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Greek Catholic Museum and Study House, Ny\u00edregyh\u00e1za<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architects: Mih\u00e1ly Bal\u00e1zs, D\u00e1vid T\u00f6r\u00f6k, Bal\u00e1zs Falvai, M\u00e1rton Nagy<\/strong>
\nText: Zolt\u00e1n Bun<\/strong>
\nPhotos: Antal B\u00e1nhegyesy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The denominational Museum and Study House, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, stands next to the St. Athanese Greek Catholic Theological College in Ny\u00edregyh\u00e1za, and was built after designs by Mih\u00e1ly Bal\u00e1zs, although the latter was co-authored by D\u00e1vid T\u00f6r\u00f6k. The tension in the programme between the management and display of the museum’s collection and the accommodation of guests of a community with active external relations was just as much a fundamental design issue as the tension between the client’s desire to reflect both the traditional Greek Catholic identity and the autonomous creative desire. The new component seems to be immaterial, simultaneously old and new, representational and abstract in style, a composition that follows and contradicts tectonics, and yet is quite elaborate in all its constituents. Its significance, by \u201efollowing tradition\u201d, reflects both the Greek Catholics\u2019 desire for uniqueness, identifiability and recognisability, whilst also bringing a sort of \u201econspicuousness\u201d which is now a must-see for tourists. Its architects declared that they have embarked on a counter-building experiment with this project, whilst distancing themselves from both international museum architecture and the domestic trend: they are displaying a contemporary approach by aiming for the timelessness of their work.<\/p>\n

General architecture: Mih\u00e1ly Bal\u00e1zs Architect Studio, dmb Studio<\/strong>
\nArchitects: Mih\u00e1ly Bal\u00e1zs, D\u00e1vid T\u00f6r\u00f6k, Bal\u00e1zs Falvai, M\u00e1rton Nagy<\/strong>
\nFellow architects: Csaba Riczu, Bettina \u00d3nodi<\/strong>
\nGraphic design: T\u00fcnde Fekete, Mikl\u00f3s Meggyesi, Anna T\u00e1ncos, Imre Erd\u0151s<\/strong>
\nGarden architecture: Borb\u00e1la Gy\u00fcre, Evelin T\u00f3th \u2013 Geum Works<\/strong>
\nStructure: \u00c1kos Medek, Mih\u00e1ly Cz\u00f6vek \u2013 Medek Ltd.<\/strong>
\nHVAC: Andr\u00e1s Lantos, Anna Te\u00f6ke \u2013 Lanterv Ltd.<\/strong>
\nElectrical engineering: Ferenc Rajkai, Rich\u00e1rd Radics \u2013 Hungaroproject Ltd.<\/strong>
\nAccessibility: Andr\u00e1s Pandula<\/strong>
\nClient: Greek Catholic Metropoloy<\/strong>
\nMain contractor: Palladian Ltd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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