MÁV-Start Zrt. plans to build a new technical preparation and maintenance base in Budapest. The DANU team prepared the architectural concept and the urban planning components for the project. The exceptionally complex design and analysis process was coordinated by Ex Ante Ltd., and the feasibility study was completed through the cooperation of 16 specialist fields. We were responsible for the urban planning and land-use planning tasks, as well as the functional and architectural tasks, which also involved integrating inputs and information from various disciplines.

The project consisted of two main phases: during the preparatory phase, potential locations were evaluated based on architectural, technological, and urban planning criteria. After selecting the location, the main phase began with the functional design of the base on the chosen site. The concept design, which is part of the study, examined the site conditions and the short- and long-term development goals and regulatory environment related to the area.

In planning the layout, the technological sequence required for the optimal operation of the facility was a key factor, as was ensuring the continued operation of the surrounding railway service areas. One of the project’s unique aspects is that the layout of the site was adapted to the existing railway tracks, resulting in a very elongated complex that spans 1 km.

Due to their size, the maintenance facilities are significant elements in the massing of the complex. The main hall of the central building alone is 280 meters long, and additional sections connected along Keresztúri Street further extend it. This leads to another distinctive feature of the project: the building’s facade is a total of 500 meters long. By dividing the mass into functional units and using a unique design language that references the railway, we were able to deliver plans for a future-oriented, state-of-the-art technological base to MÁV.

A SportOdüsszeia interaktív olimpiai kiállítás a 2024-es párizsi olimpia alkalmából valósult meg, a Nemzeti Sportügynökség megrendelésére a Magyar Olimpiai és Sportmúzeummal együttműködésben. A kiállítás tervezéséért és a tartalmi fejlesztések teljes körű koordinációjáért a DANU csapata felelt.

A tárlat öt tematikus szekcióban mutatta be, hogyan formálta a sport fejlődése a mozgást, a technikai innováció szerepét, az ideális test képét, az idő kezelésének jelentőségét, valamint a sport és a közösségi, nemzeti identitás kapcsolatát. Ehhez izgalmas eszköztárat használtunk: archív felvételekkel, műtárgyakkal, interaktív játékokkal és sporteszközökkel teremtettünk átfogó élményt a látogatók számára.

A projekt különlegességét több interaktív eszköz mögötti innovatív technológiai fejlesztés adta, tovább fokozva a látogatói élményt.

The development of the new headquarters for the National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition represents one of the largest projects that our office has designed and executed. Besides architectural design, we also managed the complete design coordination and provided design supervision on-site during construction.

Throughout the project, we ensured that client specifications were aligned with the constraints of the existing building. The planned new offices and laboratories were incorporated into the renovated structure of the former hospital, which was expanded and modernized with contemporary elements to meet the project's requirements.

Before the start we surveyed the facility utilizing point cloud technology to produce a precise, lifelike three-dimensional model of the existing structure. A new point cloud was created after the completion, to assist the documentation of the as-built condition.