The Kusmin House
- Architecture, interior designMartin Ant, Mariin Kroon, Vilve Enno
- Architectural Competition: Ülemiste City Office Building 20192nd Place in the Ülemiste City Office Building Competition
The goal of the project is to design an innovative office building with flowing forms, where users feel comfortable in a versatile environment.
The name of the building – Grigori Kusmin House – draws from the Ülemiste City concept of naming buildings after notable Estonian scientists. Grigori Kusmin was an astronomer and a student and colleague of Ernst Julius Öpik. One of his most remarkable contributions was the development of the flattened-disk model of the universe.
Architectural Concept – Key Ideas:
Two rounded volumes of differing mass form a harmonious visual landmark designed to capture the attention of people arriving in Tallinn by air.
The building’s distinctive shape and monumental character establish a bold new presence within Ülemiste City.
The design emphasizes ground-floor openness and accessibility from multiple active directions, enhancing urban flow and connectivity.
Atriums inspired by Kusmin’s galactic disk model bring natural light deep into the building, creating a luminous interior environment.
The interior layout is versatile, autonomous, and engaging, designed to support a high-quality, dynamic working environment.
The façade features large reflective glass surfaces, animated by vertically arranged perforated sunshades that add both function and rhythm to the architectural expression.
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