#Multifunctional building #Budapest #1941
Petőfi Sándor utca 12; Párizsi utca 6
1052
Budapest,
Hungary
Public transport: Ferenciek tere
Today's use: Apartments, shops
Description
A corner house often looks more impressive than a house in a row becauseof its ‘kinked’ facade and the intersection in front often provides a better view of the house. The architect also utilised this advantage here. The corner of the house is round and the two sections of the main facade are designed differently. While the facade on Petőfi Sándor St. is rather smooth and the windows and loggias form a kind of hole in the facade. On the contrary the front of the house on Párizsi St. is slightly wavy and designed with continuous balconies. This difference in design enhances the aesthetic appeal. At first you just want to observe the house for a couple of minutes.The steel skeleton construction, clearly recognisable by the pillars on the ground floor and first floor, supports the mass of the building. Large shop windows are installed in the two lower storeys, giving the front a light appearance. The floors above for flats appear heavier with their stone cladding. The two top floors are very elegantly set back slightly, having roof terraces. A passageway leads into the interior of the building. Many historic courtyards in Budapest are the predecessors of passages, but they are open at the top. Since the 1930s, the covered passages were often built with small glass blocks inserted into concrete formwork. Shops and the house's staircases are located in these passages.
Description
A corner house often looks more impressive than a house in a row becauseof its ‘kinked’ facade and the intersection in front often provides a better view of the house. The architect also utilised this advantage here. The corner of the house is round and the two sections of the main facade are designed differently. While the facade on Petőfi Sándor St. is rather smooth and the windows and loggias form a kind of hole in the facade. On the contrary the front of the house on Párizsi St. is slightly wavy and designed with continuous balconies. This difference in design enhances the aesthetic appeal. At first you just want to observe the house for a couple of minutes.The steel skeleton construction, clearly recognisable by the pillars on the ground floor and first floor, supports the mass of the building. Large shop windows are installed in the two lower storeys, giving the front a light appearance. The floors above for flats appear heavier with their stone cladding. The two top floors are very elegantly set back slightly, having roof terraces. A passageway leads into the interior of the building. Many historic courtyards in Budapest are the predecessors of passages, but they are open at the top. Since the 1930s, the covered passages were often built with small glass blocks inserted into concrete formwork. Shops and the house's staircases are located in these passages.
History
With such an impressive and outstanding house, whose architect Gedeon Gerlóczy and the years of construction 1941-1943 are well known, it is astonishing that hardly any further information can be found on the internet. The passage in the building is hardly visited by people and most of the shops are empty (2024).
History
With such an impressive and outstanding house, whose architect Gedeon Gerlóczy and the years of construction 1941-1943 are well known, it is astonishing that hardly any further information can be found on the internet. The passage in the building is hardly visited by people and most of the shops are empty (2024).
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