The Hungarian government is introducing a new skyscraper ban in the hopes of preserving the Budapest skyline. Gergely Gulyás, minister of the prime minister's office, recently stated that the ban will affect all new buildings in Budapest over 90 meters tall. The ban will not limit projects already approved with planning permission, including Foster + Partners' MOL Campus Tower, a high-rise being built as part of the new headquarters for the MOL Group. The 120 meter tower will be exempt because it has already won planning permission.
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Foster + Partners' MOL Tower Will Rise Despite Budapest's New Skyscraper Ban
Family House on Nedű Street / Építész Stúdió
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Architects: Építész Stúdió
- Area: 170 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Creaton, Edelholz, Téglárium, Xella
Museum and Education Center House of Fate / Attilafk Architects
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Architects: Attilafk Architects
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: SIMES
UNStudio Triumphs in Competition for New Budapest Bridge Over the River Danube
UNStudio, in collaboration with Buro Happold Engineering, has won an international competition for the design of a new bridge spanning the River Danube in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Their scheme will serve as a blueprint for the "Galvani Bridge" connecting South Buda and Csepel, balancing graceful aesthetics with strong performance.
The competition for the bridge was conceived with the goal of decreasing the 600,000-strong daily traffic load on existing bridges across the Danube by 40,000. As well as easing traffic congestion, the bridge is intended to embody a liveable, loveable, healthy image of 21st-century Budapest.
T2.a Architects Uses Algorithm to Design Customizable Apartment Complex
Imagine having input in the design process for your custom apartment built alongside the second largest river in Europe. T2.a Architects has unveiled their design for DANUBIO, a new residential development in Budapest, which aims to do just that.
The driving concept behind the development of DANUBIO is to give the freedom of design back to the residents, inviting them to give input into the configuration of units within the building. Using Grasshopper, a Rhinoceros plug in, a script was developed to allow creative flexibility in the design of each resident’s future home. This algorithm is altered every time a new resident enters the community by allowing them to define the typology, orientation, and location of their future home during the design process.
Hello Wood Builds 5 Wooden Christmas Trees in Cities Throughout Europe
Budapest-based architectural firm Hello Wood has continued its annual tradition of constructing wooden Christmas trees, this year expanding the program with a total of 5 trees throughout Europe. In London and Vienna, trees made of sleds recall a design concept first used by Hello Wood in 2013; meanwhile, two locations in Budapest and in the Hungarian city of Kecskemét are witnessing the return of the firm's "charity trees," installations made of firewood which are later dismantled and distributed to families in need for the winter season.
Skanska HQ Budapest / LAB5 architects
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Architects: LAB5 architects
- Area: 480 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Artemide, Covering Chile, DEKO, Falco, Gerflor, +5
Zsolt Hlinka's Photo Collages Portray the Buildings of Budapest in Perfect Symmetry
In his new series, “Corner Symmetry,” Hungarian photographer and printmaker Zsolt Hlinka captures some of his home city of Budapest’s most stunning buildings, manipulating them to make them appear as if they are perfectly symmetrical when viewed from the corner.
Overlaid on a variety of pastel-colored skies, the photographs are taken from extreme 2-point perspective, making the buildings appear to pop straight off the page. The study is a continuation of his Wes-Anderson-reminiscent series, “Urban Symmetry.”
Foster + Partners Design Sustainable Corporate Campus Featuring Budapest's Tallest Building
Foster + Partners have revealed designs for the sustainability-minded new headquarters of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group in southern Budapest. Known as MOL Campus, the plan will center on an environmentally-progressive structure located within in a park-like setting. When completed, it will become this city’s tallest building.
“This is a landmark project for several reasons, not only for MOL but also for Budapest,” said Nigel Dancey, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners. “It presents a unique challenge – to ensure that the building meets the functional needs of the organisation, follows the highest standards of sustainability, and is respectful of its historic surroundings.”
pointONE showroom / Suto Interior Architects
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Architects: Suto Interior Architects
- Area: 300 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: CPPARQUET, Covering Chile, Cp Parquet, DIESEL, Elitis, +7
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Professionals: Suto Interior Architects
FLOW Hostel / Partizan Architecture
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Architects: Partizan Architecture
- Area: 660 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: AGROB BUCHTAL, Forbo Flooring Systems, PRTZN, SLV, Tilka
Central European University / O’Donnell + Tuomey
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Architects: O’Donnell + Tuomey
- Area: 15638 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Argo-Hungary Kft, Armstrong Ceilings, Baumit, Domoferm, Dorma-Hüppe, +19
Transparent Solutions / Tóth Project Architect Office
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Architects: Tóth Project Architect Office
- Area: 451 m²
- Year: 2016
3 Stories / GASPARBONTA
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Architects: GASPARBONTA
- Area: 128 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Escenium HAUS, Ivanka, SLV, Teka
3in1 / batlab architects
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Architects: batlab architects
- Area: 110 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Atelier Kas, Industrial Lamp Budapest
Explore Budapest's Art Deco and Bauhaus Staircases Through This Photo Series
Fine arts and commercial photographer Balint Alovits has released Time Machine, his latest photo series documenting Art Deco and Bauhaus staircases throughout Budapest, Hungary.
Shown from the same central perspective, the photographs “create a new dimension by splitting space and time, staying within the visual limits of the project’s concept, while the perception of the architectural details evokes the idea of infinity.”
“I have always liked Art Deco and Bauhaus buildings,” said Alovits. “Whenever I step into one of these caracoles, I feel a certain pulling energy looking up from the bottom or down from the top. I wanted to collect and showcase all the different shapes and colors that these stairways feature.”
Budapest's Largest Urban Development in 30 Years Begins Construction
ADEPT Architects has won the commission to design a new masterplan for the Budapart neighborhood of Budapest, a project that will become the largest singular urban development in the city for nearly 30 years. Based on a distorted grid structure, the design will reference both historic and modern parts of the city, and will encompass 54 hectares of mixed-use space.
Located on the [‘Buda’] bank of the Danube River, the Budapart masterplan aims to create a green and human scaled neighborhood rather than just another new modern development. The fantastic location on the waterfront, the existing characteristic landscape qualities and the close vicinity to the central city are the main attractions that each generate huge potential to make the new neighborhood an epicenter of its own, described the architects in a recent press release.