architects: Balázs Mihály, Tarnóczky Tamás, 2013-2017
team: Bordás Mónika, Falvai Balázs, Nagy Márton, Tánczos Tibor, Török Dávid
visual design: Riczu Csaba
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2017 Székesfehérvár, Alba Aréna
2017 Fehérgyarmat, Greek Catholic Church, Iconostasis
Icon wall variations. The church was dedicated in 1999, the basic icons painted by Laszlo Somogyi-Soma (1927-2004). The congregation wants to make complete ...
2017 Paks, Kiss-house
Balázs Mihály, Somogyi-Soma Katalin, Pelle Zita
2017 Nyíregyháza-Sóstó, Krúdy Vigadó, hotel and conference room
Architects: Balázs Mihály, Karácsony Tamás, Balázs Marcell, Pelle Zita
2017 Budapest, Community space, Church of Hungarian Saints
Original building: Török Ferenc, Balázs Mihály, 1996
Addition: Balázs Mihály, Török Dávid, 2012-2017, under construction
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2013 Shed next to the Community centre, Hernád
2011 Roman Catholic church, Győr-Kismegyer
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma, 2004-20112010 Six-group nursery, Törökbálint
Mihály Balázs, Balázs Tatár, Dávid Török, 2005-20102010 Community centre, Hernád
Mihály Balázs, Balázs Tatár, 2008-20102010 Southern Transdanubian Regional Library and Knowledge Centre, Pécs
Mihály Balázs, Tamás Tarnóczky, Balázs Tatár, Márta Nagy, Dávid Török, András Báger _ 2007-2010
2007 House Czibula, Paks
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma
2004-20072004 PPKE Department of Information Technology, Budapest
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma, Tamás Tarnóczky 2002-20042003 Greek Catholic College of Theology, Nyíregyháza
Mihály Balázs 2000-20032002 Family home in Gül Baba street, Budapest
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma 1998-20022002 House Molnár, Tinnye
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma 2001-20022001 House Huber, Törökbálint
Mihály Balázs, Szabolcs Jóföldi 1999-20011999 Greek Catholic church, Fehérgyarmat
Mihály Balázs, Katalin Somogyi-Soma 1995-19991999 MATÁV Headquarters, 55 Krisztina boulevard, Budapest
Mihály Balázs, Ferenc Török 1997-19991997 Saint Emeric parish church, Sopron
Mihály Balázs, Fejérdy Péter 1994-19971996 Church of Hungarian Saints (EXPO) Budapest
Mihály Balázs, Ferenc Török 1994-19961995 Greek Catholic church, Kazincbarcika
Mihály Balázs 1992-19951994 House Bod, Tihany
Mihály Balázs 1993-19941991 Building of Apostolic Nunciature, Budapest
Török Ferenc, Balázs Mihály
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2017 Budapest, Innovation Center of Bionics
Balázs Mihály, Tarnóczky Tamás
2005-2017
2016 Budapest, Museum of Ethnography - international competition
Balázs Mihály, Török Dávid, Falvai Balázs, Nagy Márton, Bordás Mónika, Tatár Balázs, Pelle Zita, Kronavetter Péter, Vannay Miklós
2016 Budapest, MOME Campus competition
Balázs Mihály, Falvai Balázs, Nagy Márton, Török Dávid, Tánczos Tibor, Ónodi Bettina, Polgárdi Ákos
2015 New National Gallery - Ludwig Museum, Budapest
- Chief Architect: Mihály Balázs_Architects: Balázs Falvai, Péter Kronavetter, Márton Nagy, Zita Pelle, David Török _Collaborator architects: Melinda Borsos, Tamás Karácsony, Balázs Kemes, Eszter Mihály, Péter Szabó, Bence Török, Miklós Vannay _Landscape Architect: Barnabás Szakács _Engineers and Technical specialists: Ferenc Kelemen, Zoltán Magyar, Ákos Medek
- Text: Krisztina Somogyi, László Temesvári, Zsolt Vasáros _Visual designer: Ádám Vesztergom
