{"id":7975,"date":"2022-07-06T09:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/?post_type=projects&p=7975"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:32:57","slug":"odou-coworking-office","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/buildext.com\/en\/projects\/odou-coworking-office\/","title":{"rendered":"ODOU Community Office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Client: Actanon Kft.<\/b>

Location: Szentendre<\/b>

Architect: Attila T\u00f3th<\/b>

Services: Architectural design<\/a>, General design<\/a>, Interior design<\/a>

Sectors: Office<\/a>, Public bulding<\/a>, Teaching & Research<\/a>\n

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We were asked to redesign a commercial building at the gateway to Szentendre, Budapest, to create a technically and architecturally renewed coworking office building by partially demolishing and rebuilding the facility and adding a new wing. The ODOU community office project was implemented in a closed-BIM<\/a> system, with all disciplines (architect, engineer, interior designer) designing in the same software ecosystem (Autodesk Revit).<\/p>\n\n

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Coworking spaces<\/strong>in a premium environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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At the entrance of Szentendre<\/h2>\n\n

Metamorphosis in several steps<\/h4>\n\n

Visitors arriving from Budapest meet the complex of buildings on which the project is based in the suburbs. Originally a “K\u00e1d\u00e1r-cube”, the building was first converted in 2010, adding a flat-roofed story and a new gable-roofed wing. The change of ownership in 2019 also brought a new vision, with BuildEXT being asked in September to redesign the building to suit the new use.<\/p>\n\n

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The structure at the corner of D\u00f3zsa gy\u00f6rgy \u00fat and Stromfeld Aur\u00e9l utca is an important part of Szentendre’s suburban image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n
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Fine art and community building<\/h4>\n\n

The investor envisioned a coworking office building with 55 workstations, where local art and sustainability<\/a> are actively present in every part of the building.<\/p>\n\n

According to the plans, artists from Szentendre will be able to regularly use the common spaces for temporary exhibitions, while the caf\u00e9 room in the lobby will be used by the office staff for professional events, training sessions, and formal meetings after working hours. The support of local resources will also be reflected in other ways: the building’s image, logo, in-house signage, infographics, and other decorative elements will be designed and branded by a Szentendre-based graphic designer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Closed-BIM<\/strong>on a <\/strong> smaller case<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Building information modelling for small investments<\/h3>\n\n

The client’s requirements and the site conditions, as well as other considerations, all pushed the project towards the BIM methodology<\/a>, which was finally implemented in a closed-BIM<\/a> system.<\/p>\n\n

Thanks to the common platform<\/a>, work has become much more dynamic. All disciplines worked simultaneously on the latest version of the same model, communication was quick and easy, and the client could walk through the house in 3D with a realistic visualization from the conceptual design stage.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Separate,Separate, spacious spaces for working in comfort<\/span><\/div>
\"TemporaryTemporary exhibitions can be organized in community spaces<\/span><\/div>
\"SharedShared meeting rooms in several sizes<\/span><\/div>
\"WeWe have designed rooms of practical size for small meetings<\/span><\/div>
\"CosyCosy breakfast and coffee area for community building<\/span><\/div>
\"KitchenKitchen for office needs<\/span><\/div>
\"LocalLocal artists can even organize literary evenings<\/span><\/div>
\"Clean,Clean, tidy, modern spaces and colours<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Design<\/h3>\n\n

The design also reacted to the situation caused by COVID-19, which changed not only the workflow but also the interior design concept at the request of the client. So rather than the original “open office” approach, we changed the design to a more cellular structure to ensure worker separation, which also changed the number of workstations and the proportion of communal\/separate seating.<\/p>\n\n

Where possible, sensors have been used to replace surfaces that require direct physical contact. Thus, a touch-free wet room, combined hand dryer technology, and a lever-operated door with an automatic door opener were included in the design.<\/p>\n\n

The new function and the new building complex were subject to a planning permission procedure, which must also be preceded by a planning council opinion procedure.<\/p>\n\n

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\"TheThe original idea was a slanted solution<\/span><\/div>
\"TheThe version following approval by the Planning Council<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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As a specific goal of the project was to design a near-zero energy building, special attention was paid in the model to reduce conventional energy consumption and cooling energy<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n