2019

Vizafogó Kindergarten, Budapest Architects: Csaba Nagy, Károly Pólus, Ágnes Tőrös Text: Sándor Csontó Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The local government commissioned Archikon Architects to design the extension and renovation of Vizafogó kindergarten with a capacity of 200 at the end of 2017. Surrounded by tower blocks now, it was opened 40 years ago as a single-storey […]

Health Centre, Budakeszi Architect: Gábor Bártfai-Szabó Text: Györgyi Csontos Photos: György Dénes Bártfai-Szabó Architects started to modernize energetically the former health centre of the settlement, actually a building badly deteriorating and in need of renovation to start with. Instead of a didactic design process, however – thinking over the reasons of the utilization anomalies and […]

Forest Offices, Debrecen Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Dávid Bán Photos: György Palkó Being modernized, Debrecen is definitely turning into a large city, for which it will need more and more buildings with the appropriate faculties and spirituality. It has not had so far such a top category office block which has only appeared in Budapest […]

Kevíz 21 Office Block, Nyíregyháza Architect: Attila Gáva Text: Rita Tuczai Photos: Zsolt Hlinka The office block of KEVÍZ 21 Zrt. in Nyíregyháza has been in need of conversion once again after its extension finished 20 years ago. Architect Attila Gáva now agreed with the client to restructure the complex formerly functioning as a kindergarten […]

Modernization of the offices in Máriássy House, Budapest Architecture: Lab5 Architect Text: Tamás Ulrich Photos: Zsolt Batár Built by the capital city, this hall structure was completed in 1927 to function as a calf market. The fate of the market hall took several turns since then, having not only various functions but new owners as […]

Monastery Hotel, Budapest Architect: Tamás Németh Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Márk Korecz, Attila Boldog © Monastery Hotel Near the bank of the River Danube in Buda, two wings of the monastery of the Capuchin monks have been revived in the shape of a modest and yet atmospheric boutique hotel. On the exterior facade it is […]

Detached house, Pesthidegkút Architects: Tamás Fialovszky, Gergely Kenéz, Gergő Jedlicska Text: Tamás Kiss Photos: Gergely Kenéz, Gergő Jedlicska Originally, there had been a house with a modest size floor area which has proven to be unsuitable for extension according to current regulations, and was thus demolished. This loveable „cottage”, however, did not disappear without remains; […]

Haris Park, Budapest Architects: Márton Kovács, Sándor Göcsei Text: Miklós Okrutay Photos: György Darabos Founded in 1696, the Civilian Shooting Association in Buda moved to its permanent home in 1885. Built in the „Swiss” style, the house evokes the characteristic architecture of mansions, containing a banquet hall. The single-storey central block is flanked by smaller […]

James-Simon-Galerie, Museumsinsel, Berlin Architect: David Chipperfield Text: György Szegő Photos: Stiftung Preussicher Kulturbesitz Established recently, the gallery based in Berlin creates contact with two museum buildings built in the 19th century that had previously only touched each other in a shifted position: Altes Museum was connected with the Neues Museum by Stüler via a bottleneck […]

Winery reconstruction, Pitigliano, Italy Architect: Antonello Stella Text: András Tibor Kertész Photos: Roberto Vaccai Architect Antonello Stella worked in Pitigliano at the early stage of his career, his very first xproject being the designs of the archaeological museum of the town there. Some thirty years later he was given another task at the same place: […]