Duplex apartment in downtown Budapest

When modern lines and artisan materials meet

It’s always a pleasure to work with a customer who has exquisite taste and surrounds herself with objects that we would take home anytime. Our job with the renovation of this downtown duplex apartment was just like that, and our customer was an old friend moving back from Berlin. The apartment is on the top floor of a hundred year old classical building, with windows facing the green courtyard, so the street noise of the Jewish Quarter stays outside. We wanted to recreate this unexpected tranquility in the interior, and we used the contrast of artisan materials and modern lines in order to achieve that.

The central space of the apartment is the living room, with large windows facing the romantic, green courtyard. You can reach the upper floor from here through a custom made staircase with practical storage underneath. The open kitchen and the dining area is also in this space – the renovated vintage dish cabinet and the mid century style di…

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Interior design and construction: Nóra Pajer, Noémi Soltész / 2018
Team: Beatrix Guld, Bálint Somogyi
Location: Budapest, 7th district
Size: 80 m2
Photo: Norbert Juhász