This private building fits perfectly inside a beautiful pine forest. It&#8217;s one of the biggest greeneries inside Tallinn, and it consists of a couple of most essential cemeteries also. The calmness of a forest is almost sacral, and the house is not a dominant shape there. The building&#8217;s floor plan is organic, and it opens different views when moving from room to room. The shed and the house are covered with larch which is treated with ferrous sulphate solution.

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One storey high building is located in Saue parish Koidu village in a private housing area. Plot and the movement of the sunlight inspired the geometry of the house to catch as much warm southern and western sunlight as possible. The building is a shape-shifter offering different views from every angle.
The main building was erected on the western side of the area while the grill house stands on the east side of the plot inside a small hill and acts as an echo of the main building. Between these two volumes, an inner rectangular courtyard is formed with golden ratio proportions. The landscape protects the yard from traffic noise and provides privacy.
Spacious living room, with a height up to 6 meters, is located on the western side of the building and opens into both south and west. The living room is fluently connected with the terrace outside. The shape of the patio is also designed to follow the sun and catch as much southern and western light as possible. There is a chance that a neighbouring house will block the west sunlight in the future. A particular sun window has been placed higher from the eye-level to maintain the access of the valuable evening light into the living room.
Majority of the building construction is made of stone and laminated wood. The facades are covered with painted larch wood.

House in Koidu Village

The reconstruction of this private house follows the former structure’s L shape. The previous pitched roof is replaced with a lower flat roof.
The reconstruction preserves the relations of several rooms from the previous era. The garage is situated on the north-east side of the plot and connects to Aate street.
The facades are covered with larch wood, and the edges of the eaves are lined with larch wood elements, which make a framework for vines to grow and provide additional protection from direct sunlight. The material selection has to blend the building into the surroundings, which is defined mostly by the tall pine trees.
The ground floor is for living, with the entrance, kitchen, living, dining room and sauna. The second floor is where the bedrooms are situated. The basement houses a studio and technical utilities.

House in Nõmme

Two storeys private house is located in a picturesque residential housing district in Pirita, Tallinn. The plot is surrounded by a lush pine forest from two sides. Existing natural environment and orientation to the sun has been the major initiator for the design. 
The main character of the building lies in the volumetric play of the roof to frame the views towards the natural forest in the back and catch the daylight in front of the house. Varied size of openings offers modulated natural light all day long. 
Common areas are located on the ground floor and have a direct connection to the garden. Dining area with kitchen is placed in the southward protruding volume receiving the full spectrum of daylight. Livingroom with sauna is facing evening sun in the west and have direct access to the covered terrace. The terrace is part of the landscape which has been designed to gradually grow out of nature to become part of the building and dissolve the border between inside and outside. 
The upper floor serves as a private space with four bedrooms and bathrooms. Three bedrooms have access to common roof-terrace facing evening sun. 
As the natural environment asks for the corresponding materiality the whole building is clad with vertical black pine wood. A relatively large volume is visually reduced and its sculptural form underlined with a monochromatic colour scheme.