2002 — the first Szimpla
The project began in a different location, as an experiment in making an informal place for people to meet.
2004 — Kazinczy utca
Szimpla moved to its present home at Kazinczy utca 14. The building's rooms, courtyard and traces of earlier uses became part of the experience.
A format, not a formula
The ruin-pub idea spread across the city, but Szimpla's identity grew from its own building and changing collection of objects, art and community programmes.
Keep the rough edges
The appeal was never perfect restoration. It was reuse, improvisation and the freedom to let different eras sit side by side.