%2083.jpg

about POLITSEI and PÄÄSTE building. Those red colored cubes make my s*** boil... (in that white block building). Its so 1970-80ies. I give one point, because of old U.S. police car :D that remindes me many of old The A-team series.

Imho,in a way it's really shameful that government hasn't put little more effort in building quality & design. Okay,all those schools,police stations,community centres,sport halls etc are utilitarian and resources are limited. But if you think that such concentrated efforts for building public buildings last happened on such large scale in 1930's & 1960-1980s and those building booms resulted way better results (especially in 1930s),then you realize how good opportunity for getting some nice architecture to even the smallest places in Estonia is missed right now.

New Jõgeva court building and police station on Suur street 1,Jõgeva. Designed by Amhold AS (do you see a pattern merging here? :D they seem to win government competitions very often),this 2100 m2 building will be used as police station,court,criminal rehabilitation centre and migration office. Deadline is 31st October 2011. Main contractor is Vallikraavi Kinnisvara AS.

http://www.rkas.ee/photos/j6geva_kph_esk3_large.jpg

http://www.rkas.ee/photos/j6geva_kph_esk2_large.jpg

http://www.rkas.ee/photos/j6geva_kph_esk1_large.jpg
And it's been topped out. Works will be completed by summer 2012,so problems with construction contractors delayed project progress by 6 months.

Photo by Riigikinnisvara AS.
http://rkas.ee/photos/Jõgeva%20tulevane%20kohtu-%20ja%20politseihoone%20pidas%20sarikapidu%20FOTO%20-%20RKAS.jpg

what in the name of **** is that in middle of parking space - who needs it, who likes to be in middle of cars and enjoy flagmasts in every damn corner like it would be something, I dont know...magical, increadible, powerful feeling...whatttt?

who comissioned that s***? Even the most simple full scale parking space would be billions time better than this:ohno:. And in small estonian city?

Please stop making "esindusarhitektuur", Estonia does not want it, estonians dont want it. The normal thinking and good living space dont want it. They made s*** like that during russian occupation more than enough for millennium. That "design" does not reflect any north european visual thinking, it has no estonian design value, it has no value for us, so why we make in Estonia this crap?

...who needs it, who likes to be in middle of cars and enjoy flagmasts in every damn corner like it would be something...
Parking controllers? :D

I agree with you that such buildings have very low visual value,but you should keep in mind that in many cases government institutions were located in old derelict buildings and people had to work in appalling conditions. Btw,that specific court house/police station in Jõgeva follows recent years typical Estonian prison architecture :D I guess it's meant for criminals,so they could feel like at home...

update of Rakvere aqva spa
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC01946.jpg
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC01945.jpg

Cool! :) Thanks for the update,Maadeuurija.

tartu university narva college by kavakava. photos by andres toode.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403088_10150528543804360_147717344359_8387576_429478239_n.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/408869_10150528544224360_147717344359_8387577_1849564518_n.jpg

Hmm,looking at those photos I started wondering if the tilted roof actually has any practical use. Doesn't seem to add any additional floor space..wait,unless the top floor is meant for auditorium and tilted roof is used for seating? :sly:

I started wondering if the tilted roof actually has any practical use.

There is only reason for this.
http://howmanyarethere.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/smoking.jpg
People can smoke outside when its raining;)

unless the top floor is meant for auditorium and tilted roof is used for seating?

library

^^
I'd like to see how that works out.



@sanderk - lol

A video about the building coming to "Suur-Ameerika 1, Tallinn"

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world's largest pyramid:

http://kta.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pyramiid_.RGB_color.0007.jpg


more: http://kta.ee/aidu-pyramid-2030


This pyramid idea is extremely good. Pyramides could be surrounded by forests.

Ida-Viru ash mountains and industrial landscapes are very interesting really. I like Sirgala landscape - it is like kõrb :)

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/394112_363388827019669_100000456632945_1292261_561980142_n.jpg

WTF? Historic building with cap?

http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x4560246/African_American_man_wearing_baseball_cap_BLD078193.jpg

that's tartu university narva college in the devastated old town of narva, the facade is the negative of the historic stock exchange building that was destroyed in ww2.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WjOe0ctCEo4/TwtP_bjgRfI/AAAAAAAAAH0/-uiwn82Md5U/s1600/1.jpg

it stands right next to the town hall which was reconstructed during soviet times.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6cxS1FDL-8k/TwtQBUnhHdI/AAAAAAAAAH8/3ca4sK_8-bk/s1600/2.jpg

^^ Personally I would have preferred to reconstruct the old building with roof and everything and rather put up a modern extension next to it. This extension just seems weird to me. Perhaps it makes more sense when seeing it up close in real?

Do you have any pictures of the reconstructed town hall btw? I didn't know that the Soviets were into reconstructions.

rebuilding long-destroyed buildings... :ohno:

the town hall was basically the only building in old town that (kind of) survived the russians' bombing.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Narva_raekoda_1999.jpg/800px-Narva_raekoda_1999.jpg

The extension feels a bit heavy to me but maybe it will turn out OK.

