Koidula Apartment Building in Tallinn, Estonia by 3+1 Architects

Kadriorg park is a historical and important green areas in Tallinn. However, along Koidula Street, residential buildings build from different periods gave the street a chaotic structure.

The building is composed by the old renovated part and the new wing, which is in place of the old courtyard wing. Covered passageway connects the new wing to the existing building. The aim was to keep the courtyard and Le Balto office (Berlin) is designing a private garden there. The room structure of the apartments in the older part is changed, creating new connections through the floors.

The new wing situates along the border of the plot and it opens only to the courtyard garden. The house could be divided into three linear sections. The first section opening only to the garden contains stairs to the apartments as well as terraces of all apartments. In the middle section there are living zone along with the bedrooms, the third section along the plot of the border contains so-called servant zone – kitchens, bathrooms, saunas and connections inside of the apartments.

Architects: 3+1 Architects
Architects in charge: Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari, Ilmar Valdur & Merjer Müürisepp
Garden Design: atelier le balto / Marc Pouzol, Véronique Faucheur, Chloé Sanson
Constructed area: 694 sqm (renovation) / 1,267 sqm (extension)