FORTRESS, WITH OPEN POSSIBILITIES: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ÉRD, HUNGARY
Publication Name: Metszet
Publication Date: 2025-01-01
Volume: 16
Issue: 4
Page Range: 36-43
Description:
In an uncertain physical and intellectual environment, a presentation that suggests safety and a well-structured order is likely the best architectural strategy when designing a school. The idea of Érd Fenyves Parkváros Public Education Center started in 2016 with poorly articulated intentions, thus without a significant professional program or partners. Observing the functioning of the school that was handed over a couple of years ago and has been inhabited for a year and a half, the building has many spatial qualities that are still untapped. Led by Tamás Karácsony, György Major, and Péter Klobusovszki, the 24-classroom primary school created in the 'Vertical Workshop' of the Department of Public Building Design at BME may seem like a traditional fortress, but it could also serve as a pedagogy center that opens up to communities and offers alternatives.
Open Access: Yes