The Zam is a multifunctional public building intended for the community, designed by Studio A4. Located in Zamárdi, a small Hungarian village of about 2000 inhabitants on the coast of Lake Balaton, the building is an exhibition and meeting place, open to events, concerts and shows.
The centre is built on an area of 300 square metres and consists of two main volumes: the flattened sphere-exhibition hall and a service block including a terrace on the upper floor. The latter is extended to the exhibition space, which appears compressed under its weight. The roof terrace, open and accessible by a green metal staircase, expands the communal spaces and offers views of the landscape.
The hall has an envelope of metal shingles inspired, in form and material, by artifacts – pots, trappings, earrings – found in a 6th-century cemetery near the site and displayed in the garden. Inside, the volume is lit by a zenithal opening and characterised by rhythmic, enveloping surfaces.
- Project:
- The Zam!
- Location:
- Zamárdi, Hungary
- Program:
- Multifunctional event space
- Architects:
- Studio A4
- Lead Architects:
- Géza Kendik, Péter Veszelik
- Area:
- 300 sqm
- Completion:
- 2020