OTP M12 Headquarters
Budapest, HungaryOTP M12 Headquarters redefines what an office can feel like. Surrounded by green spaces, this 30-metre-high building brings nature indoors. Organic design touches and abundant natural light create a calm, inspiring place for people to work.
Sustainability runs through every detail. The building has achieved LEED GOLD certification, thanks to innovative solutions including modern mechanical and electrical systems, ceiling heating and cooling, waste-heat recovery for hot water, rainwater recycling, and intelligent lighting control.
Delivered in partnership with Helvar Partner, BE LIGHT!, the lighting control solution plays a central role in this vision, balancing sustainability, comfort, and efficiency across every area of the building.
Lighting Designed Around People
When selecting approximately 3,500 luminaires, the main goal was to complement and reinforce the natural character of the interior. In public and office areas, the design team placed great emphasis on energy efficiency and rational maintenance costs, leading to the implementation of a comprehensive DALI-based lighting control system.
Of these luminaires, 2,600 are dedicated to office spaces, supported by 1,300 combined light and presence detection sensors. This dense network measures illumination and monitors movement at 1,300 points, allowing the system to adjust almost workstation by workstation, responding dynamically to natural light levels and local occupancy.
The result: light where and when it’s needed, dimmed when it’s not, optimising energy use without compromising comfort.
Flexible, Integrated, and Easy to Use
The system offers fully automatic operation but also allows manual control for selecting static lighting scenes whenever needed. Integration with the building management system (BMS) provides centralised control of every luminaire from a single location, giving facilities teams full oversight and adaptability.
Quietly working in the background, the system enhances wellbeing, reduces energy waste, and provides the flexibility to evolve as the building’s needs change.
OTP M12 Headquarters demonstrates how intelligent lighting control can bring a natural design vision to life, improving both the employee experience and the building’s environmental performance in a workplace built for the future.
Photography: BE LIGHT!
Key Facts
Completed: 2022
Helvar Partner: BE LIGHT!
Architecture: Földes és Tarsai Építéziroda Kft., Mónus Építész Kft., ÖKO-BAU Kft.
Interior Design: MádiLáncos Studio, Millimeter studio
General Contractor: Market Építő Zrt.
Building Electrical Designer: Artvill Kft.
Building Electrical Design: Vill-Korr Hungaria Kft.
Safety Lighting: Lumentron Electronic Kft.
Technical inspector: VeszprémBer Építő Kft.
Budapest, Hungary
