Tallinn Cruise Terminal’s location:
The cruise terminal is located on the North-West Seawall (Loodemuul) of the Tallinn Old City Harbour, extending from Logi street to the end of the seawall. It is a combination of a promenade and hall construction, where the cruise terminal cruise functions as the driving element in creating the 850 m long seaside urban park.
Photography: Tõnu Tunnel
The initial task to design a terminal building was developed further by the architects, additionally creating the surrounding urban public space to provide an important element for the process of realization of the beach promenade in Tallinn.
In the future, at the end of the promenade, a public transportation stop should be built for ferries, taking passengers to Kadriorg every couple of minutes. The space for the seaside promenade was created by designing the parking area and access roads to the harbor to be more compact than previously envisioned. Photography: Tõnu Tunnel
Functionally, the complex is divided into two ? the lower level accommodates areas intended for cruise tourists and on the upper level there is a promenade open to the public. The entrance to and the exit from the terminal runs along with the street level through a sloped park with vegetation characteristic of the northern coast of Estonia. Along the gently inclining planes, the street takes the citizens above the terminal.
The roof of the building includes a light traffic promenade for walking and exercising, lin...