A comprehensive complex of facilities supports the development of children requiring special care in Mórahalom

A therapy and family centre, an indoor riding school and a petting zoo are to be built as part of the development of the Mórahalmi Komplex Fejlesztő Centrum. The construction work will be carried out by four different contractors; the contracting authority is the Kapocs Folk High School Foundation.

According to the details in the tender notice, contracts worth a total of approximately 1.17 billion forints were awarded in the public procurement procedure for the establishment of the development centre.

This will create a complex of institutions combining several functions, designed to support the development of children requiring special care, provide support for families and establish the conditions for animal-assisted therapies.

The contract to build the therapy centre was awarded to FERROÉP General Contractor and Installation Services Ltd. with a tender value of 560.26 million forints. The contract for the construction of the family centre was awarded to RMB-TRANSZ Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft., whilst the contract for the construction of the covered enclosure was awarded to Miksi Bau Kft, whilst Gazsó Generál Kft. was commissioned to carry out the petting zoo and associated works. The project is expected to be completed by the end of September 2028.

The establishment of the centre is also significant because, in terms of its infrastructure and professional operations, it can serve as a model institution at national level, where, in a personalised learning environment and through the collaboration of teachers and specialist support staff, a range of therapeutic activities can provide opportunities for children’s development.

– as stated on the project’s official website.

The therapy centre will be housed in a three-storey building

The largest building in the development will be the therapy centre, with a usable floor area of 974 square metres. On the ground floor of the three-storey facility, a central foyer, an archive, toilet facilities, storage rooms, a changing room, an activity room and a gym will be fitted out.

The upper floor will house a classroom, four activity rooms and the offices required for day-to-day operations. On the second floor, four rooms, a dining room and a kitchenette will be fitted out. An air-to-water heat pump system will provide heating, cooling and domestic hot water for the building.

They are helping families by providing accommodation

The family centre will have a usable floor area of 578 square metres. The central foyer of the predominantly single-storey building opens onto a covered terrace; a reception desk will be situated next to the entrance, and the communal kitchenette will also be accessible from the foyer.

The accommodation units will be situated in the building’s two lateral wings. In the north-east wing, four triple rooms will be created, two of which will be accessible. In the south-west wing, a further two accommodation units, as well as the service rooms and storerooms required for the running of the accommodation, will be established.

Preparations are also being made for the future conversion of the loft. As part of this, an empty loft space without fixed seating is being created, and the technical infrastructure required for its future use is being put in place. An air-to-water heat pump will also handle the heating, cooling and hot water supply here.

Indoor riding school and petting zoo

The third element of the development is a covered paddock with a usable floor area of 924 square metres, which expands the infrastructure supporting equine-assisted therapy activities.

The structure is constructed with a steel framework. The main frame columns are made from HEA 320 sections, the end wall columns and beams from IPE 200 sections, and the frame beams from IPE 360 sections. For the roof structure, Swedsteel Z150 sections and various hollow sections are used. The building’s installed capacity is 22 kVA.

The fourth construction unit will be a petting zoo, which will have a floor area of 171 square metres. The plans envisage the construction of simple timber-framed structures.

Internal transport infrastructure is also being developed in the area. Three different types of road, each with a different load-bearing capacity, are being constructed: an internal road suitable for heavy goods vehicles, roads accessible to motor vehicles, and walkways for pedestrian traffic. All three types of road will be paved with paving stones. On the sections accessible to motor vehicles, 8-centimetre-thick grey paving stones will be used, whilst on the footpaths, 6-centimetre-thick paving stones in warm colours will be laid.