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Hungary Pilgrim Center

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SZENTKÚT PILGRIM CENTER / TAMÁS NAGY-CASE STUDY

. The Szentkút Pilgrim Center is located in


•Architects: Tamás Nagy the North-East region of Hungary, in the
•Area: 15523 m² Matra-mountains,
•Year: 2015 near Mátraverebély village. The place has
•General Contractor: Confector Kft been visited by pilgrims for almost 900
•Architecture Collaborators: Csongor years because of the sacred water of the
Szijjártó, Anna Meditz, Zsófi Sziray, nearby springs. Many beleives in the
Kinga Radnóczi, Lili Hajdú, Tamás Lévai, miracle power of the water. In the XVIII.
Balázs Vörös, Gabi Elekes, Mátyás Holló century a Baroque church and monastery
•Interior Designer: Erika Ignácz was built near the springs.
•Construction Detailing: Gergely
Dobszay, Csaba Hadnagy
•Structural Engineers: Balázs Puskás,
Zoltán Késmárky
•Mechanical Engineers: Attila Buda,
Peter Dobner
•Electrical Engineers: Bence Antal,
Peter Báti
•Landscape Designers: Csenge Csontos,
Bori Gyüre
•City: Mátraverebély
•Country: Hungary

The seventh project element is the Reception Building.


It is positioned at the entrance of the complex, at the border of the
sacred and profane zone. Its inspiration comes from this unique
position. Sacred wafer is made of a pizza-size, thin disc made of flour
and water. After removing the wafers of different sizes, a perforated
plate remains, which is usually considered waste material. The plan of
the Reception Building is gained from the transformation of this
perforated disc – symbolising the lack of Christ. The building is sitting on
a sloping site: while the curving reception side surrounds a semi-circular
arrival square, the perforated „air-side” of the building is leaving
ground, supported by columns with different length and diameter as
loadbearing rules demanded. The arrival side is bounded by an arcade
from which the following functions can be reached: toilets, a religious
souvenir shop, an art gallery and an information center with a All the pedestrian areas are covered with gray stone
conference room. paving, the trees are surrounded by curved stone
benches. The open-air wood structures are treated
with high pressure injection.

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