II. Rákóczi Ferenc Elementary and Secondary School, Hajdúsámson

Architect: Tibor China
Text: Rita Tuczai
Photos: Tamás Szántó

This building is home to II. Rákóczi Ferenc Primary and Secondary School, Grammar-School, Vocational School and Primary Art School constructed without state sponsoring. The circumstances of its construction were defined by the confines of the axe shaped site and the expectations that the middle-school should provide the settlement ranked as a town in 2004 a large-capacity communal space that could be used by anyone, as well as to join the other, already existing public buildings of Hajdúsámson with its exterior design of brick architecture.
This house is true to itself in all its constituents, without any superfluous props. It is elaborated and sparingly high-standard, representative in a smart way. It is transparent and permeable. It has spaces that are interconnected, whilst it corresponds with independent meanings and functions as well. Its symbolic layers conceal the potentials that it conveys an identity for its users, organises cultural life as the venue of significant events, to serve as scale and model for the would-be buildings of the town.

Architect: Tibor China
Fellow architects: Emese Nagy, Attila Tamás, Imre Thold – China és Társa Kft.
Interiors: Attila Illés – Vonal Center Bt.
Landscape: Evelin Farkas
Structure: Richárd Vágner – Béth-Bau Kft.
HVAC: János Bánhalmi – Bánhalmi Épületgépészeti Kft.
Electrical engineering: Attila Deli
Traffic: László Tarcsai – Konzol 50 Kft.
Fire protection: Miklós Lázár – Ogony Kft.
Rehabilitation: István Gortka – Archi-Gori Bt.
Weak current: Gábor Kiss
Elevator: István Lázár
Safety: Attila Tóth
Outdoor public utilities: Katalin Szántó, Mariann Zsiday
Main contractor: Kelet-Ép-Terv Kft.
Technical management: Attila Matics