Comments on: Old Town Apartments in Tallinn by Kosmos

By: justin

justin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:00:38 +0000

Not sure where to start? Clumsy (structure and windows frames), poorly detailed (see balustrades), unusable space (see the corners in the bedrooms). Whilst its great to see people exploring all avenues of design, surely this is just a badly resolved pastiche of angular architecture. If we take it back to first principles this building fails on some many levels, as it is a poor place to live. I’m not really sure what it’s doing on this website, which is usually quite critical about which projects it choses to publish.

By: ststst

ststst — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:22:32 +0000

i wanna do work like this…. really nice:)
I only like to see some more interiourshots

By: Donn

Donn — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:14:46 +0000

Someone was trying to emulate Libeskind. Looks like it could be the next Brit Sci Fi set.

By: LOW

LOW — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:44:56 +0000

I’d kill to have William Shatner narrate the description of this project

By: Gollumpus

Gollumpus — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:26:31 +0000

When I first looked at the photos of this project I thought, “The 70’s have returned.” Aspects of it remind me of buildings being constructed when I was much younger.

I get an oppressive vibe from these photos. The structure looks “heavy”, even though there is a lot of open (ie. glass) wall space. I suppose it’s the dark color which is to blame. I suspect it will feel better once some people take residence.

regards,
G.

By: royal creme

royal creme — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:32:36 +0000

I found the glass shard motif rather overwhelming, giving me a constant sense of danger rather than of peace…

By: I Can Has Cheeseburger

I Can Has Cheeseburger — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:57:52 +0000

i luv it when architects wax lyrical about their work. how is this not dominant to the street level. how is this connecting to the historical level? i suppose they are dying to be modernise!

By: Kong

Kong — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:34:39 +0000

And it is also remarkable that this is not a museum , memorial center or other cultural facility but seems to be private investment. I would like to know more about the client and the project develpement process. Good job Kosmos.

By: Kong

Kong — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:29:55 +0000

I want to have this kind of projects in Berlin. I think its great that a lot of eastern countries are not afraid to give projects like this one a chance.

By: mahrous

mahrous — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:09:10 +0000

too sharb but i like it