St John XXIII Chapel, Budapest, Rákoskert Architect: György Major Text: Vilmos Katona Photos: László Francsics The community of St Elizabeth’s Church in Rákoscsaba phrased their wish in the autumn of 2013 to have a new chapel built. The goal was to have it constructed on a site easy to access God’s house even for those […]
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An Open Gate
The Reception Building of Graphisoft Park Architect: Péter Sugár Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The new reception building of Graphisoft Park represents the entirety of the complex, not with its formal attractive appearance, but by mediating deeper thoughts. All this is accomplished with extraordinarily light and easy gestures and cheerful relaxed attitude with the […]
„Facelifting” Projects of Theatres
Centrál and Örkény Theatres, Kálmán Imre Stage, Budapest Architects: Gergely Fernezelyi (Centrál Színház), Krisztián Vincze (Örkény Színház), Budapesti Operettszínház (Kálmán Imre Teátrum) Text: Iván Szabó-Jilek Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky, Zsolt Batár, Iván Szabó-Jilek The majority of the Budapest-based theatres, with the exception of the National Theatre and the Festival Theatre, are more then a century old […]
Win-Win
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Michel Denancé In 2006, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced its plans to fund the development of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Renzo Piano Building Workshop was selected for the project following an invited competition in 2008. The brief […]
Theatre as a public space
OISTAT Theatre Architecture Competition 2017 OISTAT Theatre Architecture Competition 2017 is an international ideas competition, aimed at students and emerging architecture practitioners, and is organised by the Architecture Commission of OISTAT (International Organisation of Scenographers, Theatre Architects and Technicians). The result of the 10th Theatre Architecture Competition 2017 has been announced in Hsinchu City in […]
Green Submarine
Mansion in Budaörs-Farkasrét Architects: Nagy Csilla, Tóth Zoltán Text: Dudics Krisztián Photos: Bujnovszky Tamás The new mansion is an addition to the suburban streetscape featuring traditional detached houses: it is actually located beneath a „green carpet”. Architects with Artgroup, Csilla Nagy and Zoltán Tóth had the task to build it on an almost ideal site […]
Conciliation
Extension of a Detached House, Budapest Architect: Tamás Tomay Text and photos: Rudolf Klein Tamás Tomay is one of the masters, who most typically embody the renaissance of detached houses and blocks projects in Hungary. It does not humbly adapt to its clients, but initiates a dialogue with them. However, there are certain aspects which […]
Shelter in Nature
Safe-House, Transylvania Architects: blipsz!, F.K.M. Műterem Text: Edit Pálinkás Photos: István Benedek, Ákos Kun, Zsolt Várday The safe-house network of the region referred to as the Székely Land has been enriched with a new building. Built after former typology designs that were adapted to local needs, this latest addition was constructed in 2017 in Farkaspalló […]
Shelter among the trees
Foliage Hotel, Noszvaj Architect: Gábor Fábián Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Embraced by the hills, the foliage hotel was built on the shore of Lake Síkfőkúti after designs by architect Gábor Fábián. Overlooking the lake, the site is a narrow strip of land with trees evoking the atmosphere of a forest – […]
Personal Attachments
Resort Building, Fonyód Architecture and photos: György Dénes Text: Gábor Bártfai-Szabó People know the changes of the seasons, faces, odours, the soil, vegetation, the manmade environment, building materials, where they are brought up. All this lives in our memory as a piece of a mosaic. Architect György Dénes has had his roots in the southern […]
Clever Connection
The Hungarian Pavilion of the Book Fair, 2017, Frankfurt Architects: Attila Róbert Csóka, Szabolcs Molnár, Dávid Smiló Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Balázs Danyi Hungary was represented at the 2017 Book Fair in a pavilion designed by Paradigma Ariadné architects’ studio commissioned by KKM Balassi Institute. The scheme had to meet some basic requirements: it has […]
Three-Stone Tourist Lodge
MÉSZ-MÉK Diploma Award 2017 Design: Brezina Zsolt Consultant: Keller Ferenc The primary aim of the scheme was to construct a tourist accommodation which is located in the heart of nature, far away from the noise and harmful impacts of man-made environment and can exist and maintain itself in a sustainable way. It partly functions as […]