Sustainable urban transformation Arter Quarter, Tallinn (EE)

The Estonian capital Tallinn is growing upwards, which is necessary given modern sustainable urban planning concepts. In the near-zero energy building of the Arter Quarter, Geberit Sovent creates more room.

The Arter Quarter provides more living space in Tallinn. It comprises three main buildings with 28, 15, and 9 storeys, as well as a central connecting building with an underground parking garage. It is regarded as a new meeting point in Tallinn's city centre, combining residential areas, modern office spaces, dining and service areas and a city park - all sustainably developed. This follows the urban planning concept of the 15-Minute-City, in which most daily needs and services should be reachable within 15 minutes.

“With this project, we are creating a lot of residential and work space on a small footprint,“ says Allar Õunapuu project manager at the construction company Merko. “For us, it's a given to build sustainably according to the most modern standards. The Arter Quarter has been designed as a near-zero energy building and is BREEAM Excellent certified.“ In order to achieve zero energy, geothermal piles are used, and all the building materials are chosen to be of the highest quality.