Pier
by Siiri Vallner and Indrek Peil
Location: Kalaranna 1 (in Kalamaja district)
Duration: 5 June – 22 October 2011
The pier located by the Culture Kilometre has weathered and deformed over decades and become unfit for landing boats. However, it would be perfect for sitting, relaxing and having a good time. It can be made usable in its present condition with just a few touches, by conserving and reinforcing the slanting concrete faces and covering them with terrace boards. The boarded surfaces will reflect the shapes of concrete slabs created upon disintegration. This way, a derelict and crumbling object can be revived as part of the modern city space, opening up the seaside area of Tallinn for local people and for visitors.
Siiri Vallner, Indrek Peil
Siiri Vallner is an architect. She graduated from the Department of Architecture and Urban Design in the Acad-emy of Arts of Estonia; she also studied in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA. Siiri Vall-ner is a founding member and architect in Studios HEAD Arhitektid and Kavakava. Major works: the Museum of Occupations in Tallinn, Lotte Kindergarten in Tartu, the new building of the University of Tartu Narva College in Narva and the Culture Cauldron in Tallinn. She was the first person to be awarded the Young Architect’s Prize in 2008; she has earned the main prize in the competition Private House 2006–2007 organised by the Union of Estonian Architects and twice the annual prize of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Indrek Peil is an architect. He graduated from the Department of Architecture and Urban Design in the Acad-emy of Arts of Estonia. A founding member and architect in Studio HEAD Arhitektid, also cooperates with Stu-dio Kavakava. Major works: the Museum of Occupations in Tallinn, Lotte Kindergarten in Tartu, the new build-ing of the University of Tartu Narva College in Narva and the Culture Cauldron in Tallinn. He has received the annual prize of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the main prize in the competition Private House 2006–2007 organised by the Union of Estonian Architects.
