Anonym Winery, Etyek Architects: István Szövényi, Anna Szövényi Text: Ferenc Török Photos: József Hajdú Wine cellars are the most beautiful architectural relics of the ancient and still live traditions of Hungarian viticulture. In the vineyards of Tokaj, Villány and Csopak wineries for purely wine-tasting built along existing wine cellars are the brightest examples of Hungarian […]
A Scale Found
The Reconstruction of the Town Hall, Visegrád Architect: Tamás Bártfai Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: József Hajdú Open from the direction of the River Danube and closed towards the main street of the town, the town hall of Visegrád provides a background with its facades and those of the neighbouring buildings to the communal site: it […]
An Evolving History
The Restoration of the Castle in Siklós Architect: Judit Kaló Text: Tamás Fejérdy Photos: Judit Kaló, Róbert Hack, Ferenc Tepper The Castle in Siklós is unique in that it is the only castle in Hungary which has come down to us as relatively intact. By the 2000s, however, this historic monument had been deteriorated to […]
Black Diamond
International Conference Centre, Katowice Architects: JEMS Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Juliusz Sokołowski The Katowice conference centre is a multifunctional, complex service facility designed for congress, conference, exhibition, fair and performance. However, it also has an area which is fully available for the public – it is a green passage which goes diagonally through the building’s […]
Ready for Travel
Hungarian Railways Auxiliary Buildings, Vác Architect: László Pethő Text: Bálint Botzheim Photos: Tamás Török / Topogram The first steam engine went on her maiden voyage in 1846 from Pest to Vác. This route being the first line of public transport in Hungary has preserved its prestige ever since and carries approximately 10 % of all […]
From the Within towards the Outside
Summer Resort, Balatonszárszó Architects: Katalin Fazekas, Árpád Vilics Text: Levente Szabó Photos: Tamás Szentirmai This building in Balatonszárszó by Katalin Fazekas and Árpád Vilics cannot be regarded in a different way than a peaceful and calm manifestation of natural unity, that is the integral approach to exteriors and interiors, architectural statements and materials, as well […]
Sunroof
Farmers and Fish Market, Vodice, Slovenia Architect: Dinko Peračić Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Platforma 9,81 In Piran Architecture Days, Vodice Farmers and Fish Market project created by Dinko Peračić, won the top Piranesi award. The structure is a representation of successful urban and social reconstruction. Given that Vodice are a tourist destination, the project respects […]
Architecture at the edge of Hungary
Communal Fruit Processing Plant, Markóc Concept, archtiecture and text: Veronika Holczer Photos: Sári Ember, Veronika Holczer The first version of the scheme was made as a diploma work back in 2011. My ambition as a designer then was to spend a longer period in a poor village, take part in local life, and work out […]
Telluric power
The New St George’s Church in Józsa District, Debrecen Architect: Zoltán Győrffy Text: Tamás Meggyesi Photos: Zsolt Batár The newly built church primarily impresses the visitor via its gently proportionate mass and unique, homogeneous material qualities. The simple, acute-angled tent-roofed mass with a low parapet is harmoniously complemented by the structure of the belfry which […]
The Synthesis of Dignity
The Remodelling and Extension of the Clinic, Pécs Architects: Csikós Zoltán, Peity Attila Text: dr. Kiss Zsolt István Photos: Csikós Zoltán Suited to accommodate 400 patients, the clinic was a characteristic building of the University of Medicine in Pécs. Designed by Lajos Gádoros, it was opened in 1966 which was enriched with a significant extension […]
From train depot to a public space
Railway Station, Pécs Architect: Tibor Hajós Text: Mónika Pilkhoffer Photos: Tibor Zsitva It was a milestone for Pécs in 2010 that the city, being an European Culture Capital then, was given the chance to get enriched with several new cultural and infrastructural developments. An exception was the building of the railway station which had been […]
An Urban Structure Being Re-Evaluated
Southern Railway Station, Budapest Text: dr. Nagy Béla It did not take long for the world to recognize the significance of rail travel. Only appr. ten years after the opening of the Stockton – Darlington railway line, the law of 1836. XXV. was passed to start the construction of the railway routes between Pest-Buda and […]