Order and Freedom

Extension of the Primary School, Visegrád Architects: Anna Mária Tamás, Krisztián Kovács-Andor Text: Eszter Götz Photos: György Palkó, Krisztián Kovács-Andor In the early 2000s, Visegrád began to grow out of a settlement that had for a long time been a place of „live Middle Ages”. With the remains of King Matthias’s palace and centuries-old monuments, […]

Scribble it down!

Children’s House, Budapest Architects: Barna Láris, Ferenc Keller Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The hand starts, the pen runs on the blank paper to takes possession of the space, sometimes running beyond it, then back again, to keep the freedom of movement until the momentum carries it. It was with this gesture that the […]

Invisible Architecture

Zöldike Nursery, Budatétény Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus, Krisztina Horváth, Dorottya Kassai, Ádám Pásztor, Szilveszter Rády, Zsófia Senánszky Text: Anna Zöldi Photos: Balázs Danyi Designed by Archikon architects, the nursery was built on a hilltop in Budatétény as a continuation of the team’s line of understated, rational and cleanly structured educational facilities. Instead of fish, […]

Opening the Gates on the Roof

Csokonai Forum, Debrecen Architects: András Tisza, Tamás János Szabó Text: Eszter Götz Photos: György Palkó A new theatre was born in the city of Debrecen, ending and completing a long process of conceptualisation and design. However, its presence in the urban context is only manifested in the conceptual level, as the country’s most modern theatre […]

As Simple as a Wooden Wedge

Wedge House, Szentendre Architects: Bence Vadász, Balázs Vadász Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: György Palkó Designed by Vadász Architects’ Studio, this house is located on the western edge of the inner zone of Szentendre in Seregély Street, right on the banks of the Staravoda stream. The area next to the bank is defined by lush natural […]

From Lime Trees to Letter Clouds

The World War I Memorial Path in Eger Architect: Dénes Fajcsák Graphics: Aliz Borsa Text: Levente Szabó Photos: Aliz Borsa, Márk Huszár, Róbert Nemes The Eger Norma Foundation has initiated the erection of a memorial to commemorate 318 soldiers who died in Eger during World War I. This work by a duo of designers, architect […]

The Stage for Modern and Contemporary Art

The Museum of Heidi Horten Collection, Vienna Architects: Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs, Ernst J. Fuchs – the next ENTERprise architects Text: György Szegő Photos: Stefan Oláh In the 20 years since the opening of the MuseumsQuartier, Vienna’s city centre has become an important international stage for modern and contemporary visual arts. In the middle of summer, the […]

Transforming community patterns

Portus Home 2, community office and accommodation, Vászoly Architect: Barna Kovács D. Text: Domonkos Wettstein Photos: Tamás Bata The Balaton highlands are undergoing a dynamic transformation, the urbanization of the landscape poses new challenges to the region’s architecture. Different ways of life and identities are now mixed in the settlements that once followed a rural […]

Humble Dignity

Fishing Club House, Balatonfüred Architects: Györgyi Tóth, Tamás Czigány Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Czigány The location is directly on the shore of Lake Balaton, with an exceptional panorama, surrounded by a grove and reeds by the lake. Coming from the promenade, you are greeted by the sight of a “house-like house” of fine proportions […]

Reconquest

Romkert, Budapest At the foot of the Gellért Hill, on the northern side of the Rudas Baths, there had been the revived classicist-style spa hotel, with a garden restaurant, a beautiful drinking hall and a fountain sunk into the ground in front of it up until 1945. The war, the new Elisabeth Bridge and the […]

Between Two Worlds

Lóczy Cave Visitor Center, Balatonfüred Architect: László Mezei Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: László Mezei The reception building of the Lóczy cave at the foot of the Tamás mountain on the northern edge of Balatonfüred was recently opened. The building connected to the cave, which was discovered in the 19th century and can be visited since […]

Landmark Set in a Cultural Landscape

New Roofing of the Roman Villa Farm at Balácapuszta Architect: Dániel Rabb, Péter Rabb Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Tamás Réthey-Prikkel Approached from Nemesvámos, the spire of the church of Veszprémfajsz serves as a compass along the slopes of the Balaton highlands. But among the trees of the roadside grove, we soon spot yet another striking […]