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RESONANCE: Aru Ma- Architects' Installation at the Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2026

architecture-design · 2026-10-11

Aru Ma- Architects has realized RESONANCE, a 59 m² pavilion installation for the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, curated by 韩爽 - HAN Shuang and scheduled for 2026. The project is led by principal architect Cheng Hao Chung, with a design team comprising Cheng Hao Chung, Zhang Jie, Cui Jiakai, Matteo Minnicelli, and Zhang Shixuan. Project management is handled by the Tallinn Architecture Biennale Team, structural engineering and consulting by Eero Tuhkanen, and Johannes Sare serves as general contractor. Boyun Zhang is the photographer. Materials and suppliers include Espak for screws, Estplay for plywood, Raitwood for the timber structure, Reval Stone for Estonian limestone, and Timmet AS for steel bars. Set within Tallinn's rapidly commercializing urban context, the installation creates a sheltered courtyard detached from its surroundings, producing a deliberate pause. Sea breeze moves against silent stones while sunlight filters across the warm, broad curves of plywood screens. The project is described as a spatial privilege sculpted from ordinary materials, filtering outside chaos to deliver a purely atmospheric luxury. Categorized as a pavilion, it reflects the biennale's engagement with architecture and urban space.

Key facts

  • RESONANCE is a 59 m² pavilion installation by Aru Ma- Architects for the Tallinn Architecture Biennale
  • The project is curated by 韩爽 - HAN Shuang and dated 2026
  • Cheng Hao Chung is the principal architect; the design team includes Cheng Hao Chung, Zhang Jie, Cui Jiakai, Matteo Minnicelli, and Zhang Shixuan
  • Eero Tuhkanen handled structural engineering and consulting, and Johannes Sare was general contractor
  • Project management was by the Tallinn Architecture Biennale Team
  • Photography is by Boyun Zhang
  • Suppliers include Espak (screws), Estplay (plywood), Raitwood (timber structure), Reval Stone (Estonian limestone), and Timmet AS (steel bar)
  • The installation creates a sheltered courtyard detached from Tallinn's rapidly commercializing urban context, using common materials to produce an atmospheric spatial experience

Entities

Artists

  • 韩爽 - HAN Shuang
  • Cheng Hao Chung
  • Zhang Jie
  • Cui Jiakai
  • Matteo Minnicelli
  • Zhang Shixuan
  • Eero Tuhkanen
  • Johannes Sare
  • Boyun Zhang
  • HAN Shuang
  • Kertu Johanna Jõeste
  • Martin Siplane

Institutions

  • Aru Ma- Architects
  • Tallinn Architecture Biennale
  • Espak
  • Estplay
  • Raitwood
  • Reval Stone
  • Timmet AS
  • ArchDaily
  • Estonian Museum of Architecture
  • Stuudio Täna
  • Dezeen

Locations

  • Tallinn
  • Estonia
  • Shanghai
  • China
  • Tokyo
  • Japan

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