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Széll Kálmán square

The project was the refurbishment of one of Budapest’s busiest downtown transport hubs, and the most visited public square on the Buda side.

Due to the strict order of tramlines and roads, the main architectural and landscaping goal was to clean up and rationalize the inner parts, making the square a pedestrian priority public space with as many green areas as possible, in a way that does not interfere with the transferring crowd. The placement of the resting areas, filled with shrubs, trees, fountains and benches is based on an analysis of the crowd movement, providing the shortest route for each transfer and utilizing the least loaded patches, while leaving the heavy connections empty.


A total reconstruction meant the demolition of old soviet-era bus stops, commercial pavilions and the old tramlines crossing and dividing the square. The only exception was the fan shaped metro station, which was engineered in the 70’s, but got crowded during the decades with small shops blocking transparency from all sides. This iconic building opened up, and became a transparent meeting point. The new constructions - the service buildings and tram stops - follow the raw materiality of the metro station, in a square where the color is provided by the crowd rather than the architecture.

Architect

Tamás Fialovszky, Richárd Hőnich, Benedek Sólyom, Gergely Kenéz, Gergő Jedlicska

Interior Designer
3D Artist
Landscape Architect

Barnabás Szakács, Sándor Liziczai

Exhibition Design
Graphic Design
Function

Public space
Transportation hub

Competition

2012 - open competition 1st prize

Year
2016
Location

Budapest, Hungary

Client

BKK

Photography
Awards
Publications
Function

Public space
Transportation hub

Competition

2012 - open competition 1st prize

Year
2016
Location

Budapest, Hungary

Client

BKK

Photography
Awards
Publications
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