A lavish but controlled and secure environment has been created and adapted for the convenient use of people. You can sit, swing, eat, touch the water, interact with plants in a warm and dry space in any weather.
AADRESS: Tartu mnt 80, Tallinn
TELLER: Fausto Capital
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: KINO
ARCHITECTURE: Lumia ja Studio Argus
CONSULTATIONS: Sten Mander (TÜ Botaanikaaed), Alari Suurmets / Sten Mander (Botanical Garden of Tartu University), Alari Suurmets (indoor plants)
BUILDING: Merko Ehitus Eesti, 2020
PREEMIA: Cultural Endowment of Estonia in architecture, landscape architecture winner 2021; Laureate of the annual award of the Estonian Landscape Architecture Union 2021 in the category „Landscape and Building“
The interior gallery design portrays a space that seems abandoned for decades. Succession has created a dense layer of herbaceous plants and shrubs, with the first pioneer trees rising above. Nature has utilized the human-made environment as a resource: vines anchor in cracks, stones shield delicate roots, and scratches on walls provide growth spots for fungi.
Humans return to this abundant environment, removing only what is necessary and preserving most of the greenery. The tropical vegetation indoors reflects Estonia’s natural landscapes – a safe and verdant gallery that serves as a comfortable model of untamed wilderness
