Aluminium House / Arhitektid Muru & Pere

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Alumiiniummaja Muru/Pere

Architects: Arhitektid Muru & Pere
Location: Rannamõisa near Tallinn,
Project team: Urmas Muru, Peeter Pere, Janek Maat ,Katrin Kaevats
Structure designer: Ago Kuddu
Design year: 2005-2007
Construction year: 2007-2008
Project area: 266 sqm
Photographs: Tarvo Varres

Alumiiniummaja Muru/Pere 2559 2592 Alumiiniummaja Muru/Pere

The idea was to have two stories of a different kind of building.

The concept was born out of the wrist movement when scribbling on paper. The area allowed for building was very long and narrow due to multiple restrictions. We began piling the rooms in one row at one end until we met the border; then we turned the room itself backwards and that is how the building obtained its current form.

ground floor plan

ground floor plan

The turning room does not seem to have an end. The intersections between the floors and ceilings are unexpected. In some places the spaces are very simple, and in other places pretty messed up.

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The building is covered in on the exterior, the interior has been designed with plywood and other board materials. The result is a tangled up building or safety pin, that can spread itself out any moment.

 
 
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TheSoka says:

totally innovative, fun, radical, excellent and interesting piece of architecture.

 
# October 16, 2009 at 00:47
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E-J says:

love it, but those sketches are way below average! seems like most architects can only draw with a computer these days..

 
# October 16, 2009 at 01:05
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    harry says:

    It seems to be, but that’s not true in my case

     
    # October 16, 2009 at 08:30
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lebu says:

totally insane and ridicules

 
# October 16, 2009 at 03:19
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Andrew Geber says:

i thought it was nordic

 
# October 16, 2009 at 03:54
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shady sides says:

whoa – that’s harsh i’m afraid

 
# October 16, 2009 at 05:14
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Bo says:

really not bad!

like:
- idea;
- plans (smooth and wavy);
- stairs to bedroom;
dont like:
- fasad details(!);
- enter door;

 
# October 16, 2009 at 05:18
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gaijin says:

a weak project. Absolutely nothing new. I can’t understand, why in such lovely place, in pine forest, to built aluminum hopper? Why?
The plans are good, but.. nothig new. One question-why you (architects) did a deep and dark patio in the first floor? Where’re no space outside? where’re no views? where no meadow outside window?

 
# October 16, 2009 at 06:32
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harry says:

looks very good, I like it.

 
# October 16, 2009 at 08:26
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josep says:

not as good as Diller Scofidio’s Slow House but I can see where the inspiration come from specially those sketches

 
# October 16, 2009 at 15:31
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lalalum says:

TETRIS-windows!!!

 
# October 17, 2009 at 05:03
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dito says:

TETRIS!!!

 
# October 18, 2009 at 23:52
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nappy says:

it’s like a simplified klein bottle…investigation of feedback loops and what not.

Great project but they should have played around more with
minimal surfaces

 
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