Crazy looking building. :D

http://www.tartupostimees.ee/749180/maksumaksja-sai-60-000-euroga-vastu-pukse/

Lahe. L6puks eesti byroo v6itis suure konkursi ja vaat mis juhtus!
Eestlase lemmik toit ikka...

edit: vaatasin j2lle kavakava Narva maja. Issand issand kui lahe!

http://www.tartupostimees.ee/749180/maksumaksja-sai-60-000-euroga-vastu-pukse/

Lahe. L6puks eesti byroo v6itis suure konkursi ja vaat mis juhtus!
Eestlase lemmik toit ikka...

Ei tea kuidas varem oli,aga praegu on Eestlase lemmiktoiduks arhitektid ja linnaplaneerijad. Viimastel aastatel on tekkinud tõsine vastasseis KÕIKIDELE ühiskondlike/avalike hoonete projektidele (ERR,ERM,EKA,erinevad muuseumid jne jne) Igalt poolt on kuulda kisa teemal kui kalleid projekte tahetakse ehitada,kuidas mõni organisatsioon/linn/riik raiskab mõttetult maksumaksja raha (lol,sama jutt on muide selles Tartu Postimehe loos) ja kuidas me oleme üleüldse nii vaesed,et ei tohiks ühtegi avalikku hoonet planeerida või ehitada.

Tüüpiline mõttelaad: ...üleüldse tuleks kogu raha laiali jagada vaestele maksumaksjatele,et nad saaksid end koomasse juua. Arhitektid? Neid ilmselt kõlbaks avalikult lintšida,kuna nood oskavad ainult klaasist kuute teha... :|

Mul on igatahes yimby'na raske vaadata sellist lühinägelikku vingumist. Tartu muuseum-raamatukogust on kahju - selle projekti oleks võinud realiseerida.

Arhitektuur on üks olulisemaid inimeste mõttelaadi kujundajaid. Ja selle parim osa - eestil moodsa arhitektuuri kanal keeratakse lihtsalt kinni, või noh, astutakse rasvunud poliitiku vanainimesejalaga oma-arhitektuuri hapnikulohvile.

that's tartu university narva college in the devastated old town of narva, the facade is the negative of the historic stock exchange building that was destroyed in ww2.
I just now realised that the new building basically looks like the mold for the old one. That's pretty smart.

Dialoog OÜ has designed two new projects for Raasiku borough (about 30km East of Tallinn).

First,there's Raasiku "Oravake" kindergarten extension.

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_lasteaia_juurdeehituse_projekt_3.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_lasteaia_juurdeehituse_projekt_1.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_lasteaia_juurdeehituse_projekt_2.png

And then there's Raasiku school extension. Two part extension adds gym,handicraft workshops and lobby to the school.

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_koolimaja_juurdeehituste_projekt_3d_3.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_koolimaja_juurdeehituste_projekt_3d_2.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_koolimaja_juurdeehituste_projekt_3d_1.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_koolimaja_juurdeehituste_projekt_3d_5.png

Construction of kindergarten extension will start in 2013. School extension takes a bit longer time and it starts in 2013-2014. :) Btw,both buildings are located right next to each other,so there will be a pretty interesting complex.

Area planning by Dialoog (you should be able to figure out where kindergarten & shool are):
http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_kooli_ja_lasteaia_detailplaneering_1.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_lasteaia_juurdeehituse_projekt_2.png

http://pbdialoog.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Raasiku_koolimaja_juurdeehituste_projekt_3d_1.png



This guy with sun glasses sure likes to hang out around schools and kindergardens ... :)

Hahaa,didn't notice that before. :D Maybe architects have some renders,where police patrol appears to check out what that guy does there...

http://www.arhitektuurid.blogspot.com/2012/04/maailma-suurim-puramiid-aidus-ida.html

http://www.arhitektuurid.blogspot.com/2012/04/maailma-suurim-puramiid-aidus-ida.html
Päris huvitav ja muhe intervjuu.

Oot...misasja? :happy: Sel aastal hakkab asi pihta?

jep. hetkeseisuga on detpl ikka menetluses. aga asi vaikselt edeneb.

Nagu ma aru sain,siis see...

VUPxWXiyVRU

...tuleb püramiidi lähedale ja selle ehitus peaks lähiajal algama.

Kohtla mining museum at Ida-Virumaa. It's located at closed Kohtla oil shale mine.
Procurement is under way for finding main construction contractor. At the moment just one company qualified and there's a risk of failed procurement. It should be clear by the end of May,what happens next.

Expected deadline is summer 2013.

http://pr.pohjarannik.ee/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/muuseum.jpg

New 12000m² hospital block is U/C in Kohtla-Järve.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2wqh0km.jpg

New block of Ida-Viru central hospital is U/C in Puru,Kohtla-Järve. Building cost is 20 million euros. Deadline is in March 2013. New building will have ER,operations block,maternity block,intensive care,diagnostics etc.
Photo update:
http://pr.pohjarannik.ee/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/haigla.jpg

Source: http://pr.pohjarannik.ee/uue-haigla-hoonekarp-on-valmis/

Construction has recently begun on the Sõrve visitors center (http://uudised.err.ee/index.php?06250534) next to Sõrve lighthouse, should be completed in a year
(a really lousy photo:ohno:)
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02718.jpg

Construction of houses for the mentally challenged in Tapa has almost been completed.
http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02735.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02736.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02737.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02738.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02740.jpg

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/taniel0401/DSC02741.jpg

Are they going to build some new buildings to Sõrve visitors center too? I remember from TV news that Sõrve visitors center construction site sign had renders of some modern building.