Hotel Oktogon, Budapest

Architecture: Archikon Architects
Text: Károly Bugár-Mészáros
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky

Having been in ruins for a long time, a beautiful palace on Andrássy Avenue has been reborn as a hotel now. Archikon’s architects have made a masterful use of the valuable parts of the building, making additions to the existing cubature only by adding some useful floor-plan area on the roof and basement level, which is not visible from the street. Through a richly decorated painted doorway, we enter a vaulted foyer raced with red marble columns and white balustrated stairs. From the lobby, we enter the courtyard decorated with a neo-Renaissance loggia with a balustrade railing and the courtyard covered with glass, and now functions as the elegant lobby of the hotel. Representing the excellence of Budapest with its fine atmosphere, tastefulness and cosiness, Hotel Oktogon has 121 rooms now.

General planning: Archikon Architects
Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus, Botond Benedek, Diána Chvalla, Noémi Petró, Krisztina Tímár-Major
Fellow architects:  Gergely Bognár, Bernadett Bóday-Bagó, Long Yining, Jakab Urbán, Bence Várhidi, Nikoletta Zsidai 
Interiors: Eszter Radnóczy, Hajnalka Zellei – este’r partners
Structure: Sándor Pintér, Zoltán Gergye, Margó Pintér – Szigma Studio
HVAC: Zoltán Gróza, Zoltán Maszlik, Sándor Reho – Körös Consult
Electrical engineering, fire alarm: Szabolcs Fehér, Péter György – LightUp
Sprinkler: Viktor Hargitai, József Hegyesi – Melde Ltd.
Kitchen technology: Péter Kende – Kende Gastro
Fire protection: György Decsi – Fireeng
Elevator: Sándor Nagy
Woodwork protection: László Papp – faProtekt
Framework: Balázs Takács – F.R.T. Raszter
Traffic: Géza Kertesy – Metróber
Noise and vibration protection: Andor Tamás Fürjes – Aqrate Ltd.
Monument experts: Attila Déry Dr, Ilona Tahi-Tóth
Painting restoration: Zsuzsanna Herling, Tibor Csaba Kiss
Woodwork restoration: Kinga Enikő Papp Dr – Artárium Studio; Zsolt Kóbor, Péter Zágoni – Herczeg and Co.
Stone restiration, sculptures: Attila Kovács – Ancien Ltd.; Stylos
Client: A52 Hotel Projekt Kft.
Operator: Continental Group
Main contractor: Market Ltd.