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.

We have prepared a complex urban development and rehabilitation programme for the town of Enying, which included the preparation of all plans from the strategy through to the preparation of the financing application and support for the implementation process.

A városközpont és környéke zöld infrastruktúra hálózatával a történeti városszerkezet helyreállítását céloztuk meg. A kiegészítő elemekkel együtt ez a helyi identitás, gazdaság és idegenforgalom fejlesztéséhez is hozzájárult. A megvalósítás során a teljes városközpont megújult: a zöld-kék infrastruktúra visszaállításán túl a városközpontban új, fenntartható kortárs közterek jöttek létre.

As part of the Veszprém-Balaton 2023 European Capital of Culture program, we conducted extensive research on the cultural landscape of the Balaton Uplands, focusing on land-use traditions, transformation processes, and development opportunities. This program, covering dozens of municipalities, formulated conclusions and recommendations on intelligent land use and urban development, from local phenomena to regional scales.

The result is a series of books on the functioning of the region, its vision, the possible ways of life and the future that can emerge from current processes, and a year-long series of events that put the theme into practice on the ground.

The project was carried out in collaboration with KÉK - Centre for Contemporary Architecture.