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from the streets above
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sunken in the hillside
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reflecting the surroundings
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shadows on the gallery
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sports hall
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Saint Gellért Hall
építész stúdió. Budapest, Hungary
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Name of work in English
Saint Gellért Hall
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Name of work in original language
Szent Gellért Tornacsarnok
Prize year
EUmies Awards 2022
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Work Location
Budapest, Hungary
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Studio
építész stúdió
EUmies Awards 2022 Nominees
Sinking the new sports and event hall for the Saint Margaret High School was a rational decision both in regards of space and environment. The considerable size of the hall is reduced by more than half, so the surroundings are less disturbed, while the rooftop is an additional field for the school.
Collaborators
Landscape architect: Dániel Takács, Dorottya Varró; Building technology: Géza Kapovits, Dániel Heincz; Structural engineering: Dezső Hensler, Dénes Kerényi; Mechanical: Zoárd Mangel; Civil, soil and survey: László Radványi; Electrical: Árpád Szabó, Péter Patányi, Károly Bakk; Fire consulting: György Decsi; Acoustical: Gusztáv Józsa
Program
Education
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Labels
Children & Youth
Site area
14400 m²
Total gross floor
1380 m²
Completion
2020
The garden where the new structure stands used to be formed by well kept terraces, which character was lost during the second World War. Restoring the garden with a defined slope and a terrace for the field evokes this long lost companion of the Neo-Baroque building. Functionally the new hall is also easily accessed on the level of the yard behind the school. Playing field, everyday entrance and lockers are all in the same level while spectators can enter from the gallery above. Entrance areas are a dark intermezzo between the outdoors and the light-filled hall, where through the open facade we are constantly in visual connection with the school.
The historic context resulted in a simple, raw, functional design, with simple gestures.
Simple materials were used. The concrete structure that holds the box in place underground and supports the rooftop field is lined with wooden surfaces where necessary during everyday use. The net for the outdoor field is replaced by galvanized pipes continuing in front of the facade as an austere structure next to the detailed monument of the existing school.