Multifunctional Sport and Events Hall, Hatvan Architects: Marcel Ferencz, György Détári Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In 2012 ideas about the future of the rust zone wedged between Óhatvan and Újhatvan as well as about that of the handball pitch planned to be built there started to formulate. Designers from Napur Architect worked out […]

Centre for Amplio Automatika, Székesfehérvár Architects: Bence Turányi, Mátyás Papp Text: Mária Tatai Photos: Zsolt Batár The company named Amplio has now a new building which appears somewhat enigmatic at first sight: on one end, it is a longish prism, clad in anthracyte grey trapezoid sheet, while on the other end it is a public […]

Office building, Paderborn Architect: Árpád Ferdinánd Text: Árpád Ferdinánd Photos: Dirk Heine, Jürgen Wegener Paderborn is the oldest town in East Westphalia (Germany), it was already an important transport hub in the 8th century. Architect Árpád Ferdinánd received the assignment to design the new IT Headquarters of the Argali Real Estate Gmbh in Paderborn as a major regional […]

Detached House, Törökbálint Architects: László Kalmár, Péter Kronavetter, Zsolt
 Zsuffa Text: Márton Hakkel Photos: Zsolt Hlinka Surveying the designs of the family house in Törökbálint one notices at first sight that it is a genuinely crystallized nicely crafted project. Technically, the building honestly embodies what Hungarian building industry can achieve at its best in this […]

Participatory Student Building Project, Mannheim Architects: Atelier U20 Text: György Szegő Photos: Yannick Wegner Due to bureaucratic procedures, refugees arriving in Germany are condemned to sustain a long period of passiveness. In the refugee camp on the location of the former American Spinelli Barracks in Mannheim, they are well provided with the bare essentials, but […]

Aquaticum Open-Air Baths, Debrecen Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: György Palkó, Anna Illés Senior designer Péter Bordás and his fellow architects „folded” a refreshing experience into a spectacular box. Seen from a bird’s eye view, the sunbath-deck of the rectangular structure seems to be floating above the foliage of the Great Wood. It […]

Millennary Széll Gate, Budapest Architects: Mihály Kádár, Szilvia Könözsi Text: Béla Nagy Photos: Zsolt Hlinka In Buda, on the premises of the former Ganz factory one ofthe most exciting parks of Budapest was created. The objective was to make use of the former plant buildings to establish a high-standard urban park offering experiences for every […]

Indoor Stables and Riding School, Nyíregyháza Architect: Dezső Ekler Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Built after designs by Dezső Ekler, the stables and riding school in Nyíregyháza have an exterior showing a nice blend of traditional simplicity and modern freshness. Covered with a respectful gable-roof, the building features red fired-brick masonry walls evoking the […]

Memorial to the Mutual Belongingness of the Historic Regions of Hungary, Budapest Architects: Balázs Zimay, Dániel Déry, Artúr Palotás Landscape: Sándor Mohácsy Text: Ádám Farkas Photos: Tamás Wachsler August 20th, 2020 will be the inauguration day of a new memorial in Alkotmány Street opening to Kossuth Square in Budapest. Maybe in time there won’t be […]

Conversion of a Hospital Site, Kaposvár Architects: Ferenc Lőrincz Jr., Ádám Ligeti, Rita Balogh, László Pap Text: Krisztina L. Balogh Photos: Balázs Lőrincz, Alán Szekeres, Róbert Benke, Rómeo Pintér Dr. The 2,7 hectare area starting to deteriorate into slums in the heart of Kaposvár was purchased by the local authority from the state with the […]

New Playgrounds in Budapest and by Lake Balaton Designers: Gergely Hajdu-Nagy Gergely Dr., György Szloszjár, Viktor László Text: Eszter Götz An artificial universe, this man-made environment is a limited space used exclusively for recreation,where children can experience the freedom of motion and play. This is, by and large, also our definition of a playground today. […]

Vörösmarty Mihály Memorial Museum and Csajághy Laura Stage, Kápolnásnyék Architect: Lajos Ónodi Szabó Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Lajos Ónodi Szabó, Norbert Juhász   After 70 years, the simple mansion in Kápolnásnyék has evolved into a genuine memorial museum in which Mihály Vörösmarty, a key character in the history of Hungarian Romantic poetry in the Reform […]