A+ CATEGORY OFFICE
Interior design of an office on the upper floors of the Piarist Centre in Budapest
Architect in charge János Golda
Co-Architect Zoltán Kovács, Erzsébet Mészáros,
Gábor Nagy, M. Tünde Szojka, György Ottlik
Architect associate(s) Katalin Alkér, András Debreczeni,
Sándor Rácz, János Szepesi, Ferenc Attila
Vörös
General planning M-Teampannon
Associate architects kollektív műterem, KAAVA
Statics István Kenese (†), Tibor Csáki
Building services eng. Tibor Battai, János Nagy
Building electricity Ferenc Rajkai
Building electricity Ferenc Rajkai
Fire protection György Báder
Photos Zoltán Kovács, Erzsébet Mészáros,
Tamás Szántó
Client Private
Location Budapest, Hungary
47°29’33.4″N 19°03’08.3″E
Area 1,150 m2
Year 2010 – 2011
Our goal in this project was to fulfill the spaces on the top floor and the rooftop of the building in the city centre, overlooking the Danube. The roof structure is made of exposed reinforced concrete construction, a modern impression of the old wooden deck. The complexity of the roof itself results an exciting contemporary form. Within the high ceilings of the attic, the individual rooms are created as objects sinking in the space, with the symmetrically placed glass boxes and tower staircase in the gallery organized along the longitudinal axis of the space.
Because of the multi-room layout of the different floors, it was important to find generous solutions that would bring the rooms together but keep a sense of unity. This is why we used continuous glass walls that turn 60cm at the partitions of the rooms, making the long central corridor light. The pattern of the floor carpet slips into the office spaces. The staircase up to the tower is surrounded by a perforated timber wall, so that as you climb to the viewing area, you'll always have a new view. The staircase to the tower is constructed of steel plates cast in-situ with concrete, providing an elegant, airy solution.
The suspended ceiling is constructed using a metal strip product of varying sizes, with a linear patterned structure in line with the striping of the floor carpet. The lighting is random effect, but with deliberate distribution, using recessed fluorescent luminaires of various lengths. The doors in the solid wall are individually designed to blend in with the wall becoming part of it. The door panels of the built-in wardrobes in the corridors were also designed in this way. The bathrooms, kitchen and resting areas, reception, offices and meeting rooms have been meticulously designed. High quality furniture and materials have been installed in all rooms.
