The International House of Estonia is a service centre for internationals in Estonia — a one-stop-shop for communicating with the state, receiving counselling, and building networks.

The client asked for a space that reflected Estonian nature. Rather than redesigning the existing office, we added a layer: rough wooden beams poured into concrete create a dense underwood where people wander, work, and meet. The beams function simultaneously as space dividers, table legs, and spotlight holders. Natural thorn panels and experimental myco-panels developed in Estonia define the meeting rooms. Photographs of Estonian nature, printed on plywood, anchor the walls. One intervention transforms the space without erasing what was already there. Material becomes narrative.