The Baltic Station Market is located in north Tallinn between the city’s main railway station and the popular residential district of Kalamaja.
The aim of the reconstruction design was to create a contemporary and diverse market, while also preserving the historic character of the market with all of its hustle and bustle and chaotic nature.
The main architectural facade of the market is made up of three two-storey limestone warehouses from the 1870s. The refurbishment consists of a single unifying pitched roof that follows the shape and size of the original buildings, and of an underground floor to contain the new functions.
The interior market is laid out over three floors within the reconstructed buildings and between them. The front part of the roof is left open for an outdoor market where it also stood within the original market (1993-2016) and where one would naturally expect it. Beyond the outdoor market stand wooden kiosks, designated for smaller businesses, such as bakers, sweet shops, spice shops etc.
Typical functions of a market – stalls for meat, fish, dairy and vegetables – stand side by side with the farmers market, pet shop, antiquities, second-hand goods, clothing, cafés and restaurants and a street food avenue inside the central building. Combining these functions creates an entirely new way to experience the Baltic Station Market.