LLRRLLRR is a practice for architecture, spatial studies and design. We like to be involved from the outset of projects by developing briefs, mapping existing realities and available resources. Our practice and academic work focuses on material-led design methods, radical transformations and situated construction techniques.
LLRRLLRR is a practice for architecture, spatial studies and design. We like to be involved from the outset of projects by developing briefs, mapping existing realities and available resources. Our practice and academic work focuses on material-led design methods, radical transformations and situated construction techniques.
LLRRLLRR is founded by Laura Linsi and Roland Reemaa. The practice works on public realm designs, buildings, exhibitions and research projects. We value direct contact with the site, its habitants, users, materials and situated resources and knowledge — this leads to practices such self-build, material testing and developing new briefs from the outset in collaboration with communities, material producers and institutions.
Laura Linsi has been a project lead on public realm and housing projects in London as part of the office East. Since 2023 she is the editor-in-chief of the Estonian Architecture Review Magazine MAJA. Roland Reemaa has worked on large scale public buildings at Kaan Architecten and taught MSc architecture studios in TU Delft in the Netherlands and has worked on residential and commercial projects in London as part of Sanchez Benton architects.
Currently they teach architecture studios at UAL Central Saint Martins in London and Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn and reside between the two countries. They are also part of a scenius to establish a new Architecture Faculty in Art Academy of Latvia LMAA due to open in 2023. In 2019 the duo received the biennial Estonian Young Architects Prize.
Projects
2023 • Exhibition design and circular material analysis for Art Museum of Estonia. Tallinn, EST.
2023 • Loghouse in Karula. EST.
2022 • Public Realm competition, 3rd prize. Kadrina, EST.
2021 • Design for a rural distillery building. Mäeküla, EST.
2021 • Refurbishment of a residential house. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • Copy. 7th Artishok Art Biennale. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • RIBOCA2. Leading architects for Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art. Riga, LVA.
2020 • Design for a family house. Pärispea, EST.
2020 • Competition for an almshouse. Mustjala, EST.
2019 • Weaker Monument. XVI Venice Architecture Biennale Estonian pavilion at the Gallery of Estonian Academy of Arts. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Weak Monument. Estonian pavilion at the XVI Venice Architecture Biennale together with Tadeáš Říha. Venice, ITA.
2018 • You Have Become the Space. Installation for Ingel Vaikla’s solo exhibition in Museum of Contemporay Arts EKKM. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Futures That Never Happened. A self-initiated research and exhibition at the Estonian National Museum Heimtali branch. Heimtali, EST.
2018 • Shed. Residential extension of a two-storey shed with a sauna. Tartu, EST.
Contact
F53, Kettleby House, Barrington Rd, SW97EQ, London, UK, +44 7491812255
Teelehe tee 1, 12015, Tallinn, Estonia, +372 56650672
Exhibits
2021 • The Houses That We Need. Estonian Museum of Architecture. Tallinn, EST.
2021 • Othernity. Hungarian pavilion at the XVII Venice Architecture Biennale. Venice, ITA.
2020 • Old Building New Life. Exhibition at Editional Studio. Manchester, GBR.
2019 • Alternative Histories. Exhibition by Drawing Matter, Veldwerk and The Architecture Foundation. London, GBR.
2019 • A Room of One’s Own: Feminist's Questions About Architecture at Estonian Architecture Museum. Tallinn, EST.
2019 • Open Collection: Artist Takes the Floor at Art Museum of Estonia KUMU. Tallinn, EST.
2017 • Summer Show of Slade School of Arts at Camden Arts Centre. London, GBR.
2016 • Baltic Pavilion. Baltic pavilion at the XV Venice Architecture Biennale. Venice, ITA.
Lectures & Talks
2022 • SAUL, University of Limerick. Limerick, IRL.
2022 • City, Public Space & Body conference, Goldsmiths. London, GBR
2022 • Kuidas.works CEB showcase – Between rock and decay. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • London Festival of Architecture – Power of Place. London, GBR.
2020 • European Architecture Student Assembly – EASA. Valga, EST.
2019 • The Comfort Zone panel discussion as part of the Alternative Histories exhibition. London, GBR.
2019 • SI-SU Interior Architecture Symposium. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Museum of Estonian Architecture – Space Alive. Tallinn, EST.
Writing & Editorials
2022 • Of the Potential of the Peripheral Position. Essay by Linsi in Estonian Architectural Theory Review - Ehituskunst #58/59 (Tallinn: EKA, 2022)
2021 • Tallinn On A Grasp. With Who’s Hand? Exhibition review by Reemaa in Estonian weekly cultural magazine Sirp (Tallinn: Sirp, 2021)
2020 • You Reap What You Measure. Essay by Linsi & Reemaa in SISU—LINE #5 (Tallinn: EKA & ESL, 2020)
2019 • Guest editors of Estonian Architecture Review #98 – Author (Tallinn: Arhitektuurikirjastus, 2019).
