Holiday Visitors’ Centre, Balatonfüred Architects: László Herczeg, Tamás Vörös DLA Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Fenes Gaining fame as the Esterházy Mansion in Balatonfüred, the history of the former holiday home dates from the late 18th century to the 1960s. The L-shaped building, built in 1782 in its first phase, was still a single-floor structure, […]

Reconstruction of Wenckheim Castle, Szabadkígyós Architects: Csaba Balogh, Ágnes Deigner, Levente Sirokai, Péter Sónicz Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Levente Sirokai After the Wenckheim-Almásy Castle in Gyula, the Wenckheim Castle in Szabadkígyós became a place of arrival for both the family who built it and the architectural firm that managed the reconstruction. For Krisztina and Frigyes […]

Reconstruction of Tisza Castle, Geszt Architects: András Katona, András Zakariás, Tamás Zakariás Text: Eszter Götz, Domonkos Wettstein Photos: Balázs Danyi It took nine years of comprehensive development within the framework of the National Castle Programme to open the Tisza Castle in Geszt, the ancient home of the Tisza family, in the summer of 2024, after […]

Calvinist Kindergartens, Gyömrő, Dunaharaszti, Mándok Architect: Dezső Ekler Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In the shadow of the pandemic, several plans for Calvinist kindergartens were completed almost simultaneously in Dezső Ekler’s office to be built by autumn 2022. The kindergartens planned for various municipalities in the country are just like brothers and sisters. Their […]

Madárhegyi Kindergarten, Budapest Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photos: Balázs Danyi Located in Budapest, Madárhegy has been an area earmarked for development for several decades, and the expansion of family life in the early 2000s, which was at its peak then, prompted people to move to the agglomeration. Newly built condominiums now […]

TRUMPF Hungary Office building and showroom in Gödöllő Architecture: Barkow Leibinger Gesellschaft von Architekten, Óbuda Group Text: Mária Tatai Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Based in Ditzingen, the German company, which has become international during its 100 years of existence, has been present in Hungary since 2013. Opened last year, its headquarters in Gödöllő’s Industrial […]

GREE Office Building, Szarvas Architects: Zoltán Király, Zoltán Bozsik Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Attila Gulyás The GREE office building in Szarvas will house an additional branch of the tertiary sector and blend in with the architectural achievements of the Budapest office development previously planned by the firm, whilst not overriding its natural surroundings but blending […]

Bauherrenpreis, Architektur in Ringturm, 2024. 12.04. –2025. 03. 07. Text: György Szegő Photos: Vienna Insurance Group The Architektur in Ringturm in Vienna presents the annual Austrian architectural production in the form of an exhibition and a publication. In 2024, 23 out of 119 registered entries were nominated for the Bauherrenpreis, with the involvement of regional […]

Restoration Project, Fasor Lutheran Church, Budapest Architects: Piroska Varga, Zoltán Berzsák Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: József Hajdú The church of the Reformed Parish of Budapest-Fasor was designed by Aladár Árkay in 1913. The condition of the structure has deteriorated considerably in recent decades, and its design deficiencies have become increasingly apparent meanwhile. Both these issues […]

Sisters of the Cross Centre, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In Buda’s Városmajor Street, this extraordinary building has stood on this site since 1847, its neo-Gothic style shining out from the streetscape of today. It was used as a residential building until 1994, when it became the property […]

Extension of the St Anthony’s Franciscan High School and College, Esztergom Architect: Robert Gutowski Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The new educational wing of the Franciscan High School and College of St. Anthony of Esztergom was completed in autumn, 2024. The building, which was designed by Gutowski Architects, follows the previous concept and forms […]

Interior renovation of the Reformed Church, Alsózsolca Architect, interior designer: Emese Bunyik Text: Rita Tuczai Photos: Gergely Gosztom Four years ago, the Reformed Congregation of Alsózsolca invited Emese Bunyik, an interior architect, to design the renovation of their church. The financial possibilities offered a framework for the client and the designer to try to make […]