IBS – Aquincum Campus, Graphisoft Park Architect: Kajdócsi Jenő Text: Botzheim Bálint Photos: Zsitva Tibor The buildings formerly belonging to the Gas Works within the premises of Graphisoft Park are protected historic monuments and unique in being so as the structures of the Park are predominantly works of contemporary architecture. International Business School (IBS) moved […]
Tactile simplicity
The Extension of Blind Children’s Home, Budapest Architect: Géza Kendik Text: Anna Zöldi Photos:Tamás Bujnovszky Receiving sponsoring from Azerbaijan, the latest project by A4 studio was built in the hills as an extension of a Catholic children’s home. This high-standard building hides on a hillside in Buda, featuring values that are hidden not only from […]
Elevation from Reality
Tourist Centre, Galyatető Architect: Csaba Kovács Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The Association of Hungarian Hikers Naturalists has decided to revitalize the entire length of the blue-sign tour and a flagship of this decision is the tourist centre located in Galyatető. Hiding in the shade of the hotel, this small single-storey house was built […]
The Grace of Pest
Prestige Hotel, Budapest Architects: Péter Hegedűs, Ágnes Bolyó Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Gábor Erdélyi, Viktória Győrfi Sometime before the twin towns of Pest-Buda evolved into an integrated metropolis named Budapest within only a few decades, the elderly József Hild constructed a tenement block in a tiny street just behind the building of the Hungarian Academy […]
The Little Prince’s Visit
Prezi Office, Budapest Architects: Zsolt Alexa, Donát Rabb, Ákos Schreck Text: Eszter Baku Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The most dynamically developing enterprise in Hungary even by international standards, Prezi was founded in 2009 by Péter Árvai, Péter Halácsy and Ádám Somlai-Fischer. Its continuously changing office complex has found its new home in a historic space, the […]
A Miracle in Csomád
Sports Centre, Csomád Architects: József Kolossa, András Weiszkopf Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The new building of the Local Sports Club evokes the best traditions of Hungarian Modernism, as it blends formal inspiration drawn from structure with social sensitivity on a tiny area. At the end of the main road leading here straight from […]
A Friendly Match
Audi Arena, Győr Architect: János Sándor Text: Fanni Gárdos Photos: Tibor Zsitva The new sports hall is really important for the city of Győr as sports events are so high-standard there that they definitely have deserved such fine conditions and facilities. The women’s handball team has especially earned it recently with their excellent results. As […]
Concentrating Functions
Fusion Winery, Eger Architects: Gábor Fábián, Dénes Fajcsák Text: Marianna Berényi Photos: Árpád Pintér Located near the heart of Eger, Fusion winery opened its revolving lamella doors to the public in 2014. Three years earlier the young architects from Arkt Stúdió were given the chance to design a new building covering a floor area of […]
The World of Pure White
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 […]