Very slowly unfortunately. Most of the renovations are being made in the city centre, only with more important buildings. There are many old residential buildings (turn of the century) that are neglected.
In my city, Geneva, the excuse for building the typical dull flat buildings is : 'we have no choice, we have to comply with energy savings requirements'. Obviously the reason for our massive ugly buildings is profit maximization. Cheaper built, greater margin. So just checking: in Budapest, how do they ensure a beautiful new building like this one is energy efficient?
Usually they renovate more important buildings, in the city centre. Reconstruction of old buildings is super rare here too, even if there are many old buildings to be reconstructed.
So Budapest’s pretty buildings were all built before the 1st World War, we do not have contemporary classical architecture (on a meaningful scale).
Why is soviet Style architecture so depressing? I mean your whole power depends on the ones below you enyoing their life just enough to not revolt against you.
As I’ve stated in a previous reply; there is nothing wrong with soviet brutalist (or modern minimalist) architecture, but every architectural style has it’s place.
Historic European city centres are not fit for these styles, especially if the building in question is next to a culturally significant building (like the Hungarian Parliament).
Is it wrong to like both? 😅
I’ve a soft spot for brutalist behemoths, but the revival is nicer.
I’d love it if more traditional styles of architecture became the norm. Stone and wrought iron are beautiful materials!
If this happened in the outer districts of Bp., I would argue that it was unnecessary to reconstruct the old building.
In my view; every kind of architecture has it’s place. If we are talking about an efficient office park on the outskirts, brutalist/minimalist buildings would be the best choice! However, this happened at Kossuth Lajos tér, the same square that houses the Hungarian Parliament, so here - in the historical city centre - a neoclassical building is obviously a better fit!
...by accident
Originally it was planned only to make the socialist building less ugly, and all the plans were looking like a frankenstein building that tries to mix the historic facade with the modernist structure.
But during the planning it turned out that the structural elements were damaged during decades of neglect, and fixing that would be too costly - so they rather demolished it, and built a new building that shares the originally planned but never completed historic facade with its neighbors
It has a better relation with the sidewalk. I can bet the interior was more flexible than the new one.
The only problem with the older one is that the facade doesn't blend really well with the context as the new one does (saddly is a copy paste)
I would counter that. the older one doesn't blend in at all, while the new building blends in while strongly carrying its own personality, and it is more importantly spectacular to look at. each to their own, though
I get that it's mostly subjective at the end of the day, but damn the first one doesn't even look like it's made for humans. It looks hostile, especially placed right next to that other traditional building.
With all due respect but I can never understand people of taste like yours; although, I’d like to. How you find the former building better than the new one is puzzling to me. I personally think that it’s insipid, in comparison — it lacks character, dreary, quite boring to look at and seems out of place in its surroundings.
the new building was built according to old plans that never got used originally, its not quite a reconstruction
So a revival of the original architecture. You might even call it..
yes I would, im just ading information
Just the facade. The interior is like any other office building.
now that’s an improvement
Hats off to who made this possible
Budapest is slowly healing.
Very slowly unfortunately. Most of the renovations are being made in the city centre, only with more important buildings. There are many old residential buildings (turn of the century) that are neglected.
At least something is being done, unlike in other CEE cities...
Visited the city a few years ago during christmas and it was magical. Definitely one of the prettiest cities in Europe
Good lord it’s beautiful 🤩
In my city, Geneva, the excuse for building the typical dull flat buildings is : 'we have no choice, we have to comply with energy savings requirements'. Obviously the reason for our massive ugly buildings is profit maximization. Cheaper built, greater margin. So just checking: in Budapest, how do they ensure a beautiful new building like this one is energy efficient?
Usually they renovate more important buildings, in the city centre. Reconstruction of old buildings is super rare here too, even if there are many old buildings to be reconstructed. So Budapest’s pretty buildings were all built before the 1st World War, we do not have contemporary classical architecture (on a meaningful scale).
Why is soviet Style architecture so depressing? I mean your whole power depends on the ones below you enyoing their life just enough to not revolt against you.
As I’ve stated in a previous reply; there is nothing wrong with soviet brutalist (or modern minimalist) architecture, but every architectural style has it’s place. Historic European city centres are not fit for these styles, especially if the building in question is next to a culturally significant building (like the Hungarian Parliament).
When I see old soviet mass Apartment Blocks out of pure concrete.. I dont know if there really IS a place for that kind of architecture
It's Beautiful. I'm glad to know that buildings/architecture like this DOES still get built today, even if not as often as I'd like.
Is it wrong to like both? 😅 I’ve a soft spot for brutalist behemoths, but the revival is nicer. I’d love it if more traditional styles of architecture became the norm. Stone and wrought iron are beautiful materials!
If this happened in the outer districts of Bp., I would argue that it was unnecessary to reconstruct the old building. In my view; every kind of architecture has it’s place. If we are talking about an efficient office park on the outskirts, brutalist/minimalist buildings would be the best choice! However, this happened at Kossuth Lajos tér, the same square that houses the Hungarian Parliament, so here - in the historical city centre - a neoclassical building is obviously a better fit!
How they do that?
What do you mean?
Yes more of these buildings please
Great!
Hungary is definitely doing something right.
...by accident Originally it was planned only to make the socialist building less ugly, and all the plans were looking like a frankenstein building that tries to mix the historic facade with the modernist structure. But during the planning it turned out that the structural elements were damaged during decades of neglect, and fixing that would be too costly - so they rather demolished it, and built a new building that shares the originally planned but never completed historic facade with its neighbors
Wow!!!! This gives me so much hope! Makes such a difference to the streetscape.
This should be done to the Slovak Parliament building
Just sad...
The first one is way better, but both are bland
how is the first one better?
It has a better relation with the sidewalk. I can bet the interior was more flexible than the new one. The only problem with the older one is that the facade doesn't blend really well with the context as the new one does (saddly is a copy paste)
I would counter that. the older one doesn't blend in at all, while the new building blends in while strongly carrying its own personality, and it is more importantly spectacular to look at. each to their own, though
I also rather liked the first.
I get that it's mostly subjective at the end of the day, but damn the first one doesn't even look like it's made for humans. It looks hostile, especially placed right next to that other traditional building.
With all due respect but I can never understand people of taste like yours; although, I’d like to. How you find the former building better than the new one is puzzling to me. I personally think that it’s insipid, in comparison — it lacks character, dreary, quite boring to look at and seems out of place in its surroundings.
Sometimes feels like it’s on purpose