Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia Client: Mait Rõõmusaar Website: www.vamp.ee Muru and Pere have taken what was essentially a simple wooden 'matchbox', one-storey private house, and added a series of unusual spatial augmentations to create a large bespoke family home, ultimately better suited to the growing needs of a young family. Initially, the original living space was extended out to a newly created terrace, yet more recently an outside pool, as well as another floor with sauna and relaxation room, have been created. This new first floor, which has been pulled out of the matchbox and placed crosswise, has been covered with 'tangled matches' which resembles an angular bird's nest, or ball of pressed hay - an effect that's heightened when it glows in the dark. Photography: Tarvo Varres. Site Area: 1264m² Built Area: 303m²

爱沙尼亚当代的建筑景观不仅在当下-甚至在目前的低迷时期-非常肥沃-而且，就设计的多样性而言，它最近的许多成就都是相当显著的。这可能在很大程度上要归功于1991年爱沙尼亚独立以来年轻一代(充满活力的)建筑师的崛起，当时爱沙尼亚摆脱了漫长的占领期-最引人注目的是苏联。在其他地方，Muru和Pere的Suurupi House和Koko的Roseni 7开发承认，对先锋的认可可以在私人和公共领域工作。而埃米尔·厄贝尔定制的当代别墅，作为国内住宅的典范，可以出现在任何一个全球设计舞台上。爱沙尼亚在20年的大部分时间里，一直能够培育出一种独特而充满活力的建筑文化。希望这一波成就将继续蓬勃发展。

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: Muru & Pere OÜ Project: Suurupi House, Suurupi, Estonia

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu Client: Estonian University of Life Sciences Website: www.salto.ee The undulating contours of the landscape have been amplified by setting the building on this rolling natural cushion. The stretched-out corners and arched form has provided a clever spatial solution in that a large cubic volume has been created yet, at the same time, the building also appears to be compact due to this symbiotic relationship with the site. The competition winning design by young Tallinn based office SALTO (who were responsible for the much lauded Estonian 'Gas Pipe' exhibition at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale) has also resulted in a series of strikingly unconventional interior spaces. Size: 4500m²

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu

Architect: SALTO Project: Sports hall for the Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4 Website: www.kosmoses.ee The 5-story apartment building by Kosmos is situated on the edge of the medieval old town of Tallinn. Its form may be high-octane but it doesn't set out to dominate on street level, nor does its height overwhelm the surrounding context. AIA creates an environment of small, interconnected units, where every apartment has a large terrace, bringing private house typology into the centre of the city. The timber-clad terraces and the horizontal surfaces of the overhangs not only link the apartment block to the neighbouring wooden houses, but this device also succeeds in breaking down the building's volume into a variety of spaces. The ground level opens up to the street as a vibrant shopping space.

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4

Architect: Kosmos Project: AIA Apartment building, Tallinn Vana-Viru 13/ Aia 4

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu Client: Department of Education in Tartu The floor plan to this public daycare centre resembles a flower with six petals, which form the wings of the building. This configuration, designed by Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner, creates the effect of having the interior spaces radiate out, while allowing for the creation of intimate courtyards in between. The absence of surrounding views in the landscape accounts for the building's inward looking character, and as a result, concrete side walls with small coloured glass openings and a bamboo fence at the height of the structure, offer protection from the outside world. A roof-lit hall and a surrounding play corridor - which suggests a continuous landscape of hills, valleys and streams - feature at the centre of the building. The whole geometric structure is based upon the proportion and scale of a child.

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu

Architect: Head Arhitektid - Indrek Peil and Siiri Vallner Project: Lotte Kindergarten, Tartu

Architect: Koko OÜ Project 5: Rotermanni Carpenter's Workshop in Rotermann Quarter (Laudsepa tüükoda), Tallinn Client (Private): Rotermann City OÜ Website: www.koko.ee The building at Roseni 7, in Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, was originally built as a carpenter's workshop. The function of the building changed during the Soviet era and a third, silicate brick storey was partially erected on top of the structure. During the building's redevelopment, Tallinn based practice Koko considered it necessary to maintain the relationship to the carpenter's workshop, yet, at the same time, provide a presence for the frontage facing the public square. As a result, three separate towers have been constructed above the existing building. The concept for the repetitive form of the towers originates from 20th century industrial architecture, and was particularly inspired by the photos of Bernd and Hilla Becher. Each tower provides a separate unit of office space with the first storey designed as a café/restaurant, which in the summer will be an outdoor café as well. The second storey of the building features additional commercial/service space. Total gross floor area: 2600 m²

Architect: Koko OÜ Project 5: Rotermanni Carpenter's Workshop in Rotermann Quarter (Laudsepa tüükoda), Tallin

Architect: Koko OÜ Project 5: Rotermanni Carpenter's Workshop in Rotermann Quarter (Laudsepa tüükoda), Tallin

Architect: Koko OÜ Project 5: Rotermanni Carpenter's Workshop in Rotermann Quarter (Laudsepa tüükoda), Tallin

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu Website: www.emilurbel.ee Noted Estonian architect, Emil Urbel, who has established a formidable reputation specialising in one-off bespoke private houses, has designed this, the first house in a private residential development in Merirahu, near Tallinn. Urbel was also responsible for devising the exacting standards and housing regulations that govern Merirahu, which the architect describes as 'the most homogenous private housing area in Estonia'. In terms of the Merirahu Villa, the monolithic concrete structure has been sumptuously finished in a combination of dark grey granite and white plaster cladding. In response to the building's location, facing the sea to the exposed north-east direction, the ground floor is light and transparent with a main terrace on the south west of side of the house, soaking up the best of the sunlight. Net area: 623 m2+basement Plot: 2581m2 Bedrooms: 4

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Arhitektibüroo Emil Urbel Project: Villa in Merirahu

Architect: Allianss Project: Viimsi School, Viimsi, Harju County, Estonia Client: Viimsi School Website: www.allianss.eu The ferric oxide treated concrete façade of Viimsi School sits pertinently within its sandstone landscape - blending into the red earth in winter or forming a powerful colour contrast when the surrounding setting turns green in summer months. Designed by Allianss - a new architectural collective comprising Arhitektuuriagentuur, Agabus, Endjärv and Truverk Arhitektid and Urban Mark - the building is divided into blocks according to function, principally a secondary school wing; an elementary school; assembly hall; and sports centre and music room. Each block is perceived as symbolising 'different continents scattered in a large ocean', yet this apparent randomness is afforded order through the central atrium, which connects all the built elements. Courtyards between the blocks seamlessly meld indoor spaces with the green park setting, as well as maximising sunlight into the building as a whole.

Architect: Allianss Project: Viimsi School, Viimsi, Harju County, Estonia

Architect: Allianss Project: Viimsi School, Viimsi, Harju County, Estonia

Architect: Allianss Project: Viimsi School, Viimsi, Harju County, Estonia

Architect: Allianss Project: Viimsi School, Viimsi, Harju County, Estonia