UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NORDJYLLAND
JÕEKAARE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FINAL PROJECT 7TH SEMESTER HENRY PILK
JÕEKAARE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT Residential
district
is
18
720
living ring, oriented to the sun
Jõekaare Residential District is sqm
and
consist
9
buildings,
and
to
the
view.
It
provides
located in Tartu, second biggest town
in
Estonia.
surrounded
by
It
river
of
total of 440 apartments for more
flexible
than 1000 inhabitants.
bearing
space
without
elements.
Thus
natural
greenery
from
the
Both
types
of
buildings
–
to
individually River Tower and The City Slab –
District
are
walls. well-connected
to
organized
in
a
very
and compact way. The lobby with
public
staircase
and
organize
it
Even
with
light
removable
weight
walls
are
simple
the main street roads and to the transport.
is
The
North to the South to the East. is
it
Emajõgi possible
and
load
is
Small
boat
the
its
thin,
the
area
spiral
atrium
the
center
of
of
building.
to
are organized around this center
thinkable
to
generate
flexibility
lasting
over
a years
and generations. The living ring harbour
adjoins
to
is
in
is along
with
a
network
the
The
surrounded
by
a
continuous
apartments balcony. With its flipped – thus
pedestrians
walk
the
The
paths
next
irregular river.
area
is
former
like
a
ring
with
a
for brownfield.
separation
into
two
–
edge
it
is
liable
clear
zones.
the
characteristic
form
of
The the buildings.
inner Back
in
2006,
architect
part
Pucher
won
by
a
service
ring.
It
Site
is
oval
shaped
and
an inhabits
international
formed
Atelier continuous
Thomas
is
competition
entrances,
wardrobes,
buildings
are
placed
around
the
for toilets,
bathrooms,
saunas
and
area
leaving
plaza
for
an
open
public
Car
parking
the scheme in former brownfield. kitchens. Architect
developed
buildings
into
the
riverside
the
2
types
area:
All
building
service
and infrastructural elements are
is
Tower;
represents facing
the
partly
compressed
which
under
the
buildings
facing in
this
area,
thus
leaves
an
opportunity
for
The providing economic distances for
River
citizens.
of
larger open space.
city installations
and
a
noise
tends to be The City Slab.
This A3 report is about The City barrier to the lobby. The outer Slab. part is embodied by the spacious