GREEN RENEWAL OF THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTRE OF VESZPRÉM, HUNGARY: CAFÉ BUILDING AND WALL TOP WALKWAY, UNDERGROUND CAR PARK AND MULTI-PURPOSE PAVILION

CAFÉ BUILDING AND WALL TOP WALKWAYconcept plan – 2018.03.09permit plan-1 – 2019.05.17.construction plan-1 – 2020.05.08.permit plan-2 – 2021.01.26.construction plan-2 – 2021.06.04.execution – 2022.03.24 – 2023.05.08UNDERGROUND CAR PARK AND MULTI-PURPOSE PAVILIONpermit plan – 2021.10.28.construction plan – 2022.10.27.execution – 2022.10.11 – 2023.10.05.Veszprém, dubbed the City of the Queens, emerged as a cultural and educational cornerstone in Hungary, earning the European Capital of Culture title in 2023. The 6-hectare cultural center, encircling the Art Nouveau theater, seamlessly blends old and new public spaces, directly linked to the university campus.This project included the establishment of a new café in the western part of Megyeház Square, at the bottom of Calvary Hill, connected to the existing retaining wall system in need of renovation. Along the renovated/rebuilt/completed retaining walls, on the western side partly in a cantilevered position outside the plane of the wall, a wall top walkway has been designed to facilitate access to the ruins of the historic church. The University of Pannonia Campus is located between Erzsébet Park and Calvary Hill and it has a significant green area. The project included the construction of an underground car park for 200 cars with a connected community space, and the landscaping of the whole campus area. The high proportion of green areas in the campus has been maintained and new green areas have been developed.