reviving linnahall - book #3 - process

Reviving LinnahallUrban magnet at Tallinn harbour

Summarized account Maiu Hirtentreu

PROCESS

Process Reviving Linnahall 1

Master studies and the thesis projectsupported by: The Cultural Endowment of EstoniaThe Archimedes Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia

Reviving Linnahall Process2

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Kasper Guldager Jø[email protected]

Aarhus School of ArchitectureThesis project

spring 2014

Studio Regenerative Architecture

Reviving LinnahallUrban magnet

at Tallinn harbour

Processin addition to book #1 & book #2

infoMaiu [email protected]

+372 58 141 740Student nr: 307781


Linnahall has been closed since 2009

“Linnahall Concert hall would stand simultaneously as a monument to a bygone era and a sign of the beginning of a new one”

Andres Kurg(Researcher at Estonian Academy of Arts), Architectural Design: EcoRedux, “Estonia: the remarkable afterlife of the Linnahall concerthall”, 26.06.2006


The existing situation

Photo: Andres Tarto - http://www.taevapiltnik.ee/blog/2011/09/09/uha-hallimaks-muutuv-linnahall-older-and-greyer-tallinns-city-concert-hall/a


Archive• Tallinn Urban Planning and Construction Archive• Archive collection from Museum of Estonian Architecture

Visiting archives and museums gave an overview how big this building is and how well everything is connected to each other.

Research

Different options where to place Linnahall within Tallinn

Functional scheme Functional schemeSome versions of site plans


Plans and sections


SiteAddress: Tallinn, Mere puiestee 20, Tallinn, Estonia

Area of the site: 61 774 m²

Footprint of the building: 39 422 m²

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Parkinglots 9 490 m² + 9 456 m²

Location

The site showed different characteristics:outside:• very windy because of the sea• the steps can be really slippery• views to the city and to the sea are beautiful• sun is visible from almost everywhere• volume of the building is enormous• shape of the building is flat• it is uncomfortable that various platforms are not connected to eachother• the surrounding infrastructure is not so clear: how to get there by car?

inside:• building needs renovation• water damages because of the flat shape and poor construction• due to vastness, makes a wow-effect every time• the best technology of that time has been used• different ceiling heights are united to each other in a really elegant way

The author of this thesis was not allowed inside the ice rink, since the ceiling of that part of the building is not safe enough, because of that, there are not any up to date photos of ice rink used in this project.


Address: Tallinn, Mere puiestee 20, Tallinn, Estonia

Area of the site: 61 774 m²

Footprint of the building: 39 422 m²

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Parkinglots 9 490 m² + 9 456 m²

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Panoramic views of the site


Views from Linnahall


Linnahall Close-ups


Linnahall in details

Benches Plantation area Railing from back side

Platform corner Rounded concret elements Plantation boxes and metal gates

Flooring differences Ventilation openings Railing connections


Inside of Linnahall


The current entrance to the concert hall


Analysis of the siteAnalysing the existing & improvement ideas

This master thesis approaches the site as an urban landscape.This means, that the project only states that the inside needs renovation, but this thesis will not deal with the inside of the building.

Currently Linnahall is surrounded by wasteland, but in the thesis project, following developments are included:• New Town Hall of Tallinn• New development of the northern area of Tallinn Harbour

New development of Tallinn Harbour Northen area

Tallinn new Town Hall

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Existing functions

Existing walkable areas

Suggestion how to transform the parkinglots into park

Main wind directions and suggested new seatings

Suggestion to transform the parkinglots into park

Existing greenery (yellow) + added greenery (green)


Idea sketches - different places of interest were chosen


Areas enlivened with colours and smaller inputs


What has been done at Linnahall

This detour shows that small things can be important and interesting and eyecatching.

But it also shows, that none of it matters when the foundation isdecaying. The building itself needs to be renovated, to be able to be enlivened again.

This is a selection of the workshops and installations done at Linnahall

workshops & installations


Helin (sound)by Juhan Rohtla, Joel Kopli and Koit OjaliivLocation: Mere pst. 20, Linnahall’s old railway bridgeDuration: 5. juuni – 1. oktoober 2011


To The Sea

by Tomomi HayashiStructural engineering by Mihkel Sagar (Mainhouse OÜ)Location: Roof of the Linnahall concert hall (Mere puiestee 20)Duration: 15 July – 15 October 2011


Workshop - Tallinn Univeristy of Applied sciences

by 5th semester students, tutor Chi Ti-NanLocation: All over LinnahallDuration: fall 2007


Sculpture “Kalev”

by Elo LiivLocation: Highest staircase of LinnahallDuration: 2006


Dividing the building

All the previous gave the idea to divide the building into three areas:1. Ice rink2. Concert hall3. Harbour

This devision asked for new programme: 1. The rooftop of the ice rink will be transformed into a market area. There will be a new entrance to the ice rink to make the “running circle” in the proposed park. Existing parkinglots will be transformed into active and passive parks.

