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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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 […]

Municipal Swimming Pool, Balatonfüred Architect: Tamás Varga Text: Sándor Pálfy Photos: Tamás Szentirmai, Tamás Fegyverneky  Appearing in the neighbourhood of slightly sloping vineyard hills, the covered complex of a swimming-pool and a hotel in Balatonfüred is a unique one owing to the natural organic way as it grows out of its environment. from its local […]

Péterfia Corner, Debrecen Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Szabolcs Bence Török Photos: György Palkó Péterfia Street, which leads on to the Great Forest in Debrecen, may be described as the follow-up of Piac Street, which in turn also contains the main square of the city. Formerly functioning as the headquarters of trade unions, the building standing […]

Railway Station Reconstruction, Kaposvár Architects: András Markó , Tamás Németh Text: Dávid Bán Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram Considering requirements of historic buildings, and using some delicate contemporary solutions, András Markó and Tamás Németh designed the reconstruction of the railway station in Kaposvár originally built by Ferenc Pfaff. The town which is the centre of […]

Rabbi House, Mád Architect: Zsolt Szécsi Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Tokaj-Hegyalja is a region hiding cultural treasures of several centuries. Villages in this area have images closely intertwined with traditional viticulture and winemaking. This culture evolving from these landscape features and facilities has defined the everyday lives, arts and the character of the […]

Portus Home Guesthouse, Dörgicse Architect: Barna Kovács D. Text: Tímea Papp Photos: Tamás Bata Portus Home Guesthouse was completed at the beginning of summer in Kisdörgicse, which is probably the tiniest village of the region north of Lake Balaton. Its owners started this project with the intention to create a place for recreation where visitors […]

The Reconstruction of the Railway Station, Keszthely Architect: Szilvia Flachner Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Szilvia Flachner The building of the railway station in Keszthely is typical of the early 1960s representing everything that could have happened to a structure with such a past. From beneath the layers continuously settling on it, it hardly gets exposed […]

Tram Garage, Budafok Architect: Ákos Takács Text: Zoltán Dragon Photos: Áron Lality Between 1899 and 1911 the industrial complex originally built for the Suburban Electric Railway of Budapest-Budafok was completely demolished with the exception of two blocks. The structure of the surviving tram garage in Budafok has further deteriorated during random extensions throughout the decades […]