Specialized Project Design Course

The specialisation design course is the first interactive architectural project within the sustainable architecture specialisation. Its aim is to explore and practise the process of creating sustainable facilities for communities through research, extensive brainstorming and consultation support over the course of a full semester. The Department of Public Building Design traditionally focuses on the research and design of community living spaces. Within this framework, the Innovative Architecture Studio places particular emphasis on the analysis and development of functions, from the macro level down to the details, whilst paying close attention to integration into the environment and the resulting impacts.

Location of design tasks is Budapest, XXII district - Budafok city centre.

Budafok is a historic suburb of Budapest, capital of Hungary. It is situated in the southwestern part of Buda, next to the Danube. Budafok was an independent settlement before 1950. The village was known for its wine and 'champagne' production. 
Today it has a typical suburban life with massive commuter traffic to the capital centre which places a heavy burden on the local city centre. The local municipality is going to take innovative architectural interventions to create a liveable and loveable core in the city with loads of green - in such a way that it conceals the inevitable motor traffic in a civilised manner.

Design task is to assess the current situation of the city centre and to create sustainable, innovative architectural answers on the discovered issues.

Budafok is a popular area for design projects in architecture courses; many student teams have already worked on this site. We’re always happy to come back here, and show new international students what values it has to offer.
The facility to design can be a new one or adaptive reuse for different kinds of public functions - as cultural, social, sport, educational, rehabilitation, etc. Major integrated part of facility has to be the solution of parking the cars of local commuters.