The project was the refurbishment of one of Budapest?s busiest downtown transport hubs, and the most visited public square on the Buda side. Due to the strict order of tramlines and roads, the main architectural and landscaping goal was to clean up and rationalize the inner parts, making the square a pedestrian priority public space with as many green areas as possible, in a way that does not interfere with the transferring crowd. The placement of the resting areas, filled with shrubs, trees, fountains and benches is based on an analysis of the crowd movement, providing the shortest route for each transfer and utilizing the least loaded patches, while leaving the heavy connections empty. 

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Architects: Építész Stúdió, Lépték-Terv

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Area: 22000.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Gergely Kenéz

Építész Stúdió Team: Tamás Fialovszky, Richárd H?nich, Benedek Sólyom, Gergely Kenéz, Gerg? Jedlicska

Lépték Terv Team: Barnabás Szakács, Sándor Liziczai

Construction: 2015 - 2016

Open Competition 1st Prize: 2012

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The project was the refurbishment of one of Budapest?s busiest downtown transport hubs, and the most visited public square on the Buda side. Due to the strict order of tr...