2019 • Who Made This? Essay by Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Review #98 (Tallinn: Maja, 2019)
2019 • A Frame in the Landscape. Essay by Linsi & Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Review #95 (Tallinn: Maja, 2019)
2018 • Weak Monument – Architectures Beyond the Plinth. Linsi, Reemaa, Riha (eds) (Zürich: Park Books, 2018)
2018 • You Have Become the Space. Interview with Caroline Voet for Ingel Vaikla’s solo exhibition catalogue (Tallinn: Lugemik 2018)
2016 • Composite Countryside. Essay by Linsi published in The Baltic Atlas (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2016)
2016 • The Place I Know, I Study as a Stranger. Essay by Linsi in Estonian Architectural Review #94 (Tallinn: Maja, 2016)
2016 • Curated Hermit. Essay by Reemaa in Cartha–On Relations in Architecture (Zürich: Park Books, 2016)
2016 • Inside Interiority. Essay by Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Theory Review - Ehituskunst #58 (Tallinn: EKA, 2016)
2013 • 39 Town Halls – three years of MSc student projects for Tallinn Town Hall. Reemaa, Linsi, Tiisvelt (eds) (Tallinn: Estonian Academy, 2013)
Media & Publications
2023 • Contribution to Rotterdam Ripresa (Amsterdam, Architecture & Natura, 2023).
2022 • Cover page interview in the weekly Estonian cultural newspaper Sirp (Tallinn, Sirp, 2022).
2019 • Interview in Carnets – Architecture Is Just A Pretext (Venice, Anteferma, 2019).
2018 • Review of the Estonian pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale Weak Monument by James Taylor-Foster (USA, Pin-Up Magazine, 2018).
2018 • Review Getting Weak by Aaron Sewards (USA, Texas Architect, 2019).
Academic
2020–… • LMAA. MSc theory unit curriculum development and tutors of the new Architecture department at the Art Academy of Latvia. Riga, LVA.
2020–… • Building From Buildings. Studio leaders at UAL Central Saint Martins at BA Spatial Practices programme. London, GBR.
2018–… • Presentation Methods. Architectural representation workshops at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Tallinn, EST.
2013–… • Guest critics at Oxford Brooks (GBR), The Berlage (NLD), KU Leuven (BEL), TU Delft (NLD), Estonian Academy of Arts (EST), etc.
2018–2019 • Meeting Matters. Studio leaders at Estonian Academy of Arts at BA department of Interior Architectude Design. Tallinn, EST.
2015–2017 • In Chicago. Reemaa studio leader at TU Delft MSc programme in chair Complex Projects. Delft/Chicago, NLD/USA.
2013 • Tales of Žužemberk. Workshop at European Architecture Students Assembly. Žužemberk, SLO.
LLRRLLRR is founded by Laura Linsi and Roland Reemaa. The practice works on public realm designs, buildings, exhibitions and research projects. We value direct contact with the site, its habitants, users, materials and situated resources and knowledge — this leads to practices such self-build, material testing and developing new briefs from the outset in collaboration with communities, material producers and institutions.
Laura Linsi has been a project lead on public realm and housing projects in London as part of the office East. Since 2023 she is the editor-in-chief of the Estonian Architecture Review Magazine MAJA. Roland Reemaa has worked on large scale public buildings at Kaan Architecten and taught MSc architecture studios in TU Delft in the Netherlands and has worked on residential and commercial projects in London as part of Sanchez Benton architects.
Currently they teach architecture studios at UAL Central Saint Martins in London and Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn and reside between the two countries. They are also part of a scenius to establish a new Architecture Faculty in Art Academy of Latvia LMAA due to open in 2023. In 2019 the duo received the biennial Estonian Young Architects Prize.
Projects
2023 • Exhibition design and circular material analysis for Art Museum of Estonia. Tallinn, EST.
2023 • Loghouse in Karula. EST.
2022 • Public Realm competition, 3rd prize. Kadrina, EST.
2021 • Design for a rural distillery building. Mäeküla, EST.
2021 • Refurbishment of a residential house. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • Copy. 7th Artishok Art Biennale. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • RIBOCA2. Leading architects for Riga International Biennale of Contemporary Art. Riga, LVA.
2020 • Design for a family house. Pärispea, EST.
2020 • Competition for an almshouse. Mustjala, EST.
2019 • Weaker Monument. XVI Venice Architecture Biennale Estonian pavilion at the Gallery of Estonian Academy of Arts. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Weak Monument. Estonian pavilion at the XVI Venice Architecture Biennale together with Tadeáš Říha. Venice, ITA.
2018 • You Have Become the Space. Installation for Ingel Vaikla’s solo exhibition in Museum of Contemporay Arts EKKM. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Futures That Never Happened. A self-initiated research and exhibition at the Estonian National Museum Heimtali branch. Heimtali, EST.
2018 • Shed. Residential extension of a two-storey shed with a sauna. Tartu, EST.
Contact
F53, Kettleby House, Barrington Rd, SW97EQ, London, UK, +44 7491812255
Teelehe tee 1, 12015, Tallinn, Estonia, +372 56650672
Exhibits
2021 • The Houses That We Need. Estonian Museum of Architecture. Tallinn, EST.
