DOKKArchitects

We are an international architecture and design studio.

Our creative approach to each design is rooted in project-driven research on the immediate habitat because we find each location to be unique to its people, culture and way of life.

We believe architecture is to design well-planned spaces specifically for the people to give them a more EXCITING ENVIRONMENT for living. It means to design each project in reference to local details while providing human-scale solution to people’s contemporary wishes.

Our main goal is to create HAPPY ARCHITECTURE which in its nature brings joy for users experiencing a building on the inside, while the exterior inspires people passing on the street.

We intend to operate as partners to property developers, local municipalities, private investors and other groups with an objective to improve the built environment. We provide architectural service and consultation through all phases of the project – from SKETCH TO FUNCTIONING BUILDING.

Having dedicated time excercising architecture internationally we have a wide variety of experiences in providing architectural solutions to the most complex challenges of our urbanising societies.

AWARDS AND COMPETITIONS
 
2026
 
– Invited architectural competition for rental housing, Tallinn — developer Liven Patchwork Residence — 3rd place
– Open public architectural competition for hotel and office building, Tallinn city centre Mere pst 10 — 3rd place
 
2025
 
– Invited architectural competition for municipal social housing, Tartu — 1st place
– Invited architectural competition for detailed planning concept, Keila      Metsakandi Kvartal — 2nd place
– Thermory Architecture Awards Jury member
 
2024
 
– Public architectural competition for Iisaku School, Alutaguse Municipality — 1st place
– Invited urban architectural competition — developer Embach Viirpäära Residential District
 
2021
 
– Public architectural competition for Maardu Cultural Center — 1st place
– Invited architectural competition for apartment building and rowhouse, Tallinn — developer KAAMOS

 

PUBLICATIONS

2015
–  Vivifying Secluded Areas: Sustainable Revitalisation of the Solovetsky Archipelago. Milan, Italy: Maggioli Editore. ISBN 8891609153

 

OUR PARTNERS

Future Invest OÜ
Capital Home OÜ
Pharmapark OÜ
Messiehitus OÜ
Riser Ehitus OÜ
Embach Ehitus OÜ
FI Developments OÜ
CarCapital OÜ
and others

SERVICES

SERVICES

ARCHITECTUAL DESIGN

We provide a building design service in all project phases from the outline proposal to building site supervision.

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CHIEF DESIGNER

It is a full design service that we are responsible for managing and verifying the consistency of all project disciplines.

BIM MANAGEMENT

It is a support service during the design process that determines the consistency of the building models and clears conflicts between them.

VISUALISATIONS

With the use of a high-end rendering software we provide different outputs of projects - 3D images, videos, panoramas, 360°, VR

TEAM

TEAM

Karl Kiisel

Architect / BIM-Manager

+372 55 11 658

karl@dokkarchitects.com

Master of Science in Architecture
Politecnico di Milano, 2014 / Italy

Bachelor of Science in Architectural
Technology VIA University, 2012 / Denmark

Daria Olovyannikova

Architect

+372 66 11 222

daria@dokkarchitects.com

Master of Science in Architecture
Politecnico di Milano, 2014 / Italy

Bachelor of Science in Architecture
MIIGAIK, 2011 / Russia

Marsel Gimnazdinov

Architect

+372 66 11 222

marsel@dokkarchitects.com

Master of Science in Architecture
St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, 2015 / Russia

Katariina Grib

Architect

+372 66 11 222

katariina@dokkarchitects.com

Master of Science in Architecture
Tallinn University of Technology, 2023 / Estonia