Ecobay Masterplan (2008)
Facts:
Client
Ecobay OÜ
Area
Site Area 481,000 m²
Floor area 318,000 m²
Competition
2008, first prize in invited competition
Status
Submitted for outline planning approval
Engineer
Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
Landscape Architects
Møller & Grønborg
Description:
Ecobay is a masterplan for a sustainable urban area located in a natural beauty spot in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Adjacent to the Natura 2000 nature reserve on the Paljassaare Peninsula on the Baltic Sea, the site consists of raised sea-bed and landfill, respectively.
Ecobay is envisaged as a new, independent, mixed-usage district where up to 6,000 people will be going about their daily lives once the masterplan is realised in 15–20 years’ time. The masterplan will provide a range of different building typologies, creating a new district with housing, local shops, nursery schools, primary and secondary schools, as well as commercial development and green recreation areas. Work is also being undertaken to extensively redevelop the harbour front, creating a harbour promenade, marina, restaurants and cafés.
The green agenda supplements and supports the town plan’s traditional guidelines with a number of new green prerequisites. Both orientation and massing will respond to prevailing wind conditions and the seasonal trajectory of the sun. The project will aim to utilise sources of alternative energy, energy-aware building methods and an appropriate green strategy for infrastructure development. Expansion of public transport with electric-powered busses and trams or light railways is also being negotiated with the city authorities in Tallinn. Ecobay will
be a benchmark project for sustainable urban development of the future and will exceed the current stringent EU legislative requirements.
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