Hungary’s Szathmáry Palace Ruins Renovated With L-Shaped Corten Steel Lookout

Posted By Tafline Laylin On September 12, 2012 @ 9:10 am In Architecture,carousel showcase,Daylighting,gallery,Green renovation | No Comments

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We are huge fans of Corten steel ^[6] here at Inhabitat, but we were particularly impressed by the way Hungarian design firm MARP ^[7] used this durable material to renovate a historical ruin. Careful to distinguish their addition from the existing Szathmáry Palace in Pécs overlooking the Tettye Valle, the firm crafted a perforated, double story L-shaped structure from weathered steel that fills in a now long-gone section of the palace.

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Tettye Park ^[8] is one of Hungary’s most revered historical sites and now visitors will be able to experience the site with a new and inventive Corten addition. After stabilizing the site, the design firm added the L-shaped weathering steel ^[9] lookout point which is reached via an inner staircase, in addition to a low-level stage and open air theater.

Small Corten blocks scattered throughout the site are used as seating and small holes punched into the steel permit soft daylight ^[10] to enter. This and other projects were recently devised to help rejuvenate many of Hungary’s most important cultural treasures.

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Photos by Tamás Török

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