- The design program required a solution for two separate museums in City Park, Budapest. This 200 years old public park is in decay due to the lack of maintenance and overuse but has fantastic natural and historic reserves. Our architectural concept aims to establish new urban and cultural connections by placing a concise element into the park. The planned building does not exceed the site of an existing cultural centre on the spot, to be demolished soon. Our design concentrates the New National Gallery and the Ludwig Museum in one building. We were interested in creating rich possibilities of interaction between the two different collections while maintaining their institutional separation. As a principle NNG is placed at the outer zone of the building, in a crust zone, while LUMU is located in the core of the building. As a result, the meeting of the two museums is not restricted into points; instead we designed an adjustable filter zone between them. That intelligent zone is enabled with different functions: it locates technical and security facilities but also offers several micro sized viewing rooms, cabinets that can communicate with both collections. As it is today the museum is both a place for contemplation, silent concentration, at the same time it is a meeting place for public life and creative amusement. Linked to this idea of flexibility, boundaries are perceived as permeable zones (e.g. we placed small separate unites outside at satellite position as a shrine, a café and a lift) or they are conceived as veils. This veil is a fine porcelain skin on the façade while it is a textile veil inside. Touchable and untouchable characters on a both physical and conceptual level are very diverse throughout the different parts of these two museums. The roof structure of the building, an arched cable net construction that spans 90 metres can also be interpreted as a metaphor of the untouchable character. Naturally we hoped to lure people from the outside world into our clear and bright structure, take them by the hand throughout the different exhibition areas from the more ordinary zones on floor levels up to roof level where a very special, elegant space can be experienced under the curved roof.
2014 Gate of Gerecse, tourist information centre, Tatabánya
MihályBalázs, Soma Balázs, Péter Kronavetter, Zita Pelle
2014 New National Gallery and Ludwig Museum, Budapest
2013 Intermodal Public Transport Centre, Debrecen
2012 Development plan of Széll Kálmán square, Budapest
2012 Extension of the Hungarian Museum of Applied Arts
2011 Budapest, Offioce Building, Csörsz street
Balázs Mihály, Tarnóczky Tamás, Török Dávid
2010 Extension of the National Museum, Budapest
2009 National Remembrance Centre, Székesfehérvár – accentuated honour
2009 Agora Polus Center, Győr
Balázs Mihály, Falvai Balázs, Nagy Márton, Tatár Balázs, Török Dávid2008 Extension of the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Balázs Mihály, Báger András, Somogyi-Soma Katalin, Tatár Balázs, Török Dávid2008 Greek Catholic primary school, Nyíregyháza
Mihály Balázs, Balázs Tatár, Dávid Török2004 Dísz tér 17. - Budapest
Balázs Mihály, Somogyi-Soma Katalin, Tarnóczky Tamás, Tatár Balázs, Török Dávid2003 ”Budavár-Kapuház”, Buda Castle
2002 Roman Catholic church, Páty (study)
Competition by invitation
2000 Garrison church on Kapisztrán square, Buda Castle (permit plans)
1997 Hungarian National Theatre, Budapest
Balázs Mihály, Somogyi-Soma Katalin, Parádi Kornélia, Fejérdy Péter, Bartók István, Klenk Csaba, Fuchs Zoltán1995 National Remembrance Centre, Székesfehérvár
1993 Greek Catholic chapel, Tállya
1993 Development plan of the Benedictine Monastery of Pannonhalma
Study with Ferenc Török1980 Diplom work
Eger, Tetemvár rehabilitation - Mihály Balázs, tamás Karácsony, Ferenc Potzner, consultant Ferenc Török
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2009 Tile stove
2006 Handful stones
1997 Picture stand for Blessed Virgin Mary
1986 Seal
1986 Table clocks
Designed and made by Balázs Mihály, 1986-19951983 Vernacular Architecture of the Great Hungarian Plain
Study for a design competition, selection