ESTONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM PARK
Tartu, Estonia
Tartu, Estonia
Spontaneous vegetation and a network of lakes characterise this site of a former Russian army base. Two new ponds integrate the lakes into a performing hydraulic system, while a large grid of trees organises the arrival sequence and frames views on the existing landscape.
Year: 2008 – 2014
Client: Estonian Ministry of Culture
Landscape Architect: Bureau Bas Smets
Architect: DGT Architects
Photographs: Takuji Shimmura