This
fantastic building functioned as a military school in the past was built in
1897. The original house was almost 100 m long then a sport and event hall was
attached to it in 1926. In
1941 and in the following decades a new wing for kitchen and restaurant area
and for further functions was joint to the main building.
The idea was
to demolish the attached parts and rethink the building while retaining its
original form. According to the plans it was completed with a glass facade
paralel with the length of the old building making the new floor plan to meet
the requirements of modern times. The aim was to clearly divide the old and the
new parts while making them integrated.
On the roof
level the roof structure and the roof covering were completely rebuilt.
Similarly to the facade the old design remained on the park side while facing
the Riadó street a huge roof terrace/patio was made by opening the glass
facade.
The brick
and stone facade of the original building was entirely renewed, both the
reformed main entrance and hall kept their functions and a new entrance was
opened to the Riadó street. Either the architectural or the
engineering solutions satisfy the highest demands. The plans were qualificated
as the BREEAM EXCELLENT and the building itself got three prizes of the
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY AWARD 2011.