Man and Tree

Bóbita Kindergarten, Gyergyócsomafalva Architect: Miklós Köllő Text: György Szegő Photos: István Szigeti Vajk Located at the foot of Görgényi Hills, Gyergyócsomafalva has a new kindergarten that enhances the identity of the location not only with its spaces but also with its spirituality encoded in the building. The designer of the kindergarten, Miklós Köllő and the […]

Encounters in Space

Kindergarten and Mini Nursery, Debrecen-Tégláskert Architect: Tibor China Text: Eszter Götz Photos: Attila Varga Redefining the tradition of Transylvanian wooden churches, the tower church of Debrecen-Tégláskert is one of the main works of György Csete’s organic architecture and a dominant feature of the quiet suburban surroundings. The two-group kindergarten and mini nursery of the Calvinist […]

Pushing Boundaries in Physical and Mental Space

Primary School, Szentpéterfa Architects: András Cseh, Ádám Tátrai, Dávid Németh, József Élő, Szilárd Köninger Text: Krisztina Somogyi Photos: Alex Shoots Buildings / Alexandra Timpau, CAN Architects For CAN Architects, the link between architecture and learning is a fundamental topic: whether it is built environment education, a theoretical framework for spatial design or the design of […]

Minimal Base

Nursery, Zákány Architect: András Greg Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: András Greg Despite its small scale, this village in Somogy county runs both a school and a kindergarten. Its inhabitants look to the future with some palpable optimism; they believe in some kind of sustainable concept of development. The need to build a new nursery is […]

Habitants of the Round Hill

Kindergarten, Semily, Czech Republic Architect: Marek Topič Text: Eszter Götz Photos: BoysPlayNice The new Kindergarten in Semily (CZ) designed for 110 children combines a classic municipal kindergarten and a Waldorf kindergarten in a single building. The aim was to create a building with centralized facilities and a kitchen for two independent two-class kindergartens for children […]

Continuity and Layering

Education Centre, Pellérd Architects: Tamás Getto, Tímea Schunk Text: Péter Zilahi Photos: The Greypixel In 2003, a competition was launched for the contemporary re-design of the town centre of Pellérd, in which Tamás Getto and his colleagues’ concept won. Their idea was to define a new main square along the main road on the southern […]

Restoring a Sense of Home

Krausz Palace, Budapest Architect: Péter Bordás Text: Gabriella Uhl Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky This grandiose building with its lavish design and decoration was built by Lajos Krausz in 1882. The first floor was then occupied by the Krausz family, whilst the other floors were rented apartments for the upper middle classes, and the ground floor housed […]

A Laboratory in the Park

Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus Architect: Marina Annus Text: Péter Debreczeni Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky Bosch Innovation Campus is a building complex that seeks to integrate harmoniously into its surroundings, and although it incorporates all the design principles of contemporary office architecture, from communal design to highly automated office spaces and energy-saving solutions, its main asset is […]

The Luxurious New Aristocrat of Old Budapest

W Hotel (former Drechsler Palace), Budapest Architect: Béla Bánáti Text: György Szegő Photos: Tamás Bujnovszky The office of Ödön Lechner and Gyula Pártos in 1883, right after the design of the Szeged Town Hall, received a commission from the MÁV Pension Institute to design the apartment building opposite the Opera. The building was inspired by […]

Contemporary Palisade

Foton, Veszprém Architects: Orsolya Nóbik, Attila Szilvási Text: János Géczi Photos: Csaba Toroczkai / VEB2023 EKF The baroque stable building at the south-western end of Veszprém Castle, at the junction of the inner space of the bastion under the Fire Tower, the office building of the House of Arts and the courtyard of the Csikász […]

Instead of Demolition

Divinus House, Budapest Architects: Klára K. Artner (1972), Zoltán Durst (2022) Text and photos: Eszter Götz The heyday of rowing life on the Danube at Római riverbank, was fading in the early 1970s, but boathouses were still plentiful when the era of union holiday homes began to be built here. One of the most famous […]

Cubic Houses Reinterpreted

The Grafit Studio’s Sample Designs Text and concept: Grafit Studio The designs for the Lechner Centre’s 2019 competition for the idea of a model design allow for the redesign of the well-known “cube house” type design into expandable detached family houses that meet today’s needs and trends. Grafit Studio architects designed variations for both rural […]