Paldiski Road Apartment Building
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Architects
Margus Maiste
PROGE
Tarmo Maiste
Location
Paldiski Rd 9/Koidu 1, Tallinn, Estonia
Size
1 612m2
Status
Completed 2011
Client
Private
Photos
Kaido Haagen
Typology
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The buildings of Paldiski Road are eclectic – there are tall apartment buildings of the Soviet period, wooden and stone architecture from the early 20th century, present-day office buildings and dwellings. Therefore, the apartment building consisting of two blocks on the border of Kassisaba district is located in a complicated urban context. As both blocks are situated along the street, they do not create an impression of being squeezed tightly onto one plot. The construction of prefabricated panels has not been hidden; the decorative treatment of panels and their dark grey colour add character. The same zigzagging concrete is repeated in the interior of the stairways, but there it is light grey. While the larger block contains four flats on each floor, the smaller block has only one, really spacious threeroom flat per floor.
