ACB Projects
Anthony Clay Bureau works across architecture and interior architecture, with projects ranging from housing and hospitality to commercial buildings and public-facing spaces. The portfolio includes new-build architecture, transformations and interiors in Tallinn and elsewhere in Estonia.
These are projects where Anthony Clay Bureau is the lead author. Full credits on every page. For projects where we contributed alongside other studios — see Collaborations.
Hospitality
Hospitality architecture and interior design is one of ACB's core specialisms — hotels, hostels, and serviced accommodation across Estonia.
A hotel or a hostel room is one of the most demanding briefs in architecture. Every decision is visible. There is nowhere to hide a bad one. We have spent years working out how to make small spaces feel right — small private rooms that do not feel tight, communal areas that people actually want to use.
Residential
People's households are changing. Smaller. More urban. More single-person. Most residential architecture has not caught up with that yet. We think about it a lot — how to make a smaller footprint feel generous, how to design for the way people actually live rather than the way they are assumed to.
Interiors
We do not treat interiors as decoration applied after the architecture is finished. The thinking is the same — how does the space work, how does it feel, what does it ask of the people inside it. The tools are just different.
Commercial
Commercial architecture has to work hard — for the business, for the people using it, and for the street around it. We design shops, offices and mixed-use buildings with that balance in mind.
The brief may be practical, but the architecture should still be clear, flexible and enjoyable to use. Often a few precise decisions are enough to give an otherwise straightforward building real character.
Competitions
For a bureau this size, competitions are a rare treat, not a regular part of the practice. When we do enter, it is usually with fresh freelance talent — and the appeal is both the outcome and the collaboration itself: a short, intense window that tests whether working rhythms and aesthetic sensibilities fit.
