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Jazz Loft Apartment Building in Budapest
Real Estate Architecture Redevelopment in Hungary ? design by T2a Architects
10 Dec 2019
Jazz Loft Apartment Building
Design: T2a Architects
Location: Budapest, Hungary

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It always takes time to make something great, but what surprised T2.a architects about its Jazz Loft Apartment Building project was how a forced break unexpectedly managed to lead to a more refined and rewarding building in the long run. Renovated from an abandoned 19th Century mill, architects Bence and Gabor Turanyi were first tasked with the delicate refurbishment work back in 2005. One economic crash and a change in vendor later has lead to a project that has evolved through a number of growing pains before finally becoming the structure that it is today 15 years later. Jazz Loft proves that a solid plan, the architect?s vision and great determination aren?t the only requirements for a great building; sometimes the building itself will have a life of its own.
When the project first began, the conservation of the old industrial property – which was used as a mill and constructed in the 1860s – was of the utmost priority. This was on top of a new apartment comp...