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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Széll Kálmán Square in Budapest, Hungary by Építész StúdióJuly 8th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Építész Stúdió 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.  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz
 Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz 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.  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Gergely Kenéz  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects  Image Courtesy © Metropole Architects
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