The façade of the historic building at the University of Pécs is being restored

The teaching and office building on Rákóczi út, belonging to the Faculty of General Medicine at the University of Pécs, is set to receive a new façade after a long wait: the renovation of the 555 m² building is scheduled to take 5 months from the handover of the site, as per the tender winner Géplak Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. has five months from the handover of the site to complete the work.

The listed building is situated on the Rákóczi út site of the University of Pécs Clinical Centre and is used as a teaching facility by the Faculty of Medicine. Originally built in 1878–1879 as a nursing school, the U-shaped block is complicated by the presence of numerous listed features: the coat of arms of the city of Pécs is visible in two places on the façade, and indeed,

On the northern side of the building, it was built as a single structure with the „small mosque”, which was demolished in the late 1950s.

In the early 1800s, a sacristy was built adjacent to the mosque, which was later incorporated into the former Rudolphinum building during its renovation,

The contractor will have approximately 238 million forints at their disposal, from which they must carry out the complete renovation of the building’s façade, the demolition of the annexes, the removal of the external doors and windows, and the installation of new doors and windows in accordance with the permit issued by the historic buildings authority. The project also includes the full air-conditioning of two floors, replacing the existing split-system air-conditioners. The contractor can expect the following main quantities: Géplak Kft.:

• Restoration of the building’s façade to its original colour: 875 m²-;
• waterproofing of masonry using injection;
• installation of new eaves and guttering, and fitting of metalwork;
• refurbishment of the lightning protection system;
• reinforcement of walls, eaves and string courses;
• Replacement and refurbishment of windows and doors; installation of internal blinds (128 m)² on the surface;
• renovation of the drainage system around the building and the drainage wells;
• design of a new entrance area (construction of new front steps, installation of a canopy and flower boxes, laying of paving);
• 475 m for the refurbishment of the building’s electrical and cooling systems²-;
• cleaning the pyrogranite coats of arms.