Village Church

Design for a stone church in a rural setting. The ground plan is cruciform: one axis is occupied by the nave, while the shorter transverse axis connects the characteristic entrance with the tower on the opposite side and an apse-like projection. The reference to Romanesque architecture evident in the design reflects the teaching of Frigyes Schulek.

The carved details are richer and more emphatic than in Kós’s later works; nevertheless, the placement of the stone elements already anticipates solutions employed in his subsequent designs. In terms of form, notable continuities can be observed: aside from the tower and belfry, the design already prefigures the massing of the Reformed churches at Siklód and Írisztelep. The juxtaposition of the entrance gable with flanking towers of differing heights reappears in another church design, although in that case all three elements are aligned in a single plane. This represents a step forward toward the Zebegény church and later works (including the Reformed Church on Monostor Road in Cluj and the Reformed Church in Baraolt).

The relocation of the main tower away from the entrance façade and its slender proportions are also reflected in later designs, such as the Romanian church at Felek. Further noteworthy features include the use of buttressed exterior walls and a covered gate marking the boundary of the churchyard.