Andres Sevtshuk (Harvard): Urban analysis of ZHA masterplan proposal

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The document analyzes Zaha Hadid Architects' masterplan proposal for the redevelopment of Tallinn's old harbor, highlighting both its merits, such as new terminals and a seaside park, and significant shortcomings like disconnection from the city center and an imbalanced program favoring elitist developments. The proposal risks creating a privatized and spatially separated waterfront that does not serve the interests of local residents. The conclusion emphasizes the need for a cohesive waterfront that integrates seamlessly with surrounding districts instead of creating isolation.

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1 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Oct 10, 2017
Avatud Mereääre Linnafoorum: Uus Vanasadam.
Urban Analysis of ZHA Masterplan Proposal
for Tallinn’s Old Harbor
Andres Sevtsuk
Assistant Professor of Planning
Director, City Form Lab
Harvard GSD

2 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
The competition brief allocated areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 for redevelopment.
Areas 1 and 7 were primarily reserved for current and future port operations

3 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Surrounding districts of Tallinn and the quest to “open the city center to the sea”.

4 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
ZHA Masterplan proposal

5 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Merits
New Terminals – most important gateways to the city – will activate the site

6 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Merits
Seaside park– will provide a major addition to the public waterfront

7 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Merits
Efficient logistical connections serving the operations of the port

8 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings

9 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
disconnected urban form from the rest of the city center

10 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
disconnected urban form from the rest of the city center
(example: ZHA Masterplan for One North in Singapore)

11 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
The “stream” provides connections to the wrong things…

12 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Key public spaces lack programming and would likely be underutilized

13 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Key public spaces lack programming and would likely be underutilized

14 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Grade-separated pedestrian circulation would privatize public spaces and
is not justified in the context of Tallinn

15 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Grade-separated pedestrian circulation would privatize public spaces and is
not justified in the context of Tallinn (example: Barbican Center, London)

16 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Excessively large free-standing building typologies
135m

17 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Excessively large free-standing building typology
100m

18 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Proposed metric: how many address points reached in a 300m walkshed?

19 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Proposed metric: how many address points reached in a 300m walkshed?
Tallinn Old Town
35-45
Tallinn Kesklinn
CBD
35-45
ZHA port proposal
5-20

20 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
ZHA estimates for car traffic 10X higher than pedestrian traffic around site

21 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Imbalanced program: class A office space, luxury residential buildings with
pools and spas, commercial buildings as well as luxury serviced apartments

22 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Shortcomings
Imbalanced program: class A office space, luxury residential buildings with
pools and spas, commercial buildings as well as luxury serviced apartments
“Locals will be attracted through the waterfront
promenade, the marina and the wellness spa gardens
which will be used in summer as well as a winter oasis.”
But how many Tallinners go to wellness spas and marinas?

23 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia
Conclusion
• ZHA’s proposal clearly addresses the interests of the Port Authority
and of tourists – but it fails to address the interests of typical Tallinners.
• The proposal would create a spatially separated, heavily privatized,
and elitist waterfront for Tallinn. I do not think this serves the interests
of the city.
• The challenge that lies ahead for the 21st century, is not to create
another separated and disconnected district in the center, but rather
to develop a waterfront that blends seamlessly together with the
surrounding districts of Kesklinn, Old Town, Kalamaja and Kadriorg.
• We have to imagine how this masterplan will actually materialize when
each building is developed by an average local architect? Why would
the buildings need to be so large, so far apart from each other and
why wouldn’t they extend the street frontages from the surrounding
districts?

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1. 1 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Oct 10, 2017 Avatud Mereääre Linnafoorum: Uus Vanasadam. Urban Analysis of ZHA Masterplan Proposal for Tallinn’s Old Harbor Andres Sevtsuk Assistant Professor of Planning Director, City Form Lab Harvard GSD

2. 2 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia The competition brief allocated areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 for redevelopment. Areas 1 and 7 were primarily reserved for current and future port operations

3. 3 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Surrounding districts of Tallinn and the quest to “open the city center to the sea”.

4. 4 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia ZHA Masterplan proposal

5. 5 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Merits New Terminals – most important gateways to the city – will activate the site

6. 6 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Merits Seaside park– will provide a major addition to the public waterfront

7. 7 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Merits Efficient logistical connections serving the operations of the port

8. 8 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings

9. 9 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings disconnected urban form from the rest of the city center

10. 10 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings disconnected urban form from the rest of the city center (example: ZHA Masterplan for One North in Singapore)

11. 11 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings The “stream” provides connections to the wrong things…

12. 12 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Key public spaces lack programming and would likely be underutilized

13. 13 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Key public spaces lack programming and would likely be underutilized

14. 14 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Grade-separated pedestrian circulation would privatize public spaces and is not justified in the context of Tallinn

15. 15 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Grade-separated pedestrian circulation would privatize public spaces and is not justified in the context of Tallinn (example: Barbican Center, London)

16. 16 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Excessively large free-standing building typologies 135m

17. 17 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Excessively large free-standing building typology 100m

18. 18 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Proposed metric: how many address points reached in a 300m walkshed?

19. 19 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Proposed metric: how many address points reached in a 300m walkshed? Tallinn Old Town 35-45 Tallinn Kesklinn CBD 35-45 ZHA port proposal 5-20

20. 20 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings ZHA estimates for car traffic 10X higher than pedestrian traffic around site

21. 21 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Imbalanced program: class A office space, luxury residential buildings with pools and spas, commercial buildings as well as luxury serviced apartments

22. 22 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Shortcomings Imbalanced program: class A office space, luxury residential buildings with pools and spas, commercial buildings as well as luxury serviced apartments “Locals will be attracted through the waterfront promenade, the marina and the wellness spa gardens which will be used in summer as well as a winter oasis.” But how many Tallinners go to wellness spas and marinas?

23. 23 of 23Andres Sevtsuk | Mereääre Linnafoorum | Vanasadama Masterplaan | 20171010 | Tallinn, Estonia Conclusion • ZHA’s proposal clearly addresses the interests of the Port Authority and of tourists – but it fails to address the interests of typical Tallinners. • The proposal would create a spatially separated, heavily privatized, and elitist waterfront for Tallinn. I do not think this serves the interests of the city. • The challenge that lies ahead for the 21st century, is not to create another separated and disconnected district in the center, but rather to develop a waterfront that blends seamlessly together with the surrounding districts of Kesklinn, Old Town, Kalamaja and Kadriorg. • We have to imagine how this masterplan will actually materialize when each building is developed by an average local architect? Why would the buildings need to be so large, so far apart from each other and why wouldn’t they extend the street frontages from the surrounding districts?

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