The world’s oldest public park is undergoing a dramatic transformation. DOM’s team in Hungary had the privilege of being part of the project. A HISTORY OF INNOVATION Not only is there a zoo and a circus, master key systems in both the Hungary’s capital, Budapest, but also a lake for boating, an ice rink, new and renovated buildings. can proudly claim to be a city of sports fields, children’s play areas and His challenge was to develop a innovation, with a history linked to even playgrounds for your dog. master key system that would be the invention of the ballpoint pen, suitable for cultural institutions the identification of vitamin C, electric The estate is also home to new with both open public spaces and railways, opera glasses, the telephone awe-inspiring attractions such as the high-security private zones. exchange and even the Rubik’s cube. spectacular Ethnographic Museum, Today, the people of Budapest are the upcoming New National Gallery, Many of the buildings, such as the once again rewriting history. and the House of Hungarian Music - National Conservation and Storage Budapest’s Városliget (City Park), which has won several international Centre, the House of Music Hungary, arguably the oldest public park in architecture awards since opening in the Museum of Fine Arts, the House the world, is being transformed into 2022. Over the past two years, nearly of the Hungarian Millennium and also a 21st century garden of culture five million visitors have enjoyed the Museum Underground Parking, and enlightenment. the park’s new developments and all must adhere to strict security revitalised spaces. standards while also allowing for Boasting prestigious institutions some flexibility for the convenience such as the Vajdahunyad Castle, FINDING THE RIGHT KEY of key users. the Széchenyi Thermal Baths and The park’s massive transformation the Romanesque Hall, the 200+ year project, known as Liget Budapest, old park, with its eighteenth century is overseen by Városliget Zrt. whose roots, is now a venue for modern Facility Manager, Ágoston Heim, activities and recreation. was tasked with implementing new Best of DOM | 19