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

Attention to fine detail - the entrance and surrounds

The designs of Kós are characterised by a close attention to detail and the careful handiwork of the real craftsman. A detail drawing has survived which depicts the handle of the main door. The real doorhandle has been signed with the name of the locksmith, István Jakócs, stamped into the metal plate. Several furnishings and accessories (like the mosaic with the year of construction above the entrance) were made between 2008 and 2012 on the basis of the original drawings.

B The museum entrance with the newly completed Venetian mosaic inscription

László Haris

B Drawing for the mosaic field above the main entrance, [1913]

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H Design for the wrought-iron door-handle, February, 1912.

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H Detail of the main entrance door

László Haris