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Maakri 19/21

Coordinates: 59°25′59″N 24°45′36″E / 59.433°N 24.760°E / 59.433; 24.760
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Maakri Kvartal
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice[2]
LocationTallinn, Estonia
Coordinates59°25′59″N 24°45′36″E / 59.433°N 24.760°E / 59.433; 24.760
Construction startedMarch 2016
Completed2018 [3]
Cost€50 million
OwnerOlav Miil
Height
Roof110 m (360 ft)
Technical details
Floor count30[2]
Floor area36,000 m2 (390,000 sq ft)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Rasmus Tamme[1]
Main contractorMerko Ehitus

Maakri Kvartal, also known as Maakri Torn, is a skyscraper in Estonia. It is located in the Maakri district of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.[3]

The complex consists of seven buildings: a 30-story and 110-metre office tower, two new 10- and 4-story buildings and four architectural monuments dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.[4] The project was developed by Estonian businessman Olav Miil and cost 50 million euros.[5]

Architecture

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Maakri Torn and the Art Nouveau buildings

Maakri Kvartal's 110-metre tower is built between four over 100-year-old Art Nouveau style buildings that are also official cultural heritage monuments. During the 20th century, the historic buildings housed Theodor Grünwald's leather and footwear factory, later named "Union".[6]

The street space is dominated by the renovated or restored Art Nouveau buildings, including the longest Art Nouveau façade in Tallinn designed by Baltic German architect Jacques Rosenbaum.[4] Viewed from a distance, the combination of the 'new and old' gives an impression that the modern glass facade of the office tower is growing out of the historic sections.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Maakri Kvartal business complex". Merko Ehitus.
  2. ^ a b c "Maakri kvartali kõrghoone ehitusel kasutatakse uuenduslikku elementfassaadi". 7 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Maakri Torn". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Maakri kvartalis valmib 50 miljonit maksev Tallinna kõrguselt kolmas pilvelõhkuja". Ärileht (in Estonian). 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Miljonär Olav Miil - Eesti ärisõdade veteran". Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). 6 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mitu pilvelõhkujat mahub Tallinna?". Äripäev (in Estonian). 29 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Maakri Quarter". Estonian Architecture Awards.