Eedu Campus

Founded in 1988, the Estonian Business School (EBS) in Tallinn is the oldest business school in the Baltic region. The Eedu Education and Business Campus is a new centre that combines education and entrepreneurship and integrates the historic EBS building via a gallery. The 105-metre-high main building with 30 floors is an architectural eye-catcher and meets the highest energy standards with energy class A. Plans include co-working areas, start-up offices, event and conference rooms, catering facilities and exclusive apartments.

The client is EBS in partnership with Metro Capital OÜ, designed by ALA Architects (Helsinki) and executed by Nobe OÜ. Circumferential balconies made of cantilevered precast reinforced concrete elements structure the façade. Concrete and glass balustrades change towards the top in favour of a higher proportion of glass, which gives the building a special lightness when viewed from a distance.

The seamlessly aligned balconies have a total length of around 3,500 metres. Schöck Isokorb XT is used for the thermally separated connection – a load-bearing thermal insulation element with an insulation thickness of 120 millimetres, ETA and building authority approval. Twenty-three different variants are installed per floor. Schöck accompanied the project from the outset and supported the planning and execution. In addition, Schöck Stacon LD, as a single thrust pin in expansion joints, ensures the safe transfer of transverse forces and uniform balcony heights.