One of Hungary’s largest universities to expand with a new campus in the city centre

Pázmány University in Hungary is expanding with a new campus located in the heart of Budapest. The project entails the removal of eight buildings covering an area of 33,000 square metres.

Demolition of the former Hungarian Radio building

The former Hungarian Radio building in Budapest is to be demolished. A public procurement procedure has been initiated for the Pázmány Campus site. In Budapest’s eighth district, within the area bordered by Bródy Sándor Street, Pollack Mihály Square and Múzeum Street, eight buildings still stand. These structures will need to be either fully or partially demolished during the construction of the new campus, for which a public procurement process has been launched. The tender submission period remains open until 7 December, and the demolition of the buildings is planned to take approximately 240 days.

The documents highlights the necessity to demolish seven of the eight buildings. The eighth building will be taken down during the construction phase, with the aim of preserving as much of the street frontage as possible. It’s worth noting that the buildings in the Palace Quarter neighbourhood with historical monument status will remain unaffected by these works, as reported by magyarepitok.hu. The following buildings are subject to demolition according to official documents:

• Building B/1: Former five-storey office building of the Hungarian Radio, boiler house, bunker.
• Building D/1: Bródy Sándor 5-7. once served as the Hungarian Radio.
• Building D/2 – D/8: Archive, studios, garage and workshop.

The office building holds the largest floor area, covering 8,400 square metres, and the tender seeks the removal of around 7,600 cubic metres of demolished material.

After demolition comes construction

The demolition area in the Palace Quarter, spanning 32,600 square metres, is expected to generate approximately 37,500 cubic metres of debris. According to the district newspaper, this will require roughly 1,630 truckloads for removal. The areas to be cleared will be replaced by the new Pázmány University campus. The overall cost of the project is estimated to reach HUF 200 billion (EUR 5,288,953.54).