blauhaus

blauhaus is a modern business and shopping centre in the heart of pärnu

location

the building is located at the crossroads of three streets - on the lot between pikk, hommiku and malmö streets
up to now this place was dominated by bleak walls
on which the pärnu house of engineers was once planned to be erected

history

but this agreeable site has a rather longer history
in the middle ages it marked the place where the city came to an end and pastures began on that spot there was a cattle gate in the city wall and a public well next to it

the location of both the well and the city wall can be seen in the lobby of today's blauhaus

construction

this plot of land in the city centre can be associated with blauhaus since 1999
when german businessman ernst anton friedrich habermeyer bought the real estate
work began with sketches and blueprint - authored by architect meelis nurm

construction work started in june 2000
chief building contractor fksm handed the building over as scheduled in february 2001

air

air, more air, air costs nothing!
exclaimed papa piibeleht, a real estate tycoon from pisuhänd

it does, we now know, it costs the satisfaction of the visitor
thus the architectural goal
was to place on this 612 square metre lot a modern building
which would have no lack of light and air
and which would also represent a new approach in the use of materials

interior view

interior design is dominated by naturalness and vigour - metal, glass, concrete
seconded by light birch veneer on the walls and by wooden banisters

exterior view

the modern solution for the exterior links to the historical old town by making use of an ancient building material - red brick

blauhaus is situated between pärnu's new evolving city centre and the old town
and this is reflected in its exterior finish
it takes its name from the blue glass facade
blauhaus means blue house in german

hint

in this there is also a small hint to the bauhaus art movement which was quite
well-established in germany during the first third of the last century
and which manifested itself in the graphic arts as well as in design and architecture

priorities

first and foremost, though, the building is designed for its users
our objective was to create an optimally operating functional and aesthetic environment
for the leaseholders of blauhaus, as well as a pleasant site to visit both by pärnu's citizens and the city's visitors

having taken clothes to dry-cleaning, a visitor can take care of necessary business in the bank and have a look around the shops and pay a visit to the beauty parlour

one can also spend time by unwinding and going in for sports
everybody is welcome - there is an elevator and a disabled toilet in the building