Krulli quarter and NOËP Distillery

The Krull quarter is named after coppersmith Franz Krull, who in 1875 expanded his metal and machine industry company AS Franz Krull to Tallinn’s Kopli district. Over time, it grew into one of Estonia’s largest and most modern machine industry enterprises. Its product range was broad, including cast iron and steel products, steam boilers and engines, equipment for factories and power plants, as well as agricultural machinery, oil shale industry equipment, and steam locomotives. As a result, the tracks from the factory’s former railway can still be seen today on the street in front of the buildings. What makes the Krull quarter unique is its building stock, originating from different eras.

Krull’s vision for the future is among the most ambitious in Tallinn — a “5-minute city” created in collaboration with one of Copenhagen’s best-known architectural firms, Cobe, and their Estonian partners at KOKO. The former mechanics workshop will become the heart of the quarter, named “Kasvuhoone” (“Greenhouse”), hosting acceleration programs, startups, open studios, commercial spaces, a food street, and auditoriums. Cobe architects, together with KOKO, are turning it into a flagship development of the district. The reconstruction of the building largely follows principles of reuse, with research by Tallinn University of Technology helping to preserve as much of the existing structure as possible. As part of the tour, we will also visit the first new tenant of Krull, the gin production facilities of the well-known musician NOËP’s Distillery.

Photo: Krulli kvartal