Real estate developer Elon OÜ has announced an international high-rise architectural design competition to find the best solution for a high-rise residential building to appear at the very heart of Tallinn on Tartu Road 17. The competition area is located in the Maakri high-rise building district in Tallinn. Currently, the site and the area around it are cut off from the city centre and, in fact, turned into an isolated place where people have no direct reason to come. The solution sought in the competition should bring here permanent residents, as well as the life and light worthy of the heart of the city.

The competition aims to find a modern architectural solution that will adorn the centre of Tallinn and will also be cutting-edge in terms of materials and construction technologies. The new multifunctional building is expected to enrich the capital’s public space and improve the quality of life throughout the Maakri area. Most of the building will be planned for apartments, and in addition, it will also have commercial premises and public areas – for example, a cafe or a restaurant, an art gallery, and an observation deck.

The competition is to take place in two stages:

First:

In the open round of the competition, architectural bureaus present portfolios of work they have completed. Based on these portfolios, 4–6 bureaus will be selected, each of which can then offer its own solution for a multifunctional and environmentally friendly high-rise building.

Second:

After submission of the contest work the participants are invited to present their proposals to the jury. Based on the designs and presentations of the contest works the best solution is selected.

Prizes:

Each bureau selected in the portfolio round that submits a concept solution within the set deadline will receive a payment of 12,000 euros. Additionally, the winner of the competition will receive a prize of 25,000 euros, and the second-place winner will receive 15,000 euros.

Eligibility:

• All architecture firms have the right to participate, except for the companies registered in Russia and companies with an active tax debt, in the first, portfolio round.
• In the secondround, the firms that were selected in the portfolio round have the right to participate in the contest.
• The team participating in the design contest should include the person with the professional qualification of an architect, who has been awarded the professional qualification of an architect, authorized architect, level 7 or authorized architect-expert, level 8, or a foreign professional qualification corresponding to the aforementioned qualifications.