City Hall competition Budapest, Hungary

Budapest:
The new City Hall will comprise 118.000 square metres of gross floor area, 40.000 square meters of which will be newly built. The project’s completion is scheduled for 2013.

architect: Erick van Egeraat associated architects (EEA)





task: concept design, following the previous competiton by the EEA

about the competition:
varoskepp.blog.hu
inspiral.hu
mek.hu (Chamber of Hungarian Architechts )
english pages:
bdonline.co.uk
openbuildings
e-architectskorzogyar.hu (octogon)
designboom

31 October 2008

Erick van Egeraat has won the international competition to design the City Hall in the centre of Budapest. From a field of 18 participants, an international professional jury selected his proposal, which combines restoration of the existing 18th century baroque building and new, futuristic wings to create a contemporary Main Square. This proposal makes an end to a period of almost three centuries of uncertainties at this unique plot in the Heart of Budapest.

In accordance with the objectives of the competition, this new City Hall, with its open courtyards and flexibility of use, will reflect transparency and democracy, will act as a Forum for the people of Budapest and will attract tourists. It will at once re-introduce pedestrian flow from the boulevard to the river Danube and offer a spectacular view of the city from the platform on top of the entrance gate. “This project provides a unique opportunity to both boost the economy of the city of Budapest and create an attractive new city centre for all”, says Erick van Egeraat.

www.eea-architects.com

SHU WORKSHOP performance in GODOR CLUB

a performance supported by the Drótanya Fesztivál in 2008

sound: Rovar17 vs. Krist_K
performers: Buday Enikő, Th Gergő
place: Gödör Klub Budapest

related link:

video by Valeria Keller

SHU blog

Temps d'Images

Temps d'Images is competition between visual and performing artists. year by year the TRAFÓ is the hungarian partner of the french initiative.

in the year 2008 with my two friend of mine we got the chance to make a short performance. We decided to visualize a slow process of the agonies.

We choose the own writings of the actor who made a recordings in a studio. At the same time we made video recordings in different extreme situation of the actor.

During the performance we installed for big TFT surface in the theatre and four speakers. We mixed the sound and the video in real time during the performance.

In the middle of the stage we installed a mosquito net with a cotton candy maker machine and a projector above. As we projected the video on the surface the candy started to melt and added a grotesque feeling of these agonies.

Thanks to TRAFÓ!

actor and text: Ferenc Köles
video works: Balázs Balogh
sound works: Krisztian Kelner

related links:
www.tempsdimages.eu
TRAFÓ
BaloghBalazs
Köles Ferenc

Enigma 2007

Object on Countryside (Project I.)

There is one point on the hill. This is a milestone. The task is to make an object which is linked to this milestone.

in fact this milestone is so small, you can not even find from the valley, but i do not think, that the only solution is to build something on the top of that. simply i have to show where is this point on the hill. to determine the position of a point also can mean I point at from somewhere.

so this is an observatory in fact. through this object i can observe the milestone. this observatory is a strange object in the landscape attracting the visitors. the question is: what it it for? answer: an enigma

Labirynth 2007

Object on countryside (project II.)

Objects on Countryside

object on countryside is a series. this series is a part of my postgraduate study I have started in 2007. the masters of the architecture are presented by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)

list of masters:

Mihály Balázs
Ferenc Cságoly
Péter Fejérdi
János Golda
Tamás Karácsony
György Major
Gábor U. Nagy

related links:
portal.bme.hu (BME)
architectural department (BME)

description of the education (hungarian only)
download the detail of the accreditation report (hungarian only)

Pecha-Kucha Night - Vol.2.

PechaKucha night Budapest, Hungary
On this event I represented the szövetség '39 and nextlab in 6 minutes
Originated from Tokyo for all around the world Pecha-Kucha Night is an architect-designer presentation evening. On 6 April, 2007 it was held for the second time in the Centre of Contemporary Architecture (KÉK), Budapest.
Authors hold short, brief presentations about completed architectural, design or art works or projects in progress. The presentations have strict international rules: 12 presenters per evening, 20 images per person, 20 seconds per image.

related links:lanchid19.blogspot.com
hungarian contemporary architecture center
kek.org.hu archive
pacha kutcha nights budapest

Homo Lumens MMVII Budapest, Hungary

Environment-responsive kinetic glass facade, we also call it Luminescent Bacteria

