Turn-key organization of architectural competitions:

The architectural competition organised in collaboration with MSI Grupp AS, Tallinn City Government and the Estonian Association of Architects was very demanding because the object is located in the centre of the capital and the proposed building has landmark significance. In addition, the building is visible from all sides and has high requirements for a representative appearance. The preparation for the oorganizationof the competition was more labour-intensive than usual because in addition to the usual approvals, a public discussion of the competition conditions had to be organized at the request of the City Government before the announcement of the competition. The preliminary work for the competition was very extensive and many different conditions had to be taken into account, as well as the suitability of the future building for use as a department store connected to an office building. In the course of the thorough preliminary work, our cooperation with Tiit was very constructive. His participation and thinking helped clients map their needs during the work and to codify the competition conditions. Tiit's help in organizing the communication and harmonizing the positions across the several parties that organized the competition was also very important. The high-demand competition also required a serious commitment from the customers, but as this is not something we have great experience of Tiit, who advised and guided the customers in this process, was of great help. Most importantly, the competition was a great success and numerous works were submitted to the competition that met the conditions. This allowed the jury to make the best possible decision. The competition gave us an appropriate architectural solution for such an important location in the heart of Tallinn, both modern and metropolitan, and also fulfilling the important requirements of the planned use of the building. In our opinion, the competition went well and gave the desired result.