Studio A4 Iroda Kft.

Sió Pláza

Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez

SIÓ PLÁZA

A4 Studio

ARCHITECTS
A4 Studio

CLIENT
Sió Invest Kft

PHOTOGRAPHS
Tamas Bujnovszky

AREA
18.5 m2

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Siófok, Hungary

CATEGORY
Shopping Centers

Text description provided by architect.

Already more than 200 years, Siófok is the Capital City of Lake Balaton, which is the largest lake in Middle-East Europe. We planned the “Sió Pláza” Shopping Centre into the middle of the renewable main square of the centre of the renewable downtown.

Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez

The modern XXI. Century building is situated between the two historical symbols of the city, the Water Tower, was built in 1912, and the Pub, was built in 1895.

Our aim was to plan a building that communicates with its environment, the historical city centre, continuously. We developed a transparent glass facade towards the main square of the city, with a cobweb-like metal screen.

Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez

The shops were strung on 3 levels onto the inner shopping arcade of the shopping centre.

The food and drugstore received place on the minus first floor, the restaurant, branch and other services on the ground floor and the first floor. The entertainment (cinema, bowling, restaurants) is situated in the supreme floor.

The building of the old Pub is integrated into the new building by the inner shopping arcade.

Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez

The new functions are a bookshop and a cafe, with own garden.

The remaining facades are planted with green plants.


Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez
Sió Pláza
© Manuel Vazquez


Sió Pláza
Rendering 1
Sió Pláza
Rendering 4
Sió Pláza
Rendering 3
Sió Pláza
Rendering 2


Sió Pláza
Ground Floor Plan
Sió Pláza
1st Floor Plan
Sió Pláza
2nd Floor Plan


Sió Pláza
Underground
Sió Pláza
Section AA
Sió Pláza
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Studio A4 Iroda Kft.
T +36 1 6142711 T +36 1 6142734
Studio A4 Iroda Kft.
Budapest, Révész u. 25, 1138 Hungary