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Summer Home in Pärnu by Joonprojekt

The 60 sq. meter apartment is just a couple hundred meters from Pärnu coastline. The interior architecture and design work by Priit Põldme and Reet Sepp from Joonprojekt involved a total rework of a once-started renovation.You could say the apartment has been designed down to the centimeter – from maximizing storage space in the kichen and living room cabinetry to using folding armchairs and sofa to provide sleeping space for up to 4 people, without ever giving way to an […]

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Delta Centre by Arhitekt11

This is the copper-striped landmark in Tartu, where university students information technology, economics and mathematics spend their days. Just makes me glimpse across the river every time I happen to go for a jog. There are as many different looks for Delta as there are variations to seasons and the weather. Designed by Arhitekt11Construction: Rand & Tuulberg, EhitustrustCopper Facade: Aurubis

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Tartu Emajõe City Beach / Linnaujula

This is Tartu Emajõe City Beach (Linnaujula). It proved tough to find a spot for a beach towel during the hot days this June and July, with families & kids on the playground well into the late hours. The teardrop-inspired terraces and benches look even more distinct from above. The only time of day with almost no people around – at sunrise. Enjoy some of that early morning fog below 🙂 By KINO Landscape Architects Engineering: Tinter OÜ / Inseneribüroo […]

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Pepleri 34 by Agabus Architects

Futuristic and fresh – this is the head-turning metal facade of an office/residential building at Tartu. Design by Mattias Agabus / Agabus ArchitectsConstruction: Embach Ehitus

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Tactile pedestrian marking & signage

These stainless steel polka-dots you will meet near all crossings in Tartu Old Town. They make the streets safer for the visually impaired, and for everyone, actually. And they also look great and add a bit of visual diversity. Enjoy the 2-minute showcase reel below too! Infrastructure reconstruction in Tartu Old Town: YIT Eesti ASStainless steel tactile markings: Joonprojekt / Priit PõldmeSignage totems designed by Taikonaut / Veiko Liis

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Lodjakoda / Barge Hall

Designed by Salto Architects Construction by Ehitustrust The Barge Society got a whole ensemble of buildings that gave a new breathing to the bank of Emajõgi in Tartu.Lodjakoda / Barge Hall is an ensemble of 3 triangular semi-open facilities. The main building with a hall large enough for shipbuilding hosts seminars, workshops, events and a cafe. It has become popular for kids’ workshops and team events. Take a ride on the historic river barge Jõmmu or a viking ship and […]

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