Green — Korzó Tervezési Stúdió

Liget Budapest. There are several ways to interpret the project name, also defining expectations for the design:

Budapest’s ‘liget’ (translated to a loose woodland) is a meeting point, a space for sporting and recreation for the city of Budapest;

a woodland which is a distinguishing feature, an emblematic location of Budapest;

an open green surface scattered with forests and solitaire trees, an ecologically active and multifaceted area;

a park that can only be imagined in Budapest, a unique and remarkable tourist attraction.

These are the most important principles that emerged during the elaboration of our design:

Városliget is a national heritage, a unique monumental park in need of restoration,
the park is an ecologically active area, the lungs of the city with valuable woodland,
the current tree stock is too thick, densely planted,
it is necessary to create a spatial structure that harmonizes with the original concept of Nebbien,

Our design focus was on:

implementing pedestrian and cycle-friendly interventions,
merging and increasing the quality of functions,
encouraging a variable and versatile use,
considering and preserving the area’s natural and built values,
providing accessibility to existing and planned buildings,
installing transparent structures in line with the characteristics of the park,
installing furniture reflective to the surrounding space.

2016

Design competition,
- purchased proposal

Client: Városliget Zrt.

Co-designer: László Andaházy (Panda Pont Kft)

Architect: Márton Noll

Road design: Balázs Ercsényi (Főmterv)

Hydraulic engineer: Péter Karlóczai (Technoconsult Kft)

Visualization: János Kiss (VR Works)

Size: 911 629 m2

SIMILAR PROJECTS

Featured

BUDAPEST, HALLER GARDENS

KÖLCSEY SQUARE, CEGLÉD

HIGH STREET & PARK, GOMBA

The site covers the broader settings of Ybl Miklós street and Szilárd Leó park. The main spatial layout of the area follows Nendvich Andor street along Ybl street to Szilárd Leó park. The space is constantly opening up, starting from the inner areas along the promenade to the renewed Uránbányász square. A more open, central space is created by the opening of spatial to reveal the buildings.

We slightly tilted the axis of Ybl Miklós street in order to widen the walkway into a promenade in front of deparment store ’Mecsek’ and the adjacent post office. This intervention allowed the Obelisque monument to the aviation heroes to be located on the axis line.

Along with new spatial structures we also added new functions that enhance the vitality of this setting. Instead of the former commercial functions, we proposed the establishment of outdoor terraces along the ground level buildings of Ybl Miklós street. We based our spatial concept on promoting pedestrian transit and community functions. We planted an allée of trees and established a walkway on both sides of Ybl Miklós street, Építők útja street and Uránbányász square. Along Esztergár Lajos street we left the existing plants on level with elevated planting beds and laid street paving similar to the one on the promenade. The structure of Uránbányász square is determined by pedestrian transit, this concept is enhanced with targeted paving architecture design. The busiestpedestrian routes meet at the intersection of Esztergár Lajos utca and the post office building, therefore we lef this space open. The promenade begins at this buildings and continues towards the high-rise on the opposite side. The promenade’s water features give a vertical connection between the two units.

The spatial design of Frankel Leó park follows the same principle of arrangement, however, it dissolves the geometric shapes into larger green spaces and softens the built elements. The sculpture garden in the optical center of the park becomes an interactive space for meetings, leisure, exhibits or play, with geometrically-patterned seating walls, statues and shaped trees.

2008

Design competition, II. prize

Host: Municipality of Pécs

Size: 38 500 m2