Works by Karoly Kos

Kós Károly’s original design is striking in that the building simultaneously presents two contrasting façades: an asymmetrical eastern front characteristic of his work, and a symmetrical western fa

The two-storey building that had stood on the same site, with semicircular windows on the ground floor, was demolished by the Calvinist Church in 1992–1993, and the Reménység Háza (House of Hope) w

Rural farms and standard designs

In 1935, the leadership of the Roman Catholic Girls’ Club in Cluj purchased a plot of land at Lake Gyilkos.

The collection of artefacts that would form the basis of the Kalotaszeg Museum began in 1933, comprising 678 objects with a total value exceeding 100,000 lei.

The single-storey building standing in the garden behind the Calvinist girls’ secondary school (1926) contained dormitory rooms, a small basement, and a tower room, which most likely served as a re

From the mid-1930s onward, rural and agricultural architecture became the central focus of Kós’s work, followed in the 1940s and 1950s by his teaching activity at the agricultural school in Cluj an

A Romanesque church dating from the 13th–14th centuries, rebuilt several times over the centuries. It acquired its present form in 1720. Its restoration was directed by Kós Károly in 1936.

Kós prepared similar plans for Magyarbikal (1942) and Köröstárkány (1957). Both the building and the enclosing wall were constructed entirely of rubble stone.

All things considered, the architect prepared three design variants for the residential house of Dr.

Dr. Andor Joós was commissioned with the execution of the church. Ultimately, the church was constructed according to his plans.

The small, two-room rural houses adopted the traditional local floor plan and were constructed of adobe.

In December 1940, Károly Kós prepared a competition entry for a Calvinist church complex in Szeged.

According to contemporary sources:

Ellenzék, 7 October 1941, p. 40.

THE JÓZSEFHEGY OBSERVATION TOWER TO BE BUILT ACCORDING TO THE PLANS OF KÁROLY KÓS

On the main square, a new town hall was erected in the interwar period in a Neo-Byzantine style. Károly Kós prepared several alternative proposals for the transformation of this building’s façade.

The small, simple holiday house located directly next to the Sztána railway station is characterized by its stone walls and steep roof planes, which not only echo the nearby Varjúvár but also defin