Teleki Square, Budapest

Architects: György Alföldi, Dick Sikkes, Éva Albel, Péter Márk
Landscape, park design: Újirány Tájépítész Kft.
Text: Anna Losonczy
Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky

The long-awaited reconstruction of Teleki Square in Józsefváros, Budapest has been realized as the third stage of the project named Magdolna District so as to provide an opportunity for us to see a view of Teleki Square which is different from what it had shown for decades. Rév8 Zrt. defined the three zones of the new square in an agreement with the local government the functions of two of which have been self-evident. Preserving the market in its location was not only necessitated by its prestigious past, but also by contemporary demands, and the FiDo sports centre came to host and house sports events meant for the age group 12-20 that had to be excluded from the denser fabric of Józsefváros owing to the noise they involved. As the central area possessed intensive traditions, Újirány Csoport (New Direction Group) was invited to help out in order to apply a model based on participation which was in turn also supported by the means of social media.

Market

Leading architect: György Alföldi
Project arcitect: Csaba Faragó
Fellow architects: Borbála Gál, Rita Sámson, Katalin Hegedűs-Balog , Katalin Kázár
Framework: Dr. László Kakasy
Structure: András Tölgyesi – HMI Mérnök Iroda
HVAC: Károly Frastaczky
Electrical engineer: Gyula Baracskai
Environment: János Zsilinszki
Traffic: Péter Molnár
Wood planting: Dominika Tihanyi, Gábor Szohr
Client: Józsefvárosi Önkormányzat
Project management: Gergely Fernezely, Viktor Annus, Mátyás Sipos
Main contractor: FK Raszter Építő Zrt.

Teleki Square

General design: Újirány Tájépítész Kft.
Landscape: Orsolya B. Orosz, Árpád Kovács, Gábor Szohr, Dominika Tihanyi
Public utilities: Vakondok Kft.
Lighting: Béla Bíró
Waterworks: Ganzhydro Kft.

FiDo Sport Centre

Architects: Dick Sikkes, Éva Albel, Péter Márk
Fellow architects: Kovács Veronika Bartha, Ágnes Baranyi, Anna Jani
Landscape: András Kuhn, Mónika Radics
Structure: Ákos Pohl, Henrik Gazdus
HVAC: József Nagy
Electrical engineering: József Máté
Outdoor lights: Zoltán Antal
Outdoor public utilities: László Csapliczky
Client: Budapest, Józsefváros Önkormányzata
Project management: Józsefváros Polgármesteri Hivatal Városfejlesztési és főépítész ügyosztály, Rév8 Zrt.
Professional program coordinator: Edit Nemes-Imricskó