The Szentkút Pilgrim Center is a 15523 square meter complex located in Mátraverebély, Hungary that was completed in 2015. The site has been an important pilgrimage destination for nearly 900 years due to nearby sacred springs believed to have healing properties. A Baroque church and monastery were built near the springs in the 18th century. The new complex includes a reception building situated at the entrance that is designed based on the shape of a communion wafer, with functions like toilets, a shop, and information center accessible from an arcade. Landscaping consists of stone paving and benches, with wood structures treated for outdoor use.
The Szentkút Pilgrim Center is a 15523 square meter complex located in Mátraverebély, Hungary that was completed in 2015. The site has been an important pilgrimage destination for nearly 900 years due to nearby sacred springs believed to have healing properties. A Baroque church and monastery were built near the springs in the 18th century. The new complex includes a reception building situated at the entrance that is designed based on the shape of a communion wafer, with functions like toilets, a shop, and information center accessible from an arcade. Landscaping consists of stone paving and benches, with wood structures treated for outdoor use.
The Szentkút Pilgrim Center is a 15523 square meter complex located in Mátraverebély, Hungary that was completed in 2015. The site has been an important pilgrimage destination for nearly 900 years due to nearby sacred springs believed to have healing properties. A Baroque church and monastery were built near the springs in the 18th century. The new complex includes a reception building situated at the entrance that is designed based on the shape of a communion wafer, with functions like toilets, a shop, and information center accessible from an arcade. Landscaping consists of stone paving and benches, with wood structures treated for outdoor use.
The Szentkút Pilgrim Center is a 15523 square meter complex located in Mátraverebély, Hungary that was completed in 2015. The site has been an important pilgrimage destination for nearly 900 years due to nearby sacred springs believed to have healing properties. A Baroque church and monastery were built near the springs in the 18th century. The new complex includes a reception building situated at the entrance that is designed based on the shape of a communion wafer, with functions like toilets, a shop, and information center accessible from an arcade. Landscaping consists of stone paving and benches, with wood structures treated for outdoor use.
•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.