Liiva House / Arhitektid Muru & Pere

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Architects: Arhitektid Muru & Pere Location: Viimsi Peninsula, Estonia Project Team: Urmas Muru, Peeter Pere, Janek Maat, Doris Orasi Site Area: 1,694 sqm Project Area: 300 sqm Images: Courtesy of Arhitektid Muru & Pere

Villa is situated in an old fishermen village near Tallinn in Viimsi peninsula. The shape has been derived from sea side stack of boulders. More firm and traditional facade is exposed to the street. The courtyard is more expressive,wild, opened, communicating.

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The master key of the plan solution is the butterfly tie shaped main axes of the winter garden. It is surrounded by the rooms which compose traditional Estonian home- living room, kitchen, bedrooms, guest room, study, sauna.

ground floor plan
second floor plan

The external walls and roof use tarres larch shingles. Southern wall is of white concrete.

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The wooden surfaces in the yard maily consists of untreated laurch.

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Cite: Nico Saieh. "Liiva House / Arhitektid Muru & Pere" 19 Apr 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/56700/liiva-house-arhitektid-muru-pere> ISSN 0719-8884

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