From the end of 2020 until early March 2021, an architecture competition was held for the Tartu County Recreational Sports Centre. The aim of the competition was to find the best functional, architectural and landscape-architectural solution for constructing a modern shooting sports competition centre building and the adjacent facilities and structures, mainly on the Laskespordibaasi and Tiiru land units in Elva municipality. The competition area included the Tartu County Recreational Sports Centre property and the related finish section of the Tartu Marathon course. The property owner and contracting authority was the Tehvandi Sports Centre Foundation.
According to the detailed plan for the Tartu County Recreational Sports Centre, the plot is intended to include a shooting sports complex, a camping area, a judges’ house and facilities supporting various active activities (ball courts, climbing wall, campfire site, playground, etc.). The buildings of the shooting sports complex and the judges’ house are treated as the main buildings.
Six different entries were submitted by the deadline. The public procurement committee found all submitted documents compliant and all applicants qualified, after which the entries were passed to the architecture competition jury with the following members:
- Kristjan Karis, representative of the Tehvandi Sports Centre Foundation, chair
- Lennart Saarepuu, representative of the Tehvandi Sports Centre Foundation
- Jaanika Saar, municipal architect, representative of Elva Rural Municipality Government
- Margit Aule, authorised architect-expert, level 8 (representative of the Estonian Association of Architects)
- Ivar Lubjak, authorised architect, level 7 (representative of the Estonian Association of Architects)
- Katrin Vaikla, interior architect-expert, level 8 (representative of the Estonian Association of Interior Architects)
- Edgar Kaare, authorised landscape architect-expert, level 8 (representative of the Estonian Landscape Architects’ Union)
Jury reserve members:
- Siim Tuksam, authorised architect, level 7 (representative of the Estonian Association of Architects)
- Jaak Mae, representative of the Tehvandi Sports Centre Foundation
Experts
- Meelis Loit, representative of the Estonian Shooting Sport Federation
- Karl Kontor, representative of the Tehvandi Sports Centre Foundation
After thorough deliberation, the competition jury decided by majority vote to award first place to the entry “Sajajalgne”, awarding it a prize of €10,000; second place to the entry with the motto “Metsorel”, awarding it a prize of €7,500; and third place to the entry with the motto “Resonants”, awarding it a prize of €5,000.
In addition, it was decided to award the first incentive prize of €2,500 to the entry with the motto “Sihik” and to divide the second incentive prize of €2,500 equally between the entries “Siht” and “Tribute” .
The submitted entries can be viewed by clicking the names shown above.
