Led by Bence Turányi, T2a Architects have finally realized their adaptive-reuse housing block project, called Jazz Lofts. Back in 2005 father-and-son team Gabor and Bence Turányi were commissioned to restore an abandoned 19th-century mill, but after the economic crash in the mid-2000s and a change in vendor, the project was put on hold. Today, 15 years later, along with the arrival of a new owner, the innovative project has been reborn and embraces notions of conservation as well as transformation, seeking to merge the old and the new, into something nostalgically modern. 

“We restarted the project at the last moment; it was a question at the beginning if we could even still use the structure because it was so wet and full of salt. The main task was to prove this and to find a way to keep it as it is,” said Bence Turányi, touching on T2a's desire to preserve the building's original heritage. The structure's brick facade blends thoughtfully with the undulating roof line. The top floor presents a contrasting purple clinker brick treatment that compliments the naturally colored lower levels. 

The outward street facing elevations capture the historical origins of the building while the internal courtyard elevations accentuate the newer and more modern characteristics, like the vibrantly pigmented balconies over looking the ground level gardened area. 

Further expressing his inspiration for the new housing block, Bence Turányi said, "When we restarted the project, I suddenly saw the beauty in its rusted and decaying concrete torso that we had built on top of the mill a decade earlier...It was a moment of inspiration that ultimately led to what Jazz Loft is today.”