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QUALIFICATIONS
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M.Sc. in Architecture and Building Engineering (07. February 2001.)

University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Faculty of Architecture

5 years programme

 

Equivalence of Qualification from the Architects Board of Western Australia issued 3rd December 2014.

 

REGISTRATIONS

- Registered Architect in Western Australia year 2015. Registration Number: 2946

- Registered Architect in United Kingdom (ARB) year 2010. Registration Number: 07640C

- Registered Architect in Hungary year 2004. Registration Number: É-16-0262

 

PROFILE

I joined my current company, MAARCH Architects as a senior Architect in March 2024 after having spent 8 years with the international practice, Cottee Parker Architects.

At Maarch, based on my extensive experience,  I have a very versatile, allrounder role, that includes team building and management, quality assurance, development and introduction of BIM systems, design, documentation and on site project management.

 

Working as an architect for 25 years I gained international experience both in Architectural design and Construction. Before moving to Australia, I worked in the United Kingdom, in the Republic of Ireland and in Central Europe. I also spent valuable time on site as QS team leader for a main contractor company in Hungary. Later, In Ireland I worked through a major commercial project from conceptual design to on site completion, and at last I worked on multi million pound educational, healthcare and custodial designs in Belfast and London. I have been living in Australia since 2012, mostly in Perth, but I spent 6 months in Melbourne too. In Australia, I had the opportunity to work on some iconic, high profile mixed use, residential and hotel projects, such as the Ritz Carlton in Perth and Melbourne or Queens Wharf in Brisbane.

 

My design and on-site experience make me an architect who is not only capable of cutting-edge design, but also aware of buildability and costs. I have worked on a large variety of projects like high end award winning five star hotels,  resort and spa developments, retail projects, award winning office designs, educational buildings, custodial projects, and high-end residential designs.

 

As an Architect I work hard on delivering projects in time and on budget. I use all aspects of Building Information Modelling from basic CAD design (2D) through visualization and quantifiability (3D) to time (4D) and costs (5D).

 
KEY PROJECTS
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High-rise residential buildings

  • Perth City Link, Lot 2          Architect                                Cottee Parke Architects      Perth, Australia

  • Elizabeth Quay Towers       Architect / BIM manager     Cottee Parke Architects      Perth, Australia

  • West Side Place                   Architect                               Cottee Parke Architects       Melbourne, Australia

  • Lot 1 and 25                         Architect / BIM manager     DesignInc                              Perth, Australia

  • Lake Street Development   Architect / BIM manager     DesignInc                              Perth, Australia

 

Hotel

  • Ritz Carlton – Melbourne   Architect                                 Cottee Parke Architects      Melbourne, Australia

  • Ritz Carlton – Perth            Architect                                 Cottee Parke Architects      Perth, Australia

  • Dorsett – Perth                    Architect                                 Cottee Parke Architects      Perth, Australia

  • Hotel Egerszalok                 Architect                                 Formaterv                            Egerszalók, Hungary

  • Hotel Pelion                         Architect                                 Formaterv                            Tapolca, Hungary

 

Office

  • WALGA                                  Documentation Leader       Machin Designs                   Perth, Australia

  • Tassels Place                       Documentation Leader       Machin Designs                   Perth, Australia

  • McCoy Street office             Project Leader                     Machin Designs                   Perth, Australia

  • Mulvey Centre                      Project Architect                  Murray and Associates      Carrick-on Shannon, Ireland

 

Schools

  • Tweed River High School   Architect                                Cottee Parker Architects    Sydney

  • Gordonbrook Primary         Architect                                HLM                                      London, UK

  • Newfield Primary                Architect                                HLM                                      London, UK

  • Brentfield Primary              Architect                                HLM                                      London, UK

 

Custodial

  • Magilligan Prison                 Architect                                HLM                                     Northern Ireland

 

Healthcare

  • Altnagelvin Hospital            Architect                                HLM                                      Belfast, Northern Ireland

 

Shopping Mall

  • Mulvey Centre                      Project Architect                  Murray and Associates       Carrick-on Shannon, Ireland

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AWARD WINNING PROJECTS
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  • The Towers at Elizabeth Quay, Perth, WA, UDIA 2020 Award for Excellence in Residential Development

  • ​The Ritz-Carlton Melbourne, VIC, Best New Hotel and Best Luxury Hotel in Australia 2024.

  • State Tax Office high rise office building Budapest, Vaskapu u. Hungary

  • Old People's Nursery Home several projects in Budapest, Hungary

  • Naturmed Hotel Carbona with spa and cure centre for rheumatic diseases, Heviz, Hungary

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VOLUNTEER
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  • Speaker at several forums on Organic Architecture 2020 – 2024

  • Archicad Learn online lecture December 2023

  • Sydney Build online forum guest speaker June 2023

  • Vocational Lecturer at the University of Western Australia February 2017 - 2023

  • Speaker at BILT Conference in Brisbane June 2018

  • Guest Speaker at the launch of ArchiCAD 18 in WA. July 2014

  • Panelist at International on-line Masters of ArchiCAD Summit    February 2015, 2016

  • Speaker at Graphisoft User group forums May 2015

  • Archicad Beta tester: from Archicad 18 to Archicad 28

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KEY SKILLS
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Project Management

  • Identify limitations and potentials of a site.

  • Obtain and evaluate specialist information.

  • Refurbishment potentials and options

  • Assess Regulatory context

  • Prepare preliminary project evaluations, programs and feasibility studies.

  • Cost Analysis

  • Space analysis, space planning

  • Establish Project design and construction program.

Documentation

  • Schematic Design - Feasibility studies

  • Building Information Modelling: ArchiCAD Teamwork (AC28), GDL scripting, Eco Designer,Revit, Solibri, Revizto, Trimble Connect, Navisworks, Excel scripting

  • 3D visualization,D5 Render, Twin Motion, Art-Lantis Studio, Piranesi, Sketchup, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint, In-Design

  • Manage, coordinate teamwork and inspire team.

  • Detailed design of various project types

Specialist consultant coordination

  • Define required specialist input.

  • Liaise with specialist consultants.

  • Run tenders to select consultants.

Contract Administration

  • Construction progress reports

  • Evaluate progress claims.

  • Evaluate variations.

  • Defect inspection

  • Instructions, on site coordination

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PUBLIC PROFILE

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Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karoly-horvath-a980a963/?originalSubdomain=au

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