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During the 1920s, Kós designed numerous small villas similar to the Csulak Villa.

A design competition for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cluj was announced in February 1909.

The influence of Voysey is evident in this design for an Exhibition Hall. The symmetrical gables stand on either side of a central tower crowned with a timber finial.

This design, together with the related project for the Szentimrei family house of 1924, was conceived for the mountain resort of Borszék in Székelyland.

“It was in that autumn [in fact, January 1910] that György Bernády, the all-powerful lord lieutenant and mayor of Marosvásárhely, who had been staying in Budapest for several days, invi

“The Poultry Yard may be of particular interest to the metropolitan public, as it allows for the breeding of a wide variety of species.

The Dairy canteen is a simple shingled hut with a porch featuring a wooden balustrade, picturesquely anchored into the steep face of the Great Rock.

The design prepared for Sovata shows an almost complete correspondence with the drawing titled Hungarian Farmstead at the Foot of the Vlădeasa, published on page 37 of Old Kalotaszeg

Excerpt from the jury report:

This design represents a surprising departure from Kós’s earlier rural houses conceived for hillside sites.

This project belongs to a small group of Voysey-inspired designs, characterized by large white-painted façade planes and symmetrically arranged gables.

Károly Kós received his commission for the preparatory works of the coronation ceremony of King Charles IV and Queen Zita, held on 30 December 1916, at the beginning of the month, together with fel