Tetris house

2019
Budapest
Residential
Geographical location
Budapest, Hungary
Design year
2019
developer
OTP Ingatlan Zrt.
project size
23 000 m2
cost
18 700 000 EUR
number of units
270
architects
Gergely Fernezelyi DLA, Ádám Reisz, Krisztián Varga-Koritár, Dávid Kiss, Janka Juhász, Sára Sebestyén-Boháta, Alpár Gál-Tóth, Kitti Kőrösi, Ivett Pásztor, Tamás Vadász, Gábor Kovács, Márk Havanecz, András Tóth, Erika Tőzsér
Awards
Budapest Architectural Excellence
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Urban enviroment

The development is embedded within a residential area, surrounded by a mix of housing types: estate-like residential buildings from the 1950s, panel blocks from the 1970s, and more recent housing developments built in the past 10–15 years. The area is characterized by larger-scale properties, to which the scale of the building also responds.

In response to the adjacent ten-storey buildings, one corner of the volume is accentuated, while along the rear frontage the building adopts a more dynamic composition, relating to the five- to six-storey structures. The preservation of the mature trees on the site was also a key consideration—their location defined the placement of three street-connected courtyards and one internal garden.

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Massing

The development is embedded within a residential area, surrounded by a mix of housing typologies: estate-style residential buildings from the 1950s, prefabricated panel blocks from the 1970s, and housing developments built 10–15 years ago. The area is characterized by larger-scale properties, to which the scale of the building is also adapted.

In response to the adjacent ten-storey buildings, one corner of the volume is prominently emphasized, while the rear frontage develops a more dynamic composition that relates to the surrounding five- to six-storey buildings. The protection of the existing mature trees on the site was also a key consideration—their locations defined the placement of three street-connected access points and one internal courtyard.

Ground floor plan
Typical floor plan
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Modern living space

The building comprises 270 apartments, each with a terrace, balcony, or direct garden connection. The range of unit types spans from single-room studios to larger four-room apartments. Residents are provided with amenities such as an underground garage, landscaped garden, playground, and retail units facing Fehérvári Street.

Apartment mix
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