The business / retail complex was situated on a crucial and highly debated location on Tallinn renewing waterfront, formerly restricted area – so the issues to solve were architectural as well as urban. The huge plot and demanding program were divided into two separate volumes with contrasting appearances. The bigger one forms a diverse urban block of its own whereas the smaller one engages with the existing hotel next to it. In between, an undulating street is formed, the directional axis of which continues logically the spatial developments of Rotermanni district nearby, enabling straight access from there to the waterfront........
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