An expressionist structure made of reinforced concrete, resembling the Győr department store. However, as opposed to the poor construction work seen with that building, the Bodrog Department Store was built as planned. The upper floor of the department store consists of a series of “vierendel” frames made of monolith reinforced concrete. The slabs of the side walls express the negative pressure pairs of the supporting structure, the increasing density of forces. The immense, flower-like structure shows its inherent imbalance of loads through the changing heights of parapets. The interior spaces are based on galleries and are easy to oversee since a countryside department store is rather a place of social life than a plain shopping venue.

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