Dr. János Csíki Residence, Gyergyószentmiklós

All things considered, the architect prepared three design variants for the residential house of Dr. János Csíki, which was located on a corner plot not far from the main square of the small Székely town. The façade, dominated by a stone plinth and finely articulated horizontal window bands, is completed by the projecting eaves of the red-tiled roof. A fundamental element of the completed building—the dominant corner bastion formed by gabled roofs running parallel to the street frontage—already appears in the second design. The second variant conceived the house as a single-storey building; the upper floor was added only in the third variant, which shortened the overall length of the house and further emphasized the central tower element.

Although the building presents an almost symmetrical, orderly façade toward the street, the rear elevation is dominated by intersecting eaves and the projecting attic dormers of the two gabled roofs. Both the separate medical office (which also housed X-ray equipment) and the residential quarters are accessed via staircases located at the rear of the building. The floor plan does not fully reflect the hierarchical symmetry suggested by the exterior: on the ground floor, the tower housing the main dining room is in fact not as circular as it appears from the outside. The lower level also contained the kitchen and the servant’s room, while the attic level accommodated three bedrooms and a bathroom.