Gellérthegy Residences

Location: 1016 Budapest, Hegyalja út 15.

Client: BGT – H15 Kft

Project management: H1 Investment Kft

Design: 2010-2020

Scale: 1700 m2

Leading designers: András Korényi, Balázs Korényi

Project architect: Diána Németh

Designers: Fruzsina Barta, András Dobos, Linda Erdélyi, Virág Anna Gáspár, Bogáta Kendi, Dávid Páncsics, Rebeka Sipos, Zoltán Vámos

Civil engineer: Ungi Mérnökirda Kft

Details: Dudinszky Tervezőiroda Kft and Károly Nagy

Mechanical engineering: Temesvári tervező Kft

Electrical engineering: Kelevill Bt

Fire safety: Fireeng Kft

Landscape designer: TájConsult

Elevator: Tamás Pölöskei

Roads: Közlekedés Kft

Photography (drone, interior, exterior): Zsolt Batár

 

Residential Block at Hegyalja road

Empty area at a road on the slope of the busy Buda-hill, between Virág Csaba’s postmodern design with neo-deconstructivist white cubes, and the turn-of-the-century classical old buildings. Our office investigated the building possibilities and made a recommendation for the utilization in the context of the restrictions of the specially located plot of Hegyalja road. The design process was long due to the necessity of changing the regulations of the 1st District.

 

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The proposed residential building completes the block as it is the last empty plot there, providing a various apartment mix, one level of garage and a street level shop area. The volume and the façade is also a salutation in front of the master (Csaba Virág) by the leading designer (András Korényi), who designed the neighbouring building. The dynamics of the busy road running downhill on the slope is reflected by steps of the volume in case of the next building - and also in case of our one.

The apartments can be reached from a spacious, glass roofed atrium, and they are separated from the noisy road by a line of balcony with some full height parapets. The flat roof is exploited by a common terrace and greenery, with fantastic panorama of the hills of Buda and the Castle. We paid a tiny gesture towards the residents moving in, all apartment has a colour code that appears on their door and mailbox.