Lánchíd 19 hotel
architect: radius b+s

tasks: design and realization of the facade in team work "Szövetség 39" design team, Hungary, managing the production process as the owner of the Arcus műhely company (ARCM)

in corporation with NEXTLAB

"Named after Budapest’s famed “Chain Bridge” which spans the Danube, the first Design Hotel in Hungary is a contemporary highlight in a neighbourhood of predominately 19th century architecture. This contrast is indicative of Budapest’s evolving character, one which celebrates both past and present. The architect and design team created a moveable accordion-like glass façade, further animated by the changing colours of an innovative lighting design concept." (Péter Sugár)

Images of the facade are exhibited at the Gwanju Design Biennale in South Korea

the glass facade won the Hungarian Design Award in the category of Product.
Designboom, 'bright LED' competition 3rd prize

related links:

designhotels.com
lanchid19.blogspot.com
radius b+s architectural consultancy
designboom.com
A10

publications and critics are on the project site: lanchid19.blogspot.com
technical details on the co-developers website: szakal.org

for more details about the co-workers and project details visit the project site:
lanchid19.blogspot.com

1:1

A match between two dancers and a noisician, with unpredictable outcome. Running in circles. Is there another way, with these rails along the tracks? Stop asking questions. Even this circle will appear infinite if you run long enough. And there is no umpire. Or if there is one, he keeps blowing the wrong whistle. The improvised dance performance 1 on 1 premiered in August 2006 in Budapest at the Millenáris Park Action series of events

Directed by: Réka Szabó
Dancers: Réka Szabó/Zsófia Tamara Vadas, Dániel Szász
Music: Krisztián Kelner

related links:
The Symptoms

You are being so strange today

A hard-hitting visual team, a twisted noisemaker-musician, and a dancer with a weight problem ponder the question of: How to be one’s own shadow? „The quasi-solo piece entitled You Are Being So Strange Today is a worthy sequel to Szabó’s recent work that has been persistently self-ironic and keen on holding up a distorting mirror to the world.” (szinhaz.hu) An improvising duet composed for a dancer and a noisist, You Are Being So Strange Today has been invited for performances at such distinguished venues as the Nu Dance Festival in Bratislava, the Vasarely Museum in Budapest, and the Museum of Fine Arts, also in Budapest.

Directed by: Réka Szabó
Dancer: Zsófia Tamara Vadas/Réka Szabó
Music: Krisztián Kelner
Visual design: Kiégő Izzók
Special thanks: Michaela Pein
Sponsors: L1 Independent Dancers’ Partnership, Marland KFT, tancelet.hu, szinhaz.hu
Media sponsor: Fidelio Súgó

related links:
The Symptoms

Chilia Chandelier

An unique suspended ceiling and lighting design in the Hungarian Palace of Art V.I.P room Budapest, Hungary


architect and interior design: Zoboki + Demeter architectural consultancy co-designer: Anna Baróthy

task: managing the realization process and the design from the concept until the final stage as the owner of the Arcus műhely (ARCM) desing studio

in the year 2005 this work won the special prize of the Hungarian Design Council

(left) work in progress

"A lámpatest hatásában puha üvegszőnyeg. a finom, kb. 1cm átmérőjű csövekből kialakított szálak sűrűn egymás mellett, helyezkednek el. ötösével egy vastagabb csőből kialakított tönkhöz kapcsolódnak az üvegszőrök. a raszteresen 4cm-ként kiosztott lyukakat egy-egy plexi cső béleli ki. ezeken keresztül lóg a közel kétezer darab üvegtönk. a fényes bőrszerű átlátszó fólia, plasztikusan tölti ki a lyukak közötti üres tereket. az erősen tagolt felületen minden fényhatás és színtevékenység aktív vizuális élményként jelentkezik. a tömött szövetet néha egy-egy habos gömb formájú nagyobb test-tartozék lazítja fel. a csápmező megvilágítását dupla sorokban a mennyezetre erősített fénycsövekkel oldották meg. a vegyesen fehér és kék színű világítótestek egyenletes fényt biztosítanak az egész mező számára. kérésünkre elkészült egy idozítő kapcsoló is, ami szabályozza a fénycsövek összeadódó színértékének fehérből kékbe tolódását és ennek ciklikusságát. ezzel is igyekeztünk a legközelebb kerülni ahhoz a hatáshoz, amit egy élő anyag klikk ide!érzete kelthet bennünk."

Dance Academy Budapest, Hungary

Proposed Concept design for a Dance Academy in Budapest

Location: old north island of The Danube which was originally a part of an industrial zone.
architect instructor: Mihály Balázs DLA

This design was a part of my post-graduate studies on the BME (budapest university of technology and science). the master plan was done by our team as well.













glass model