Benedict Hotel, Kőszeg Architect: Robert Gutowski Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The unique atmosphere of downtown Kőszeg in Vas county is a result of its rich historic past and precious man-made heritage including numerous protected buildings. Recently, several houses have been renewed in its centre as a result of a cooperation with Robert Gutowski […]

Monarchy Barracks Converted into BCE Campus, Székesfehérvár Architects: Emese Kalo, Eszter Szabó, József Pásztor Text: Zorán Vukoszávlyev PhD Photos: Balázs Danyi Right next to the most densely populated district of Székesfehérvár, there are the buildings of the former barracks set in a military order. From the direction of the main road, building „A” has been […]

Reconstruction and Extension Project, Szolnok Artists’ Colony Architects: Árpád Álmosdi, Mónika Csendes Text: Nóra Ostoróczky Photos: Ártér Architects The Artists’ Colony in Szolnok is undergoing extensive changes affecting daily life, which means that two existing strudio houses have been reconstructed and the complex with a unique atmosphere is also being extended by adding new parts. […]

Freemasons’ s House, Oradea (RO) Architect: Ildikó Mitru Text: Noémi Lujza Fried As a result of a project of several years, the building housing the former King Ladislav Freemasons’ Lodge was renewed to contain a museum of freemasonry. The new centre of the King Ladislav Freemasons’ Lodge was completed in 1902 after designs by architects […]

Exhibition Space, Tar Architect: Gábor Sisák Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Zsolt Hlinka This exhibition space was created by using the ruins of a 5000-year-old mansion to survey the medieval local legend. Located among the hills, the former mansion was destroyed in the mid-1500s and the site was surveyed by archaeologists in the 1980s. The only […]

Urbán House, Etyek Architects: Imre Bődi, Zsolt Frikker Text: Levente Szabó Photos: Zsolt Frikker   Located on Etyek-Öreghegy, Urbán house has a simple function: a service building for the events which are organised by Etyeki Kúria in the temporarily used tent next to it or on the site. The building has been reborn by utilizing […]

Mansion on Svábhegy Architects: László Földes, Dániel Laczó Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Designed by László Földes and Dániel Laczó, this mansion is located along a relatively busy road, Originally built for several cohabiting generations, it is only the ground floor which is being used now, and the future of the other storeys is […]

Detached House, Budapest Architect: Eszter Dénes Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Zsófia Kedves Located on Aranyhegy in District 3 of Budapest, this detached family house has a neighbourhood where formerly there had been resort sites used for gardening and growing fruits. These lots have been developed into residential zones since the 90s rapidly. Nearby there are […]

Detached House, Feleac (RO) Architect: Gábor Tóthfalusi Text: Gábor Erhardt Photos: István Bíró Located near Cluj-Napoca, Feleac is a settlement highly popular among young families moving away from towns and cities. For the site on the northern slope of the village with a full panoramic view of Cluj-Napoca, architect Gábor Tóthfalusi designed a high-standard classic […]

Reconstruction of Károly Kós Well-House and Resort, Kászonjakabfalva (RO) Architect: Győző Esztány Text: Anthony Gall Photos: Győző Esztány, István Szigeti Vajk Designed by Károly Kós, the Pán well-house is located in Seklerland Kászoni Valley and was built for the former senior GP of Sepsiszentgyörgy, Dr. Kristóf Fogolyán almost 100 years ago. The site has been […]

Matamoro Market, Mexico Architects: Colectivo 733 Text: György Szegő Photos: Rafael Gamo Mexico-based Colectivo C733 has completed a public market that features prefabricated triangular-trapezoidal umbrellas on the roof to gain daylight and facilitate warm air escape through these giant roof modules in Mexico City. The 2,868-square metre market is located at a residual plot of […]