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Situated nearby an ex-Soviet military town, which housed a nuclear submarine training base, Villa Locator deliberately advances the theme of its desolate surroundings. Starting point was an old army barrack made of calcium silicate bricks. The client’s brief was to reinterpret the surrounding military environment and keep the bulky 65-cm-thick existing walls as load bearing external walls. Renovated brick walls are visible in the interior of the house.

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• Architects: kavakava architects
• Project: Villa Lokaator
• Location: Paldiski, Estonia
• Full name of the architectural practice: Head Arhitektid
• Team: Indrek Peil, Siiri Vallner
• Structural Engineer: Maari Idnurm, Juhan Idnurm EEB
• Client name :  private client
• The dates in which the project was started and finished: 2004-2007
• The area in square metres : 197m2
• The project cost either in local currency (please specify) or US dollars:  260 000.- EUR

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