Reformed Student Home by BIVAK Studio

I recently published the latest issue of the magazine Metszet in which, for a change, I also published an article about the building in addition to the photos.

Here is a short extract:

“When I first saw the student home in Pápa, what came to my mind, as other writings have said, was how well it fits into the late Baroque built environment as a contemporary building, how there is no sign of competition or ostentation. And my second thought is how, despite all this, how different it is from the basic assumptions of the contemporary spirit. Of course, today’s approach cannot and should not be taken to account in the architecture of the past, but as a layman it was striking to me how different, simply put, how welcoming and open the latest addition to a complex of institutions with a long history is. To put it mildly, when I think of the institution as a concept in general, these are not the adjectives that come to mind.”