Fabó Beáta - Gall, Anthony: I came from the East to a City of Great Palaces. Károly Kós, the early years 1907-1914 (Budapest, 2013)
Kós' First Steps as an Independent Architect
FORMER TERRÁRIUM (demolished and reconstructed) A smaller building has been designed to stand at the edge of the lake. It stands on poles above the water, with bamboo poles supporting the wide, lightweight roof surrounded by a wide corridor. As if the building had been brought here straightfrom India. It is home to the crocodiles and tortoises, the snakes and many types of lizards in pools and terrariums just as required. Undoubtedly the originality of this house will make it a great attraction, especially as the small inlet (of the lake) in front of the building will be enclosed by a steel fence in the summer so that the crocodiles can be allowed to sunbathe by the lake’.MÉ1909-613-The building was demolished in the 1930s, when the whole lakeside was restructured. However, it was reconstructed in 2006, on the basis of the original designs. THE CROCODILE HOUSE IB The lake after 1912 with the Palm House and the Crocodile House FÁNK fotógyűjtemény Rear facade of the Crocodile House Magyar Építőművészet, 1912.11-12. IBI Terrarium, window and detail BFL XV.17.d.328 KT szor 1/82-15 SB Section BFL XV.17.d.328 KT szor 1/82-3 112
