UrbFace: Budapest’s elegant and iconic “skyscraper” hotel will be dismantled, rebuilt – VISUALS, PHOTOS
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The team of UrbFace, organiser of thematic sightseeing tours in Budapest, wrote on their Facebook page that the iconic 19-storey Budapest hotel called “Körszálló” will be dismantled and rebuilt. They even shared some spectacular visuals concerning the plans. After the post went viral, the owner, Market Asset Management Ltd, shared a statement highlighting they have not decided on the issue yet. You may find some spectacular photos of the hotel from the 1960s and 1970s below.
New apartments in Budapest’s heart from an old hotel
According to UrbFace, the 19-storey hotel designed by György Szrogh, will be dismantled and rebuilt in its original form. The reconstruction is needed due to static problems and the rearrangement of the partition walls. Based on the plans, they will create a 33.6-sqm lounge, a 305-sqm lobby, a 15.9-sqm reception, two offices, an IT room and a 200-sqm room for engineering on the ground floor. Furthermore, there will be a 97.16-sqm room for rent there.
Moreover, they will renew the U-shaped ground-floor building. They will create a four-storey parking lot, a 2,000-sqm commercial area and a wellness block with three pools. On the top of the building, there will be rooftop gardens and terraces.
They plan to create 47 apartments from the hotel’s 280 rooms. There will be five 70-sqm (one bedroom) apartments, 21 105-sqm (two bedrooms) apartments, 13 141-sqm (three bedrooms) apartments, four 153-sqm (four bedrooms), and two luxury apartments (153 and 192 sqm) on the 16th and 17th floor.
Here are the visuals.
