20150104-1443-36a
Designed_by_Erick_van_Egeraat
The new ING Head Office is situated on Dózsa György Street facing Városliget Park in Budapest. The brief called for a high quality office building with an internal layout that meets commercial market standards. The formal concept is derived from the urban context. Designed to be a 21st century transition between the orthogonal volume of the modernist Liget Center of 1949 on one side, and the late 19th century eclectic style villas typical of the area on the other, the massing is expressed as three volumes linked by glazed atrium spaces and bound together by stainless steel lines. In succession to the Liget Center, the façade is free from the traditional placement of openings. The façade design reflects the richness and complexity of historic façade treatments found throughout the city. The building successfully marries the commercial requirements of the client to the architectural historic context of Budapest and contributes to a sensitive metamorphosis of the contemporary city.
20150104-1443-36a
Designed_by_Erick_van_Egeraat
The new ING Head Office is situated on Dózsa György Street facing Városliget Park in Budapest. The brief called for a high quality office building with an internal layout that meets commercial market standards. The formal concept is derived from the urban context. Designed to be a 21st century transition between the orthogonal volume of the modernist Liget Center of 1949 on one side, and the late 19th century eclectic style villas typical of the area on the other, the massing is expressed as three volumes linked by glazed atrium spaces and bound together by stainless steel lines. In succession to the Liget Center, the façade is free from the traditional placement of openings. The façade design reflects the richness and complexity of historic façade treatments found throughout the city. The building successfully marries the commercial requirements of the client to the architectural historic context of Budapest and contributes to a sensitive metamorphosis of the contemporary city.