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                              Zugló City Centre                                      he mixed-use Zugló City Centre in
                                                                                     Budapest’s 14th district integrates
                                                                                Tnew  civic spaces  surrounded  by
                                 Budapest, Hungary                              nature together with homes, shops and
                                                                                offices on a site of nearly seven hectares
                                                                                between Bosnyák Square and Rákos
                                                                                Creek. Developed in phases by Bayer
                                                                                Construct Group in Hungary, the project
                                                                                will begin construction early next year
                                                                                and is scheduled for completion in 2029.
                                                                                  Defined by the surrounding urban
                                                                                fabric of the district’s avenues and
                                                                                parks, Zugló City Centre weaves new
                                                                                public squares and gardens through
                                                                                the  heart  of  the  design  to  connect  with
                                                                                the re-established natural ecosystem
                                                                                at Rákos Creek; creating a network
                                                                                of interconnected gardens and plazas
                                                                                lined with restaurants and cafes, shops,
                                                                                apartments and offices as well as a new
                                                                                medical clinic and town hall.
                                                                                  “It is a great honour for us to have won
                                                                                the architectural design tender for the
                                                                                development of Zugló City Centre. The
                                                                                project will create one of the greenest and
                                                                                most sustainable neighbourhoods on the
                                                                                Pest side of the capital. The new city centre,
                                                                                organically linked to the surrounding





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