The Revitalization of Apponyi Mansion, Medina

Architects: Csaba Molnár, Árpád Vilics, Olivér Dániel Lantos, Orsolya Maza
Text: András Hadik
Photo: VLM Építésziroda, Zoltán Redl-Nagy

Built in the 1840s, the residence of the Apponyi counts rates as a mansion because of its dimensions, whilst its orientation and stepped terrace with an imposing buttress makes it more like a castle. The auxiliary buildings once housed a stable, cart-shed and quarters for the staff. However, it is only one of the melléképület that has come down to us. Its highly characteristic facelifting today is a genuine bravado design. After its restoration the castle has a new function: it houses a hotel and an apartment separated for the investor. The ornate staircase leading to the remains of the park has been reconstructed just like the still existing interior wall decoration. During the revitalization of the building the reinforcement of the whole roofing, the inner partition walls and vaultings as well as the replacement of the faceworks were executed after a variety of extraordinary ideas. Each suite received a unique interior, dining hall, kitchen and bathroom of individual style suggesting almost tailor-made elegance. The eclectic treatment of the interiors with such a fine taste makes the overall impression a generous one.

Design: VLM Építésziroda
Architects: Molnár Csaba, Vilics Árpád, Lantos Olivér Dániel, Maza Orsolya
Fellow architect: Lantos Istvánné
Structure: Juhász Károly Péter, Bürger Nándor
Technicval installations: Széth Ferenc
Electrical engineering: Czékus György, Árki László
Archaeology, history: Bartos György, Gere László
Kitchen technology: Gauland András
Kertépítészet / landscape: Preszter Márta
Client: Dr. Halász Zsolt