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Kärdla Town Centre
Island Hiiumaa, Estonia

  • project Reconstruction of Kärdla Centre Square
  • client Hiiumaa Municipality Government
  • architect Skepast ja Puhkim OÜ, MARELD landskapsarkitekter AB, Bornstein Lyckefors Arkitekter AB
  • landscape architect Martin Allik & David Gough, MARELD landskapsarkitekter
  • electrical installation Silmani Elekter
  • photographer Tiit Veermäe
  • Representation Ole Touböl Schöllin, Selux Sverige

Kärdla is the only town on Estonia’s second largest island, Hiiu­maa, and has around 3,000 inhab­i­tants. In recent years, the town’s cen­tral square has been mod­ernised. As well as an open-plan market hall and a cul­tural centre, which bring fresh impe­tus to town life, the green areas have also been con­verted into new, safe urban spaces.

Until recently, the elon­gated square was dom­i­nated by traf­fic and parks. Now, fol­low­ing a sug­ges­tion by the land­scape archi­tects’ bureau Mareld, the area has been split into a winter and summer square. This has resulted in a living space that is geared to human beings, which com­bines cul­ture and market life with green­space. The nearby stream has also been incor­po­rated into the plan­ning by the design­ers in the guise of an irri­ga­tion garden con­sist­ing of alder trees, foun­tains and wet­land veg­e­ta­tion.

In addi­tion, a new light­ing con­cept has been devised for this modern town centre, for which the choice of the plan­ners fell on the design lines Olivio Sis­tema and Olivio Uni­ver­sal with its high-qual­ity wooden pole. Here, Olivio cre­ates a look that blends in per­fectly with the green sur­round­ings. The indi­vid­u­ally con­fig­ured shapes of the lumi­naires mean the cen­tral square can be illu­mi­nated using var­i­ous light set­tings depend­ing on the appli­ca­tion. As a result, the new light­ing con­cept in Kärdla town centre has cre­ated a lively living space that pro­motes well-being.

  • The organic design of Olivio and its functional versatility due to the modular design of this luminaire family is inspired by role models from nature. As a result Olivio forms the basis for light concepts in urban living areas where the focus is on the well-being of people. Olivio luminaire heads are available in the sizes Grande, Medio and Piccolo and can be combined with various arms and pole types from the three design lines Sistema, Floracion and Candelabra. Yet it is not just the design that can be adapted individually according to the situation – various optics and light colours from 2,700 to 4,000 Kelvin also cater for challenging lighting tasks efficiently and without glare: from illumination of paths and squares, floodlighting of façades and accent lighting of buildings. The new Olivio Cap also reduces light scatter and for special requirements, with its camera and loudspeaker modules, Olivio can be integrated into smart application scene. The special wooden-pole aesthetic emphasizes the Olivio's high quality, organic luminaire design. Combined with luminaire heads in a harmonoius colour tone such as bronze, this results in a timelessly comforting spatial ambience.

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