Heart of Mátészalka – Competition with Garten Stúdió – 1st Prize

Location: Mátészalka, Heroes square

Client: City of Mátészalka

Design: 2021

Scale: 25.000 m2

General design and Landscape: Garten Stúdió

Leading designer: György Szloszjár

Landscape designers: Eszter Szentesné Dandé, Gabriella Vastagh, Edina Csákó, Miklós Hulej, Bence Mányoki, Gábor Bőhm, Gyula Füssy, Eszter Dani

Architecture: LAB5 architects

Architects: Linda Erdélyi, András Dobos, Balázs Korényi, Virág Gáspár Anna, Júlia Szendrői, Krisztián Gádor

Traffic design: Bokút-Terv | István Bokker

Visuals: WhiteBox Visual | Bence Vági

 

The town of Mátészalka is located in the north-eastern peak of the Great Plain (Alföld). The settlement is more significant than its scale because of the large commuter area. Most people know about its agricultural past and the factory of the popular munchies called “túró rudi”, but its history is also closely linked to the “Light”. This is where the first electric street public light was switched on in the country, and here are the roots of Tony Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis (famous Hollywood actors), or Adolf Czukor (founder of Paramount Pictures).

 

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