Nokia Skypark opens in Budapest

Budapest, 9 May 2017 – Futureal Group and Nokia have opened Nokia Skypark office building in Budapest, Hungary. In the latest member of Corvin Promenade, one of Hungary’s largest IT and telecommunications R&D centres has started its operation. Over 2000 employees of the Nokia Networks Global Technological Centre, located in Skypark, collaborate on future solutions.

Nokia Skypark, developed by Futureal Group, boasts the latest technology since it is planned to meet the needs of technology and R&D. The office complex with an investment value of over EUR 70 million is entirely occupied by Nokia. The company’s experts are working on a number of products that contribute to the paradigm shift in the telecommunications industry. One of them is Telco Cloud (cloud-based telecommunications system), that helps mobile service providers remedy the issues arising from increased performance demand with automatic mechanical solutions – for example on New Year’s Eve or at a festival. Moreover, Nokia Bell Labs research centre is working on developments which determine the digital life span over a 10-year horizon.

The building based on innovative solutions, was designed by the internationally recognised, FIABCI audience award winner Zoboki-Demeter and Associates Architects. Nokia Skypark, with 25,000 square meters of GLA, has a 2-storey lobby and a conference center on the first floor. Facilitating efficient, creative work had high priority, when planning the interior design. On the ground floor, restaurants, cafés and a kindergarten provide additional comfort for Nokia’s employees.

Nokia Skypark received BREEAM Very Good certification. Its environmentally friendly solutions include automated shading technology, which can control the sunshine exposure as necessary, electric car charger, green roof, bicycle storage, dressing rooms, showers as well as energy-efficient mechanical systems. A two-storey underground car park and a separate parking area reserved for tenants provide space for more than 460 cars.

“Since the start of the financial crisis, Skypark has been one of the most significant rental transactions in the Hungarian office market. Corvin Promenade’s magnificent building has merged the highest level of architectural and IT knowledge that also contributes to the already existing scientific research work at Corvin Quarter,” said Gábor Futó, founder of Futureal Group.

In 2015, the construction of the astern closing block of Corvin Promenade project was started with the development of Skypark. An urban space was designed to the entrance of the office building with seating surfaces, where 10-meters high plane trees have been planted as well. The development of the area around the new office complex features a walkway section designed by the landscape architect, Anikó Andor. Around Nokia Skypark, nearly 100 shops, restaurants, cafés, a fitness-wellness center, laundry, post office, bank branches and a cinema can be found.