Budapest is about to reach the sky
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Budapest’s first skyscraper might be built in Újbuda, according to origo.hu.
The real estate development project of hundreds of thousands of forints in South Buda will be finished in a year, but we won’t have to wait long for Budapest’s first skyscraper. According to preliminary plans, the construction of a 120-meter high building may begin next year, though the new architectural concept is not welcomed by everyone.
Flats, offices and free time at the same place – as the advertisement of the residential named Budapart says on its website. The territory where the flat and office complex will be built has been unused for a long time: it is the northwestern part of the Kopaszi Dam. The idea that a 120-meter high building, the first skyscraper of Budapest might be the part of the South Buda investment awoke controversy among the residents and the wider public opinion.
That was the reason why a community meeting was held under the moderation of LMP representative Áron Gajárszki. Újbuda’s chief architect Vitkor Takács and landscape architect Sándor Bardóczy also took part in the conversation.
The South Buda investment does not affect the surroundings of Kopaszi Dam that has already been repaired. The development does not occur on the Danube bank, but on the other two sides of Lágymányosi Bay. It is bordered by Dombóvári Street from the North, Budafoki Street from the West and the power plant of Kelenföld from the South.
Approximately 2500-300 new flats (counting with 4-5 thousand dwellers), office buildings, a hotel and some commercial units are planned for the new district. Roughly 30,000 people are expected whom the buildings must supply.
Experts taking part in the conversation agreed that the city developing investment’s most critical spot is the construction of the skyscraper, which is currently valued only by emotional aspects. Takács also said that the skyscraper of Buda will not be an outstanding one with its 33 floors compared to the international standard. Sándor Bardóczy landscaping architect noted that skyscrapers have been present in the world for a long time:
several examples can be found in Europe, for example in Barcelona, in London, or even in some close cities such as Vienna or Warsaw.
