RTL Liget, developed by WING, wins the Office Building of the Year 2024 Award
2025-05-05
A significant professional recognition has been awarded to WING, one of the leading real estate developers and investors in Central Europe, and RTL Hungary, one of the largest media companies in Hungary. The RTL Liget, developed by WING, won the prestigious "Office Building of the Year 2024" award, which was presented to the winner at one of Hungary’s most prestigious real estate events on April 30.
For the 15th time, the Office of the Year competition recognized the country's most outstanding offices, office buildings, real estate companies, service providers and key personalities. Based on the decision of the independent professional jury, RTL Liget, a WING project developed specifically for RTL Hungary, was named the best office building of the year 2024, combining the preservation of historical values with a modern, sustainable office environment. As part of the development, the listed Liget Center Classic and Auditorium buildings were revitalized in Budapest’s District VI, right next to City Park. Since the summer of 2024, the property has been operating as RTL Hungary's central base.
The Liget Center Classic and the adjoining Auditorium buildings were constructed between 1948 and 1951 and previously served as the headquarters of the MÉMOSZ (Hungarian National Federation of Construction Workers). WING preserved the original modernist architectural features of the building while equipping it with state-of-the-art technology and meeting the specific functional requirements arising from RTL’s broadcasting activities. The Auditorium houses the channel's news directorate and news studios, while the Classic building accommodates the company’s office functions.
The Liget Center Auditorium boasts an "A" energy efficiency rating and an "A+" CO2 emissions classification. During the renovation of the nearly 75-year-old building, the entire heating and cooling system was replaced with modern heat pump equipment. In addition, both the Liget Center Classic and Auditorium are powered entirely by green electricity. A key focus during the renovation was the protection of architectural values: the monumental relief on the façade, "Builders" by István Tar, and Dezső Lányi's sculpture, "Construction Workers," were also restored and returned to their original locations.
The third element of the Liget Center project, the Liget Center Vitrum, offers high technical quality as a new, premium boutique office building for those looking for a newly constructed office or headquarters. The building reached its shell&core state in the autumn of 2024. This nearly zero-energy building uses environmentally friendly lighting and a heat pump heating system, and aims to achieve a BREEAM sustainability certification.
During the development of RTL Liget, TIBA Architectural Studio was responsible for the design of the Auditorium, the general construction was handled by WORKUP, a specialized division of FITOUT Zrt., while LAB5 architects provided the interior design.
RTL Liget can be viewed through the following video: