Community in the Past

Community Liget Pavilion, Máriaremete Architects: László Kalmár, Balázs Rose, Zsolt Zsuffa Text: Miklós Vannay Photos: Zsolt Hlinka This community grove was built on the site of a small former park. Its area has been extended, taking over the adjacent land. The landscape plan has cleverly made use of the existing site. The trees have been […]

A Glimpse to the Apple Orchard

BudaPrés Cider, Etyek Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Marcell Szuhanyik Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Budaprés in Etyek has been making ciders since 2017, and the care with which they handle this genre is evident even in the tiniest details. The decision to have BORD Architects design their building is due to the design firm’s experience in wineries. […]

Hemp, Soap, Wooden Chips

Family House, Szentendre Architects: Gábor Fábián, Veronika Juhász Text: Csaba Valkai Photos: Veronika Juhász The plot of the hemp house in Szentendre and the designers have found each other an established a fine partnership. Despite its advantageous location south of the Bükkös Creek and east of the main road, this site has not yet been […]

Totems on the Moors

Turtle Nature Trail, Dunakeszi Architecture: Paradigma Ariadné Text: Anett Mizsei Photos: Szabolcs Molnár The Turtle Nature Trail in Dunakeszi by Paradigma Ariadne is for the playful and serious. It uses architectural tools to form a bridge connecting people and landscape, both literally and symbolically. The marsh, which is one of the last in Budapest, welcomes […]

Greening Desert

World Horticultural Expo, Doha Text and photos: Pál LÅ‘vei In 2023-2024, Qatar will host the first horticultural exhibition in the Middle East. In one corner of the 170-hectare exhibition, which is dedicated to the topic ‘Green Desert, Better Environment’, the bleak grey sands of the Wadi Al Sail Nature Reserve are a reminder of what […]

Invisible Contemporary Architecture

Kodály Palace, Budapest Architect: Ferenc Nedár Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Attila Gulyás One of the most historic buildings of Kodály Circus, the Royal Hungarian State Railways Pension Institute was completed in 1883 and was owned by the company that constructed it until 1949, when it was nationalised. In the summer of 2014, the wooden roof […]

Clear, Deep Breathing

BGE Library and Student Centre, Budapest Architects: Péter Gereben, Balázs Marián Text: Mihály Balázs Photos: Balázs Danyi The BGE Library and Student Centre is located in a typical Eastern European urban landscape: a social-rehab housing estate built in the 1950s, with a neighbourhood of detached houses with gardens. Between the two there is a space […]

Equilibrium of Iustitia

District Prosecutor’s Office, Siklós Architect: András Greg Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: The Greypixel The rather eclectic, winding main street of the historic downtown of Siklós is typically enclosed and relatively narrow in scales and proportions. The town hall, which used to house the district prosecutor’s office, is situated in a corner position in the opening […]

Rational Virtues

National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) Headquarters, Budapest Architect: Péter Vékony Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: György Palkó In the autumn of 2023, the 13th district of Budapest was enriched with a technical building of European significance and a knowledge centre: the multifunctional extension of the headquarters of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) was […]

Geometric Poetry

Kéri-Pharma Office Building, Debrecen Architect: Péter Kovács Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky In the new headquarters of Kéri Pharma pharmaceutical distribution company in Debrecen, the company’s image, individual expectations and the well-being of the staff community were treated as equally important aspects. The site is located between the main traffic axis of the district […]

The Long House

Universo Condominium, Budapest Architects: Péter Sugár, Zsuzsa Ilyés, Tamás Kun Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: Zsuzsa Ilyés, Tamás Kun Universo is built in a neighbourhood between Soroksári Road and ÜllÅ‘i Road in Budapest, which has started to develop from a semi-industrial suburb into an inner-city area over the last 20 years. The original old single-storey workshop […]