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LHHH - Gliding Center, Hármashatár Hill
from Portfolio 2022 EN
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Publications: Diplomatervezés 2022 Levente Szabó DLA Hármashatár Hill, Budapest, Hungary
Structures: Annamária Duliskovich Building Constructions: Gábor Schreiber Construction Technology and Management: Dr. István Vidovszky Building Energetics: Lajos Gyurcsovics
https://epiteszforum.hu/lhhh--sportrepulo-kozponta-harmashatar-hegyen--kosztya-csilla-diplomaterve
https://www.kozep.bme.hu/alkotas/hallgatoi-tervek/ lhhh-sportrepulo-kozpont-a-harmashatar-hegyen
The closure of the airfield of Hármashatár hill was not only a concern for me as a student pilot and a local citizen but also as an architecture student. The site is not only significant for its rich history in the life of Hungarian gliding: its location is perhaps the closest the public can get to this closed world. Because of these two qualities, I imagined buildings that would both commemorate the local history of aviation and also provide for the education of flying.
LHHH - GLIDING CENTER, HÁRMASHATÁR HILL
The Hármashatár Hill is a significant site for Hungarian sport aviation and aircraft design. Initially, in the 1930s, gliders used to take off from the top of the mountain, but soon slingshot launches were replaced by winching and towing, and this improvement gave chance for aviation to move to the valley as well. Soon, the lower field became a popular destination for gliders and light aircraft. By the 1950s, four hangars were built at the top, one at the saddle, and two in the valley.
Today, flying still takes place on all three levels, the top level is now mainly used by paragliders, the level at the saddle is used by hang gliders, the lower hangar level is the area for heavier structures: gliders and single - sometimes multi-engine aircraft take off from here. The Hármashatár Hill has been the home to the University of Technology Sports Aviation Association since 1933, but in 2012, the association lost its operating license due to confusion over ownership of the field. In 2019, after a seven-year hiatus, trials started to take place, and the license was restored in 2022, but the everyday operation has not returned to the valley until now.


LHHH - GLIDING CENTER, HÁRMASHATÁR HILL
The two new buildings I designed would complement the brick hangars. The clubhouse will be built next to the east hangar - which is still in use today - partly from bricks from the demolished buildings and partly from a lightweight construction, while the museum will be housed inside the ruined west hangar as wooden furniture.
The building consists of a workshop hall, a multifunctional community space, and an office. The one-story house with an inner courtyard opens up to the hangar and the airfield, and towards the forest, it is closed by a heavier annex. The four building wings are joined by a concave, light roof, which emphasizes the directions, and it is separated from the heavier mass of buildings. The entire facade of the community space is open to the airport. This room can be used for educational purposes, but it can also host other community-building events. The workshop opens towards the hangar, but it is also accessible from the corridor of the clubhouse insight. The office overlooks the inner courtyard, where a garden fireplace expands the community activities’ toolbox. The structure of the building consists of glued-laminated wooden frames, which rests on the brick wall on the south side. The floor finishes are adapted to the architectural character of the light and heavy wings: in the more closed wings, brick cladding is used, while in other places timber floors are placed. The museum and a cafe will move into the ruined western hangar. On the shoulder of the brick wall in the first three grids -similar to the original - a wooden truss is placed, which is closed by the titanium zink-covered roof. The layout allows an insight into the exhibition from the airfield and frames the landscape of the field from the inside. In the exhibition space, a Hungarian-designed glider with local roots could also be showcased.
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