BOSCH Budapest Innovation Campus
The Bosch Budapest Innovation Campus expanded the company’s development centre in Kőbánya through the brownfield redevelopment of a former textile factory site. The complex, covering nearly 100,000 square metres, provides workplaces for 1,800 employees and includes 14,000 square metres of research and test laboratories, an instrumented vehicle test track, a test hall equipped with precision measurement chambers, a multi-storey car park and a central energy facility. The campus is one of Europe’s key development locations for automated and electric mobility.
CÉH zRt. contributed to the project as lead designer, providing multidisciplinary engineering design and BIM coordination. The architectural, interior design, structural, building services and electrical solutions were coordinated within an integrated system. Our bridge engineering team also contributed to the structural design of the two-level pedestrian bridge connecting the existing and new campuses.
The project’s complexity arose from the need to address several different operational requirements simultaneously. Flexible office and community spaces, technically demanding laboratories, vehicle testing areas and operational support functions had to be connected in a way that allowed each to operate independently while remaining part of a well-coordinated system. BIM-based multidisciplinary coordination was particularly important in aligning the specialised technological requirements and managing the large number of interfaces between the design disciplines.
Covered and open pedestrian routes between the buildings are organised around a landscaped internal courtyard. With its pond, restaurant terrace and relaxation areas, the courtyard forms the social heart of the campus. The programme also includes a 500-seat auditorium, a variety of collaboration spaces and a roof garden. The upper, landscaped level of the two-storey bridge continues the roof gardens, while the protected lower route allows laboratory equipment to be moved between the buildings regardless of weather conditions.
Energy-efficient operation is supported by a central energy facility, high-efficiency heat pumps, heat-recovery ventilation, and automated lighting and shading controls. Waste heat generated by the research and development test systems is reused for heating and hot-water production. The regeneration of the brownfield site, the green roofs, more than 200 newly planted trees and the extensive landscaping improve both the quality of the working environment and the development’s connection to the surrounding urban area.
The development created an integrated research and development environment where office, laboratory and vehicle testing functions support the advancement of mobility technologies at a single location. The project’s engineering complexity, architectural quality and environmentally conscious solutions have been recognised with several Hungarian and international professional awards.
Project manager: ÓBUDA Group
Contractor: Market Építő Zrt.
Interior design partner: MádiLáncos Studio Kft.
Landscape architect: Tília Bt.
Awards and recognition:
- XXV. Magyar Ingatlanfejlesztési Nívódíj Pályázat, 2023 – HuGBC Special Award
- Építőipari Nívódíj, 2023 – Industrial and Energy Facility, R&D category
- BIG SEE Architecture Award, 2025 – Winner, Industrial Buildings and Workspace category
