This is an extension project for the radio building complex (Raadiomaja) in Tallinn as a multimedia studio providing both supplementary facilities for the staff and communal spaces for nearby residents. Through sensitive treatment of material, integrated design of sound, light, and nature, and principles of order and proportion, the project tried to provide an apolitical perspective for people to understand the monumental value in Raadiomaja and thereby Tallinn city. At the same time, it creates a warm and peaceful place where people can enjoy art, music, and social activities.

One of the most important concerns of the design is the T-shaped threshold space in between sheltered by an adapted cassette ceiling structure. It carries multiple climate strategies including acoustic, lighting, and ventilation and guides the circulation of different groups of users, realizing both functional and aesthetic values.

In 1980, the Primary Education Act was revised. One of the most important decisions was to combine kindergarten and primary school into a new type of pre and primary education institution: basisschool. In the existing literature, there were few clues about the backgrounds, drivers, and consequences. Was the new type of educational institution beneficial for the growth and development of the children? In addition, the structuralism movement in the architectural field happened simultaneously with the development of kindergarten. It initially aimed at solving the housing crisis but also deeply influenced school building typology. Were the new demands for space brought by school reformation satisfied in structuralism school buildings? The thesis would focus on these two fundamental questions. Through the project Basisschool Airborne designed by structuralist Jan Verhoeven, the thesis would study the logic in structuralism design and the intersections between pedagogical and structuralism theories. During the post-war period, there were resemblances in multiple academic fields. In the research of basisschool, apart from a more comprehensive understanding of developments in both architecture and pedagogy, people can also discover the possibilities for further interdisciplinary research.