public building
Budapest
2022

On the north side of Budapest, next to the ever so famous Váci street shines a streamlined facade of the prestigious OTP Bank’s brand new headquarters. The 84,000-square-metre building’s meticulously structured floor plan evokes the rationality of the financial world.

Modern office buildings are no longer just about creating workplaces for work, but about creating a working environment that fosters a culture of health and well-being. It is along these lines that architects László Földes, János Mónus, and László Tóth designed the new Budapest headquarters of OTP Bank.

To sustain well-being, a building must meet several conditions. One of these is the integration of nature into architecture. The intense presence of biophilia within the building creates harmony between the built environment and nature and interrupts the precisely structured system of the building. The floor plan is effortlessly transparent because of its rational structure: three pairs of atria divide the framed complex into four blocks. Due to this structure, there is a continuous visual link between the green corridors connecting the wings, the roof gardens, and the green spaces on the ground floor with the workers. In addition, the placement of trees in three-story-high projections breaks up the unified mass of the building with an explicitly distinctive solution. These trees give the external façade an exciting appearance, while in the interior they create comfortable terraces for informal encounters. The dynamism of the building is further strengthened by the roof terraces of the longitudinal wings, which open from the fifth floor, lower than the eight-story mass. In addition to the intense presence of flora, the organic design and the use of natural materials in the interior further emphasize the significance of biophilia.

The provision of sufficient natural light plays an essential role in enhancing the well-being of workers. Thanks to the geometry of the tracts, workers at all workstations can enjoy natural lighting. In addition to the biophilia and natural lighting, the acoustic solutions, the provision of adequate air quality, and the design of intelligent systems to control lighting, cooling and heating will enhance the positive impact of the building. In addition, collaborative and relaxing comfort zones were designed alongside the comfortable office space to entice workers back from the home office. In the spirit of sustainability, rainwater is used to irrigate the greenery and is also used in the restrooms. The 878-space car park has 20 electric chargers. Among others, these solutions are part of the complex’s client’s efforts to achieve LEED Gold certification.

Architects:
Földes és Társai Építésziroda Kft.
Senior Architect
László Földes
Architect
Ágota Antal
Bernadett Béni
Barnabás Cseszlai
Barbara Erőss
Dániel Hartvig
Anna Lukács
Gábor Nagy
Máté Novák
Olivér Orning
Alma Tóth

Mónus Építész Kft.
Senior Architect
János Mónus

ÖKO-BAU Kft.
Senior Architect
László Tóth
Architect
Ilona Aczél Szabó
Sándor Gombár
István Tamási
Zsolt Tehenics
Architecural associate
Virág Máthé
Zsombor Szentmihályi

Interior designers:
Interior design, community spaces, office spaces:
MádiLánczos Studio
Senior designer, project manager
Krisztina Sárosdi Mádi
János Szlovák
Virág Máthé
Designer
Sára Matheidesz
Erzsébet Zimmerer
Márton Varga
András Jakó
Inez Petrényi
Réka Vaszkó
Edmond Kovács
Andrea Kovács
Bence Gulyás
Visualisation
Karina Kuritár
Toma Bóna

Interior design, community spaces:
Milliméter Műterem
Senior designer
Kinga Kismarty-Lechner
Designer associate
Kitti Fényes
Petra Haraszti
Dániel Hartvig
Erika Ignácz
Nóra Kőhalmy
Lukács Polgár
Eszter Virághalmy

Landscape architecture:
Geum Műterem Tájépítész Kft.
Gergely Lád
Borbála Gyüre

plan: 2016
completed: 2022

netto area: 84 000 m2

photo:
Tamás Bujnovszky

A M12 bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

lead architect:
László Földes

architect:
Péter Sónicz

assistants:
Johanna Csűri
Dániel Laczó

plan: 2013
completed: 2015

net floor area: 760 sqm

photo:
Levente Sirokai

A Nursery in Nagykovácsi bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

Construction Industry Excellence Award 2014

Prologis park, Gyál, Hungary
2013

lead architect:
László Földes

architects:
Johanna Csűri
Tamás Holics

glass sculpture:
András Bojti

plan: 2012
construction: 2013

net floor area: 867 sqm

interior photo:
Tamás Bujnovszky

A Sauflon bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

lead architects:
László Földes
Csaba Balogh

architect:
Orsolya Tatár-Gönczi

assistant architects:
Ágnes Deigner
Levente Sirokai
Péter Sónicz

plan: 2009-2013
completed: 2012-2013

net floor area: 911 m 2

photo:
Tamás Bujnovszky

A Kemenes Volcano Visitor Centre bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

architects:
László Földes
Tamás Mórocz

assistant architects:
Csaba Bukta
Edit Fuferenda
Veronika Fülöp
Lívia Klimaj
László Pethő
Ádám Schiller

plan: 2003
completed: 2004

net floor area: 1742 sqm

photo:
Andrea Häider, János Szentiváni

A Gymnasium of Toldy High School bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

nursery
Zsámbék
2010

lead architects:
László Földes 
Csaba Balogh

architects:
Ágnes Deigner
János Sarusi Kis
Levente Sirokai
Péter Sónicz

plan: 2010
completed: 2011

net floor area: 736 sqm

photo:
Tibor Zsitva

A Nursery in Zsámbék bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

lead architect:
László Földes

architects:
Csaba Balogh
Orsolya Tatár-Gönczi

assistant architect:
Levente Sirokai

plan: 2008-2009
completed: 2010-2011

net floor area: 1494 sqm

photo:
Tamás Bujnovszky

A Health Centre Balatonalmádi bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

lead architect:
László Földes
Csaba Balogh

architects:
Ágnes Deigner
Levente Sirokai
Péter Sónicz

interior designer:
Balázs Szlabey

plan: 2011-2015

completed: 2015

net floor area: 2506 sqm

photo:
Tamás Bujnovszky

A Wenckheim – Almási Castle in Gyula bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

The plot is situated in an urban area with historical significance. The influence of Arabian culture is traceable in playful floor plans and volumes as well as in exterior decorative elements.

The site is located between two streets. The difference in altitude is 10 metres. This allowed us to dispose all service areas underground and orient the main function towards the garden and the panorama.

Local characteristics were very inspiring for us, for example playful floor plans, the apparently haphazard arrangements of volumes and the application of atriums as main venues for public life. Volumes are revealed by slight recessions while large interior depths are disclosed by the atrium.

A representative garden is adjacent to the public areas of the building. This may serve as an area for meditative strolls as well as an event space. Intensive greenery is designed to protect from overheating and blazing sunshine.

lead architect:
László Földes

architect:
Gábor Kovács

assistant architects:
Ákos Balogh
Bernadett Béni
Sára Farkas
Dominika Gál-Hevér
Rita Georgina Kovács
Csenge Kővári

interior design:
URBA
Márton Lengyel
Liza Natasa Rakusz

landscape:
GEUM Műterem
Gergely Lád

plan: 2020
net floor area: 2716 m2

visualization: Zoltán Gazdag

A Atlasz I. bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.

lead architect:
László Földes

architects:
Gábor Kovács
Péter Sugár

assistant architects:
Dominika Gál-Hevér 
Rita Georgina Kovács

plan: 2020

net floor area: 1063 m 2

visualization:
Zoltán Gazdag

A Gate of Tihany bejegyzés először Földesarchitects-én jelent meg.