2. Concert hall rooftops will be turned into green rooftops and there will be a new pavillion on top of the roof as a cafe. The rooftops can be used as an urban gardens for people living nearby.

3. For the best sun direction, the existing harbour building will be demolished and tuned into a beach area. The harbour offices will be moved to the other side of the building. The existing pool will be extended towards the sea, to get longer swimming distance.

From this devision, more detailed solution will be provided for the rooftop cafe.

Project development


Ice rink

Active park

Market

Rooftop cafe Harbour bath

Existing harbour building

Passive park

Market+

Park

Concert hall

Rooftop cafe+

Urban gardening

Harbour

Harbour bath


Docklands Campus Outdoor gym, LondonStromlo Forest Park, Australia

Mukilteo YMCA Skate Park, Washington Gleisdreieck Park’s Playground, Berlin

RUNNING

SKATEPARK

OUTDOOR GYM

PLAYGROUND

Inspiration for new programmeInspiration

Active park

Passive park

Sculptural Playground in Germany Outdoor Jazz Café in Helsinki Finland

PICNIC BBQ

PLAYGROUND CAFE


FAIRS

FISHMARKETS

CONCERTS

FLEAMARKETS

Multi-functional space - market

Rooftop cafe + urban gardening

Harbour bath

Copenhagen harbour bathCopenhagen harbour bath

Inspiration - outdoor pool

Sanya Lake Park Super Market Proposal, NL Architects, China

RELAXATION INSIDE SPACESOUTSIDE SPACESEAT WHAT YOU SEE


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33,3 m

2400 m²

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33,3 m SunbathingCafe 200 m²

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1000 m²

Cafe terracePark / picnic

Urban garden

WeddingsConferences

Water elementsOutdoor cinema

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All functions are inclosed with greenery

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Cafe terrace

Park / picnicUrban garden

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Rooftop cafe

Connectivity

Functions

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Alignment

Since layers are applyed to existing, the structure of the cafe should be designed for disassembly

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It was recommended by the tutor, to apply construction phases and to analyse what would be the first thing to do, to invite people back to Linnahall.

This thought revealed that harbour bath would be a good startingpoint.To get people to walk all the way to the harbour and give them opportunities to stay there for a longer time. Other phases will be additions to already known paths and therefore would be easier to start using them.

A change of focus was made after these conclusions, from rooftop cafe to harbour bath.

As the project developed, the landscape was populated more and more.

Change in focusHarbour bath


SeaConcert hall

Harbour bath


Market area with structure - if necessary, it is possible to add a roof on the area by covering it with textile

Rotating shelters - people can alter the direction of the view


harbour bath - division to smaller

areas with different pool types

Pools are going deeper as the

ground declines

• changing rooms• toilets

•kiosk/cafe• sandboxes• grass areas

• sitting places

Diving pool

Swimming pool

Attractionpool

Childrenpool

Babypool

Movable greenery

First 3D sketches First 3D sketches


Market area with structure - if necessary, it is possible to add a roof on the area by covering it with textile

Rooftop cafe - alignment and trying out the conncetion

harbour bath - volley ball areas

Zooming outOverall concept

Working out an overall concept

Adding obstacles to weave through the landscape - like in a forest you have to find your way around

The idea of the connection from Cultural Kilometer to the new

development of the harbour


New connections to nearby development

Adding colours in plan view, to make Linnahall more noticable

Overall conceptNew connections on the site


Turning back to the harbour bath and sketching it in a more detailed way


After building the model, the decision was made to start and end the “site” within the

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Overall concept

Looking for the different layers to divide the site

Layer of culture/ water/ urban?

Superimposed layers


Overall concept

Applying texture to the layersThe layer inspired from Superkilen

The layer inspired from Urban gardening

The layer inspired from existing Parc De La Villette - the follies


The layer inspired from High Line, NY

The layer inspired from High Line, NY

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Superkilen High Line

Parc De La Villette - Follies


Overall concept

Three superimposed layersThe aim of the layers is to connect and reunite different areas.

The red layer connects Culture Kilometer to the new harbour development. By overlaping the landscape, the red layer also unites all the rooftops. The green and yellow layer are reuniting the promenade to a circular path at the harbour.

To break the dull and gray outlook of Linnahall, all the layers are designed noticable, colourful and playful.

The red layer is named ”Red pier”

The green layer is named ”Green path”

The yellow layer is named ”Yellow river”

Names derive from the characteristics of the layers. Red pier is noticable and acts as a pier. Green path is combined with nature and walkways. Yellow river is colourful and floats over the landscape as a river.

In the Green path layer, the aim of the plantations is to change from city-like plantation to seaside plantation.


The red connection

The green connection

The yellow connection


The draft of the site plan shows that a bridge can do more than just connect two points. So in this thesis, the bridge transforms into a pier, where the bridge is left as

a shadow under the pier.

project development

Site plan


The first solution for the bridge

3D sketches with the pier


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reviving linnahall - book #3 - process

Documents

linnahall concerthall

linnahall concert hall

archive tallinn urban

mlocationthe site

flat shape

mere puiestee

different ceiling heights

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