2021 • Othernity. Hungarian pavilion at the XVII Venice Architecture Biennale. Venice, ITA.
2020 • Old Building New Life. Exhibition at Editional Studio. Manchester, GBR.
2019 • Alternative Histories. Exhibition by Drawing Matter, Veldwerk and The Architecture Foundation. London, GBR.
2019 • A Room of One’s Own: Feminist's Questions About Architecture at Estonian Architecture Museum. Tallinn, EST.
2019 • Open Collection: Artist Takes the Floor at Art Museum of Estonia KUMU. Tallinn, EST.
2017 • Summer Show of Slade School of Arts at Camden Arts Centre. London, GBR.
2016 • Baltic Pavilion. Baltic pavilion at the XV Venice Architecture Biennale. Venice, ITA.
Lectures & Talks
2022 • SAUL, University of Limerick. Limerick, IRL.
2022 • City, Public Space & Body conference, Goldsmiths. London, GBR
2022 • Kuidas.works CEB showcase – Between rock and decay. Tallinn, EST.
2020 • London Festival of Architecture – Power of Place. London, GBR.
2020 • European Architecture Student Assembly – EASA. Valga, EST.
2019 • The Comfort Zone panel discussion as part of the Alternative Histories exhibition. London, GBR.
2019 • SI-SU Interior Architecture Symposium. Tallinn, EST.
2018 • Museum of Estonian Architecture – Space Alive. Tallinn, EST.
Writing & Editorials
2022 • Of the Potential of the Peripheral Position. Essay by Linsi in Estonian Architectural Theory Review - Ehituskunst #58/59 (Tallinn: EKA, 2022)
2021 • Tallinn On A Grasp. With Who’s Hand? Exhibition review by Reemaa in Estonian weekly cultural magazine Sirp (Tallinn: Sirp, 2021)
2020 • You Reap What You Measure. Essay by Linsi & Reemaa in SISU—LINE #5 (Tallinn: EKA & ESL, 2020)
2019 • Guest editors of Estonian Architecture Review #98 – Author (Tallinn: Arhitektuurikirjastus, 2019).
2019 • Who Made This? Essay by Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Review #98 (Tallinn: Maja, 2019)
2019 • A Frame in the Landscape. Essay by Linsi & Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Review #95 (Tallinn: Maja, 2019)
2018 • Weak Monument – Architectures Beyond the Plinth. Linsi, Reemaa, Riha (eds) (Zürich: Park Books, 2018)
2018 • You Have Become the Space. Interview with Caroline Voet for Ingel Vaikla’s solo exhibition catalogue (Tallinn: Lugemik 2018)
2016 • Composite Countryside. Essay by Linsi published in The Baltic Atlas (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2016)
2016 • The Place I Know, I Study as a Stranger. Essay by Linsi in Estonian Architectural Review #94 (Tallinn: Maja, 2016)
2016 • Curated Hermit. Essay by Reemaa in Cartha–On Relations in Architecture (Zürich: Park Books, 2016)
2016 • Inside Interiority. Essay by Reemaa in Estonian Architectural Theory Review - Ehituskunst #58 (Tallinn: EKA, 2016)
2013 • 39 Town Halls – three years of MSc student projects for Tallinn Town Hall. Reemaa, Linsi, Tiisvelt (eds) (Tallinn: Estonian Academy, 2013)
Media & Publications
2023 • Contribution to Rotterdam Ripresa (Amsterdam, Architecture & Natura, 2023).
2022 • Cover page interview in the weekly Estonian cultural newspaper Sirp (Tallinn, Sirp, 2022).
2019 • Interview in Carnets – Architecture Is Just A Pretext (Venice, Anteferma, 2019).
2018 • Review of the Estonian pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale Weak Monument by James Taylor-Foster (USA, Pin-Up Magazine, 2018).
2018 • Review Getting Weak by Aaron Sewards (USA, Texas Architect, 2019).
Academic
2020–… • LMAA. MSc theory unit curriculum development and tutors of the new Architecture department at the Art Academy of Latvia. Riga, LVA.
2020–… • Building From Buildings. Studio leaders at UAL Central Saint Martins at BA Spatial Practices programme. London, GBR.
2018–… • Presentation Methods. Architectural representation workshops at the Estonian Academy of Arts. Tallinn, EST.
2013–… • Guest critics at Oxford Brooks (GBR), The Berlage (NLD), KU Leuven (BEL), TU Delft (NLD), Estonian Academy of Arts (EST), etc.
2018–2019 • Meeting Matters. Studio leaders at Estonian Academy of Arts at BA department of Interior Architectude Design. Tallinn, EST.
2015–2017 • In Chicago. Reemaa studio leader at TU Delft MSc programme in chair Complex Projects. Delft/Chicago, NLD/USA.
2013 • Tales of Žužemberk. Workshop at European Architecture Students Assembly. Žužemberk, SLO.