Museum of Ethnography Budapest

The Ethnographic Museum in Budapest is one of the most architecturally significant buildings on the European continent. The 33,000 square metre building is set in the Városliget Park, which has been undergoing a major transformation in recent years. The task of creating a space with the capacity and operational suitability to store and at the same time provide access to more than 250,000 objects was best handled by the Hungarian studio NAPUR Architects. 60% of the volume of the entire building is hidden below ground level, and its vaulted roof space is complemented by a terrace where 3,000 cubic metres of organic soil were brought in and then planted with shrubs, flowers and trees. In 2017, still in the design phase, it was voted the best European Mega Futura project at MIPIM. In 2018, it won the title of World's Best Architecture (in the International Property Awards) in a fierce competition of 1,700 other projects. And it has collected dozens of regional or European awards since then, most notably the prestigious title of "Best European Public Building" and "World's Best Architecture" won at the International Architectural Awards in London.

All the luminaires were custom developed for this project, which began in 2019 and was completed without a single complaint. The specially adapted direct-indirect linear luminaires Lina80 and Lina60 were manufactured in specific RAL shades and complemented with atypical 7 metre hangers in order to take into account the ceiling bevel. The original products of the Hungarian manufacturer have been replaced by 1000pcs of our linear luminaires with special tunable white LED modules. Although we also offered TW luminaires in cooperation with our partner Rio Lampastudio, the investor finally opted for conventional light sources. During several rounds of luminaire sampling, we adjusted the indirect components and luminous fluxes in an 85/15 ratio and wired 2 DALI channels.