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Károlyi-Csekonics Palace

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Function: historical building, educational institute
Year: 2016-2017
Gross floor area: 7721 m²
Location: Budapest, Hungary

During the comprehensive preservation and property development of the Károlyi-Csekonics palace, a complete monument reconstruction was carried out in the Múzeum Street wing of the palace, and Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary using the building received a modern educational unit in the Reviczky Street section of the former residence.

A conference room and a lecture hall have been built in the basement and ground floor of the Reviczky Street section while classrooms and tutor rooms are set up on the upper floors, all constructed with a modern interior design.

A special feature is the Lotz ceiling fresco in the ballroom of the Múzeum Street wing, which was completely destroyed earlier. ln addition to the archive photo material, the reconstruction of the representative space was aided by gilded plaster pieces, artificial marble and paint traces found in the floor. The ceiling of the dean’s office, depicts Lotz’s pagan Bacchus festival again after renovation, bringing exciting cultural tension to the space.

Client: FormiConcept Kft.

Activity: participation in the preparation of architectural and interior design plans and general design coordination.