BKK Metro4 Depot Kelenföld Architects: Tamás Pintér, Miklós Dombi, Tamás Kéner, Péter Kovács, Zsuzsanna Lefkánics Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: Tibor Zsitva An elegant tower appeared in Kelenföld – which passers-by would probably rate as a first-class office block –, where the neighbourhood of the railway station suggests a dynamically developing zone. Stepping out from underground […]
From Imre Bukta to Ulcisia Castra
The Reconstruction Project of the New Home to Ferenczy Museum Szentendre Architects: Imre Szuromi, Barnabás Kocsis Text: Miklós Sulyok Photos: Zsitva Tibor Pajor Mansion housing Ferenczy Museum in Szentendre embodies history in itself. Built in the first half of the 19th century by Gáspár Pajor medical doctor and county judge it came to function as […]
Permeations in Space and Time
Eiffel Palace, Budapest Architects: András Gelesz, Ágnes G. Lenzsér, Eszter Holló, Gergely Schöff, Kornél Baliga Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Eiffel Palace is an exceptional example of the investor’s attitude prioritizing the preservation of the city’s values besides the interests of clients. The reconstruction of the building has been realized as a project reflecting […]
Centre of Knowledge in the Forest
Science Palace, Debrecen Architects: Péter Kovács, István Lengyel Text: Zoltán Győrffy Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In Debrecen architects Péter Kovács and István Lengyel were commissioned to design a building on the site of the botanical gardens associated with the university campus which facilitates an interactive way of promoting nature sciences whilst helping schoolchildren to orientate with […]
The Valley of the Sun
The Reconstruction of Kopácsy Mill in Veszprém Architects: Zsolt György Kovács, Beránková Jana, Dávid Kovács, Gábor Gaschler Text: János Géczi Photos: Dávid Kovács The fact that Veszprém featured Mediterranean characteristics which are well worth attention and tuning to has recently been discovered by architects. Winding in an S shape along Séd stream heading for the […]
Life Spiral
Health Centre, Budakalász Architects: Zoltán Horváth Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: György Dénes The Health Centre in Budakalász not only houses new surgeries but also features communal areas where people as well as material and transcendency meet in a spectacular way. When the local government of the town commissioned Zoltán Horváth to design a new surgery […]
War and Peace – Bunker 599
Dutch Design Award 2011 Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Award 2013 Design: Ronald Rietveld/RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon Text: György Szegő Photos: RAAAF The project of RAAAF and Atelier de Lyon turned a redundant Second World War bunker in the Netherlands into a sculptural visitor attraction by slicing it down the middle to reveal its insides. […]
Mongol National Archeological Museum
International Architectural Design Contest 1st Prize Concept: Barna Kovács D., Krisztina Barna Fellow designers: Zsuzsa Lukács, Bulgan Altangerel, Ochir Tuvshinbayar At the beginning of 2014 a team of young architects won the first prize of the design contest of the new archeological museum of Mongolia. Meant to be a multi-functional complex, it is also to […]
The Signs of Present
Tuning Fork Villa in Veszprém Architects: Anthony Gall, Gabriella Albóciné Ábrahám Text: Vilmos Katona Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The centre of Veszprém has been an exciting location for the management of the town since the 1960s. Even the younger generation of architects feels some guilt because of the partial demolition of the inner city which was […]
Past as Design
Tiszavirág Hotel, Szeged Concept: Judit Z. Halmágyi, Dóra Fónagy, Orsolya Bakos Architect: Róbert Sárai Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tibor Zsitva The new owner did not only furnish a beautiful and well-functioning boutique hotel into the building of the former Tiszavirág („Mayfly”) pub, but also evoked the eventful history of the house from its ruins. The […]
Ready for a Change
Extension of the Debrecen University, Faculty of Technology, First Stage Architects: Antal Puhl, Péter Dajka Text: András Bán Photos: Zoltán Skrabák The complex housing the Faculty of Technology, Debrecen University, the campus in Ótemető Street is slightly far from the city centre and was built in Sámsonikert, a residential zone of a predominantly single-storey houses […]
Complex Harmony
The Extension of Sauska Winery, Villány Architetcs: Péter Sugár DLA Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: Tibor Zsitva The last year is undoubtedly a memorable one for Sauska Winery. Their wine of 2009 named Cuvée 5 has been the first Hungarian one rated as the best at London’s Decanter World Wine Awards, whilst at home their winery […]