Szablyár Péter: Sky-high - Our Budapest (Budapest, 2007)

Office Blocks and Public Buildings

In accordance with the work to be done in it, its four lowest storeys contain offices arranged along a central hallway, while from floor four to eight there are large draughtsmen's studios. On floor ten is a restaurant with its own kitchen, while the eleventh contains the archives, a copy room, and the engine room. The facade is covered with dark clinkers, and light-protection is provided by a special system of projecting shading grills. The north front has recently been turned into a hoarding space.

The Headquarters of the Budapest Waterworks

Nos. 23—27 Váci út, District XIII

Construction of the Headquarters of the Budapest Waterworks and its workers' hostel was started in August of 1975 at the corner of Váci út and Dózsa György út. The building was designed (between 1968 and 1972) by Professor Miklós Hofer, architect and director of the Public Building Designers. The general contractor of

■ The Budapest Waterworks Co.

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