New headquarters of E.ON inaugurated

A four-storey underground car park was built beneath the nearly 17,000 square metre office building by SWIETELSKY Magyarország. As we previously reported, the Belgian-owned ATENOR Hungary Kft. was responsible for the construction of the eight-storey BakerStreet Office Building, built on the site of a former bakery in District XI.

At the beginning of June, ATENOR handed over the certified office complex at 18 Hengermalom Road in South Buda, which meets even the most stringent sustainability requirements, according to a report by Realista. As highlighted in their announcement, the Belgian company sees it as its mission to improve the quality of life for city dwellers, which is why it designs and constructs its buildings using the most modern construction technologies available, while supporting economic development, culture and innovation through social responsibility.

As one of Hungary's largest energy companies, E.ON Hungária Csoport was also looking for sustainable, yet people-centric solutions when choosing its new headquarters.

It took a year to build the structure

The structural works of the BakerStreet Office Building started after the slab and base slab construction of the SWIETELSKY HUNGARY Kft. civil engineering division, according to our newspaper. First, the four-storey basement garage below ground level was completed, with a floor area of 2920 m² each, including ramps for two-way vehicular traffic. The ground floor structures could then be built, together with the reception areas with raised ceilings and the design canopy structures on the two long sides of the building. The construction continued with the construction of seven office floors of the same design, with a floor area of 2180 m², topped off by a superstructure of approximately 600 m² to house the mechanical functions.

The construction of the structure was carried out from March 2023 to April 2024, under the supervision of a four-man technical crew, with 60-70 construction workers, using two tower cranes. This involved

• 59.000 m² a shutter was made,
• 11.600 m³ concrete and
• 1,400 tonnes of reinforcing steel were installed in the monolithic reinforced concrete building structure.

More buildings will serve the well-being of workers

The first of a new office complex in the South Buda district, it has eight floors of offices, an internal garden, modern services and a four-storey underground garage for the convenience of users. With its exciting design, high quality façade elements and permeable green spaces that can be used as communal areas, Artonic Design Építész Stúdió's design stands out from the rest of the office buildings in the capital.

In addition to its focus on the people who work here, the office building has been awarded the BREEAM Excellent certification for its innovative building services and other technological solutions, as well as for its quality, which meets the highest energy and environmental standards.

Thanks to a heat pump system, the building can use more than 30% of renewable heating energy without carbon dioxide, but also recycles groundwater and rainwater. The Access4You Gold rating - which classifies the extent to which a building is accessible to users with special needs and disabilities - is another example of a highly people-centred workplace.

As highlighted in the ATENOR announcement, the building allows for an ideal hybrid operation - mixed office and home working - and the shared use of desks significantly reduces the environmental impact of office life.

"The office of the future is environmentally friendly, human scale, inclusive and breathes with the city" - summarized Norbert Schőmer, Managing Director of ATENOR in Hungary.