Gál Izala Street in Budapest is on the wealthy, affluent Buda side, and under number 37 stands a grand villa in Art Nouveau style. Its history is in line with city’s: having been destroyed by the world war and decades of state-owned neglect, a new owner attempts to restore its old glamour. These designs are my proposals for this project.
The design elements are entirely my creation, but they are in line with the art nouveau style of the building’s remnants and the surrounding area. art nouveau in Hungary was heavily inspired by folk art motifs such as tulips, and the Turkish-Ottoman influence of the Buda side also helps my patterns fit into its environment.
Everything in the design language is a variation of one or two elements, the tulips/onions and the rectangles. It may seem restrictive to use the same graphics over again in so many places, but they can be used creatively in many clever ways to avoid them seeming repetitive.
The main design elements are prominent features, but only on a few hard finishes (such as railings, plaster mouldings and glass windows), and a few rugs, giving way for more contemporary purchases (e.g. furniture and chandeliers) to elevate the interior into the 21st century and make a suitable home for many years to come.
