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K\u0151r\u00f6si Csoma S\u00e1ndor Memorial House, Kov\u00e1szna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect: L\u0151rinc Csernyus<\/strong>
\nText: \u00c9va Ferencz<\/strong>
\nPhotos: Bence Csernyus<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the spring of 1784, in Csomak\u0151r\u00f6s, near Kov\u00e1szna, S\u00e1ndor Csoma was born. He is a world-famous Tibetologist and Orientalist, whose work and intellectual heritage were respected by the local community, despite the authorities’ prohibition. The public cultural association bearing Csoma’s name was registered in 1990, after the change of the political system, and its members were the town’s intellectuals: teachers, clergymen, doctors, cultural workers. In the years following the founding of this association, the idea of creating a memorial house and documentation centre was conceived. Imre Makovecz finally took on the planning in 1994 \u2014 or, more precisely, delegated it to his then young pupil, L\u0151rinc Csernyus. Csernyus carried out the task under Makovecz’s supervision and correction, always bearing in mind that the building inspired by Csoma’s oeuvre could become one of the spiritual and physical centres of universal Hungarianism. However, due to a lack of funds, the project itself stalled when the fund was not raised, and then the Hungarian state managed to restart the construction. Finally, in the spring of 2024, the building was inaugurated and opened to the public, and the architect’s concept was to build a bridge between the two \u201econtinents\u201d, East and West. The ground floor lobby of the two-storey building will be the first stage of a permanent exhibition presenting Csoma\u2019s life. This will include a conference room with a seating capacity of 60-70 people, a library room and office space. A corridor connects the lobby with the rooms around it. Five guest rooms are also located on the upper floor, in addition to an exhibition space.<\/p>\n

Client: K\u0151r\u00f6si Csoma S\u00e1ndor K\u00f6zm\u0171vel\u0151d\u00e9si Egyes\u00fclet<\/strong>
\nGeneral planning: ArchEA \u00c9p\u00edt\u00e9sz M\u0171hely<\/strong>
\nLead architect: L\u0151rinc Csernyus<\/strong>
\nFellow architect: Bal\u00e1zs V\u00e1radi<\/strong>
\nInteriors: M\u00e1rton T\u00f3th<\/strong>
\nLandscape, garden: M\u00f3nika Buella<\/strong>
\nArchitect in charge of naturalisation, co-architect: Attila Sz\u00e1sz-Veress<\/strong><\/p>\n

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