Metro station covered in golden colour in downtown Budapest
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Two more stations on the M3 metro line in the city centre will be connected to the metro in January. The designers gave an insight into the conception, explaining their interpretation of the graphic image. The winners of the prestigious tender of STRABAG Art award International were two local artists and a French-Hungarian artist, who designed two perimeter walls on the M3 metro station.
Metro station covered in golden colour
On the underpass level of the redesigned station, the familiar orange colour of more than forty years is a reminder of the past. However, its new shade suggests freshness.
Descending the escalator, a whole new world of sights is revealed. According to BKV.hu, the designers have chosen colours and graphic motifs for the platform level in reference to the Franciscan order that gave its name to the urban square above the station. The contrast between the subdued, slightly self-effacing brown and the brilliant gold defines the look.
The raw steel columns further enrich the aesthetics of the space, while at the same time fitting in with the functionalist tradition of the line. The paving of the track space is designed with a graphic image that relates to the movement that is the essence of the station.
Abstract, airy and serene at once, the design also subtly alludes to the legend of Saint Francis, one of the most precious references in 14th-century Hungarian literature. The legend is a reminder of a lay view of the Church moving away from the idea of the freedom of birds, and in the second part, St Francis prevents the attacks of a wolf.
