Varso
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 Varso in May 2022 | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Architectural style | Neomodern, contemporary modern |
| Location | Warsaw,  Poland |
| Address | ul. Chmielna 69/71 |
| Coordinates | 52°13′43.05464″N 20°59′57.03022″E / 52.2286262889°N 20.9991750611°E |
| Construction started | December 2016 |
| Topped-out | February 2021 |
| Completed | September 2022 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 310 m (1,017 ft)[1][2] |
| Roof | 236 m (774 ft) |
| Observatory | 230 m (755 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 53 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Foster + Partners |
| Developer | HB Reavis |
| Website | |
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Varso or Varso Place is a neomodern office building complex in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by Foster and Partners and developed by HB Reavis.[3]
The complex features three buildings, of which the main one, Varso Tower, at 310 m (1,020 ft) in height, is the tallest building in Poland, the tallest building in the European Union, and the sixth-tallest building in Europe.[4] It was topped out on 20 February 2021 and completed in September 2022, with the opening of the observation deck planned for the first half of 2023.[5]
Design and construction
Varso Place is located in Wola, on the corner of Chmielna Street and John Paul II Avenue (pl). Construction takes place on a plot of 1.72 ha (4.3 acres), purchased in 2011 from PKP by the Slovak company HB Reavis for approximately 171 million zł. The estimated cost of construction was approximately €500 million (2.27 billion zł in 2021). Initially, the project was named Chmielna Business Center and was later changed to Varso, which references the Latin name for Warsaw — Varsovia.
Project
The original plan was to build a 130-metre (430 ft) tall skyscraper. The project was later revised and the total height of Varso Tower was increased to 310 m (1,020 ft) including a spire surmounting the building.[1]
Varso Place is a complex of three buildings: a 310 m (1,020 ft) main tower (roof height reaching 230 m (750 ft) with an 80-metre (260 ft) spire on top)[2] and two buildings with a height of 81 and 90 m (266 and 295 ft), respectively called Varso 1 and Varso 2. The total area of Varso Place is 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 sq ft) with 10,300 m2 (111,000 sq ft) dedicated to commercial services. British-based architecture studio Foster and Partners designed the main tower and HRA Architekci was responsible for designing the Varso 1 and Varso 2 buildings.
At a height of 230 m (750 ft), Vista Terrace will become a public observation deck offering panoramic views of the city. A restaurant and a bar called Skytop Restaurant & Bar will occupy the 46th and 48th floors. All three buildings will be connected to each other on the ground floor level and the entire complex will be connected to Warsaw Central station. A four-storey underground car park will accommodate approximately 1,100 cars, 80 motorbikes and 750 bicycles. The modernisation of the surroundings around Chmielna Street is a part of the investment and it will include new pavements, street lamps, benches, bike stands and signage, as well as planting shrubs and trees.
Construction timeline
The general contractor is HB Reavis Construction — a company from the HB Reavis Group. The building permit for Varso was obtained in December 2016 with construction work commencing the same month.
In October 2017, at a depth of 10 m (33 ft), a 60 tonne glacial erratic was excavated at the construction site. It was pulled out using a specialized crane and then transported to Mokotów Field, where it stood next to the National Library. In the future, it will be moved back and displayed next to the entrance of Varso Tower.
On 20 February 2021, the final piece of the spire was lifted to the top of Varso Tower, bringing the tower to its full height of 310 metres (1,017 ft).[6] The Varso Tower was completed in September 2022.[7]
Gallery
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Varso under construction, 2019 -
Varso in May 2020 -
Varso in July 2020 -
Varso in 2021 -
Varso seen from Chmielna Street
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See also
- List of tallest buildings in Poland
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- Architecture of Warsaw
References
- ^ a b "2017 Vinci annual report" (PDF). vinci.com. Vinci SA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ a b "2017 The challenges of high-rise". khl.com. khl. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Varso Tower / Chmielna Business Center" (in Polish). Urbanity.pl. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ "EU's Tallest Tower under Construction in Poland". www.theb1m.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Varso Tower prawie gotowy. W lobby najwyższego budynku UE inwestor sadzi okazałe drzewa". Murator Plus. Grupa ZPR Media. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Bretan, Juliette (22 February 2021). "Warsaw skyscraper becomes EU's tallest building". Notes from Poland. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ruszył montaż iglicy na Varso Tower". NowaWarszawa.pl. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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