Erzsébet Teaching Hospital New Diagnostics Block Architect: Zoltán Tima Text: Gábor Winkler Photos:Tamás Bujnovszky Based in Sopron, the Erzsébet Teaching Hospital has a brand new diagnostics block erected on a site which necessitated a carefully conceived and compact design with dense configuration as the terrain is a steep slope. Design work was further enhanced by […]
A 100-unit Apartment House
A Passive Tenement House in Angyalföld Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus, Dániel Déri, Bence Várhidi, Tamás Kiss Text: Krisztián Dudics Photos: Zsolt Batár, Tamás Szentirmai Commissioned by District 13 of Budapest, a new passive house was built containing a total of 100 dwelling units. To minimize the costs of maintenance was equally beneficial for the […]
Live, Like Fish in Water
István Fekete Visitors’ Centre, Kaposvár, Lake Deseda Architect: Árpád Boa Text: János Géczi Photos: József Hajdú Established in 2014, the Visitors’ Centre on the shores of Lake Deseda near Kaposvár is named after István Fekete, who was born in Somogy county. Just as important as the surrounding area well-prepared for the reception of masses of […]
A Change of Image
The Extension of the Castle Baths Complex, Gyula Architects: Veronika B. Szabó, József Kocsis Text: Attila Kőszeghy Photos: László Francsics As the winners of the tender published for the development project of the Castle Baths complex of Gyula in 2009, architects Veronika B. Szabó and József Kocsis formulated the process governing the evolution of the […]
A Gently Tinkling Final Accord
Art Hotel, Szeged Architect: László Balogh Text: Mária Tatai Photos: László Fejes, Aurél Iványi, István Kuklis Standing in the neighbourhood of the Dóm (Cathedral) in Szeged, Art Hotel speaks a contemporary language whilst respectfully integrating surrounding buildings of various ages and styles to create a new unity. Featuring three main facades, the new house had […]
A Fortress within a Town
Hotel Tokajvár, Tokaj Architect: Marcel Ferencz Text: Rita Tuczai Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The present-day form of Hotel Tokajvár resembling that of a fortress derives from the remodelling and extension of an old building. The tranquil and respectful appearance of its facade is conveyed by its proportions and brick architecture reflecting an order free from all […]
In the Embrace Of Herbs
Herbal Valley, Zánka Architect: András Krizsán Text: Gábor Kerner Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Calvinist church and its neighbourhood is one of the most exciting sites in Zánka which is located north of Lake Balaton. This is where the Visitors’ and Educational Centre of Herbal Valley was built to designs by architect András Krizsán. From afar […]
Semi-Wall with a Semi-Roof
Studio House, Debrecen Architect: Péter Kovács – Ybl Miklós díj 2015 Text: Attila Kőszeghy Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The studio-building by Péter Kovács in Ötmalom Street is an intellectual experience projected onto the oldest blocks of the city with its „cheeky” positioning. It makes a nest amongst old houses of the middle-class and thus valorizes their […]
Opening the Space
The New Parsonage, Parish Church of the Celestial Queen, Újpest Architect: Zoltán Berzsák Text: Anna Losonczy Photos: József Hajdú The architecture of St Stephen’s Square in Újpest was originally defined by the massive structures of the parish church and the mayor’s office block. As a result of an agreement between the local government and the […]
Facing the Feathered Lizard
Pécsinger Vinery, Győrújbarát Architect: Dezső Ekler Text: János Golda Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The first versions of designs for the rape-juice plant complex date from 2011 featuring the same topic: the extensive vineyard made up of endless parallel rows of vines are interspersed with lanes of geometrically trimmed lines of trees crowned with rectangular foliages that […]
Adjustment in the Past, Present and Future Tenses
Students’ Hostel, Graphisoft Park, Budapest Architects: András Vikár, István Lukács, Árpád Gál, Tamás Bencsik Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky A new unit complementing the multi-colour complex of Graphisoft Park which is integral in its architectural vocabulary, the Students’ Hostel of the International Business School projects the continuation of the high-standard architecture of the park. […]
Etudes composed on an Office Block
K4 Office Centre, Budapest Architects: Katalin Csillag, Zsolt Gunther Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Seeing the first sweepingly dynamic reception, one has the impression that the newly built office block at the junction of Váci and Dózsa György roads does not take away anything but adds to the site, self-evidently re-phrasing the square by […]