Article source: KAOS Architects

Architect Sami Rintala described the Pilgrims’ House as follows: ‘The building feels very integral by how it appears in the landscape when it is approached and by the view of the surroundings as seen from the inside. From the location to the details, from the clothes racks to the technological solutions of the exhibition, all elements seem to work together nicely. It is a successful abstraction of the medieval setting, without being romantic, or at least overly romantic. We can see what is new and what represents the old in a smart and balanced way. It is a building that left a very positive impression.’

Image Courtesy © Maris Tomba

• Architects: KAOS Architects (Toomas Adrikorn, Margit Argus, Margit Aule, Kaiko Kerdmann, Laura Ojala)
• Project: Pilgrims’ House
• Location: Vana-Vastseliina, Võru rural municipality, Võru county, Estonia
• Photography: Terje Ugandi and Maris Tomba
  
• Built Area: 420 m2
• Completion Year: 2018

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