Aquaworld Budapest

Architect: András Ráth
Text: Jenő Kapy
Photos: József Hajdú

Much disputed by professionals, the latest example of wallowing in money being a record achievement has been built: it is the hotel and bath complex in Újpest costing 17 billion HUFs. The architectural merits of the bath building lies in the contemporary interpretation of the cupola as well as in the analogous way of thinking with references to the ruins of the Angkor Wat temple. This kind of dual architectural appearance results in the tension of the interior as well as reinforces its dynamics also revealing itself in its function.

Client: Interestate Zrt.
General design: Grontmij Canor Kft.
Leading architect: András Ráth
Stcucture: Ferenc Gonda
Electrical engineering: Gábor Kun – HUNGAROPROJEKT Kft.
Installation: Zoltán Virág – DUOPLAN Kft.
Public utilities: Mária Gárdonyiné Kormos – KÖR-KÉP Kft.
Roads: Péter Várnai – CIVIL-PLAN
Pool installation: Gábor Szebeni – Víz×Víz Bt.
Kitchen technology: András Neményi – CONINVEST Kft.
Garden design: Dr. András Petrekovich Perjés – MESTER-LAND Bt.
Interior design: Éva Horváth – Horváth Éva Kft.