"The office of the future", "the greenest office building", "the smartest building in the country" – a few quotes that take the already huge tower even higher, making it not only the tallest building in Budapest, but also in the whole of Hungary. The MOL Campus is the most significant office development project of recent years and a true testament to modern architecture and innovation, with its functional and aesthetic excellence.
The 28-floor tower, with 86,000 square metres of floor space, is equivalent to 12 football pitches – but its impressive size is not the only remarkable feature of MOL's new headquarters. The campus was built with a strong focus on sustainability and has successfully achieved LEED Platinum and BREEAM Excellent certifications thanks to its innovative solutions.
More than 2,500 MOL employees are based at the headquarters, so great attention was paid to providing services that would help them work more efficiently and conveniently, from the design phase onwards. Taking into consideration international trends and employees' opinions and needs, the company tailored the smart services portfolio offered by the building.
"The digital program team has two options for a project of this scale: develop all the necessary functionality in-house, or collaborate with leading companies in relevant fields and involve them as experts in the joint development. We chose a hybrid solution."
– Dóra Alexa, Digital Program Manager at MOL Campus
Parking as a mission-critical system
When designing an office building, meeting the expected functionality of the interior workspaces is not the only key to success. Mission-critical functions extend beyond elevators, revolving doors and heating – and include factors that are often overlooked, such as the importance of a trouble-free parking system.
"The digital parking system developed by Parkl had to manage a 1,000-space, 4-level car park with 10 barriers, typically used during two peak periods – a morning and an afternoon peak. It was crucial for MOL Campus to choose a system that had already been successfully implemented at several similar locations."
– Péter Varga, Managing Director of MOL Campus
If the parking system in a busy lot like this broke down on a Wednesday morning, the queue of cars would cause a 4 km traffic jam from the campus, paralysing traffic during the morning rush hour. Since the headquarters opened on 8 December 2022, no significant problems have disrupted the parking system – proof that close collaboration with Parkl's team of experts during design and development has led to an unwavering, stable system.
High technological requirements, met without compromise
When Parkl's team and the digital specialists from MOL Campus first met, the most important question was the use of the right technology. Both teams used Microsoft Azure, which made the integration easier and facilitated additional features that arose during the design process, such as releasing fixed parking spaces and variable directional barrier control.
Understanding the needs and travel habits of employees was crucial – particularly in the post-Covid period, when hybrid working became prevalent. For an organisation of this size, facility management also faces the challenge of managing departments, teams and workers with different needs and entitlements.
Features powering the MOL Campus parking experience
- Parking space reservation – book a space from the app with different access management options
- Guest parking management – send invitations and allocate guest spaces
- Releasing fixed parking spaces – open dedicated spots to colleagues for a limited time (e.g. during holidays)
- Variable direction of barriers – flip barrier direction during peak periods based on flow
- Occupancy and false-parking control – sensor-based monitoring across the garage
- Zone management – assign zones to users or teams who can only reserve there
- Pool car management – manage entry, exit and parking of shared vehicles
"The project was the largest and most significant development in our company's history, and we attribute our success to the strong background of experience and know-how possessed by our team members. We are pleased to say that we have solved the parking issue in one of the largest office projects in Hungary."
– Zsolt Somogyi, Managing Director of Parkl
