hangár

30 August 2009

Csoma's room Project in Zangla Khar

Restoration of an Ancient Building in Himalayas

This project was started in 2007 by a small group of people. Now they have a foundation and a pretty nice plan, how to preserve this building which is a very important value. Not only as a Hungarian memorial place I believe, this is one of the most important places on the globe.

"In the remote monastery of Himalayan Zangla, Alexander Csoma de Körös a pioneer in Tibetan linguistics became famous as the author of the Tibetan-English dictionary and Tibetan grammar book. His room, identified by Baktay and the neighboring shrine full of valuable relics are about to collapse. The building itself is built on a massive rock base. The lower two stories are built of stone, the third story is adobe. Since the building has been abandoned for decades, the leaking roof has split the walls and made holes on the building. The building can be saved and preserved for a longer period of time using local labor, traditional methods and materials."

project owner: János Jelen - Chairman of Board of Trustees of Royal Angkor Foundation

project leader: Balázs Irimiás - architect, researcher PhD candidate

task: leading the project on site financially and professionally coordinating the architectural work as volunteer

hand sketches

19 April 2009

RIXIMA Development

Student accomodation DIAC Dubai, UAE

"Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), a member of Tecom Investments, has announced the launch of a dedicated Dh700 million ($191 million) student accommodation project that will be developed by Rixima.

Spread over 1.3 million sq feet with 1,400 plus units, the project will include 417 sq ft and 492 sq ft studio apartments, with separate bathroom and kitchenette facilities. The single bedroom accommodation will measure 580 sq ft in size at the purpose-built development. " 18/Apr/2009 Trade Arabia

architect: Sustainable Creative Architecture (SUSCA)

task: following the concept design and developing a preliminary design for approval as a senior architect

related links:
SUSCA LLC
DIAC
gulfbase.com

facade study by: Melinda Bozsó, Krisztian Kelner

07 November 2008

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.