Works by Karoly Kos
The first design variant clearly exemplifies the practical side of Kós’s architectural aesthetic, in which a component element of an architectural mass composition is capable of existing independen
Two-storey cultural center design; not realised.
A design almost identical to the Kovács residence in Kolozsvár (1942) was prepared for a plot of approximately 10,000 square meters in the Szemerja district of Sepsiszentgyörgy.
A house and cellar built of brick on a stone foundation located on hillside. A close parallel to the house of Mihály Balla.
Unrealised.
A typical Kós design for the renovation and expansion of a simple Árpád-period church.
The entirely new Calvinist church is located near one of Kolozsvár’s industrial districts. Standing on a rise above the road, the church dominates its surroundings with its steep, tent-like roof.
Kós presented two design variants for the renovation and expansion of this medieval church.
Between 1990 and 1994, at the initiative of Pastor Incze Zoltán, the church was built on the site of the demolished old church, using the original plans.
A small, square-shaped chapel with a covered entrance porch. A small ridge turret projecting from the porch marks the entrance. It is similar to the design prepared for Egeres–Ferencbánya.