Warsaw Spire
Warsaw, Poland
Above ground area: 129,336 square metres
Completion date 2014
Located between the famous Palace of Culture and
Science and the Warsaw Rising Museum, the 49-storey Warsaw Spire creates an
urban signal that advertises Warsaw’s new business district. Adjacent to the Towarowa and Grzybowska
streets, the Warsaw Spire is the jewel in the crown of a series of tall
buildings built in the last decade in Warsaw and, at 220 metres, it will be the
tallest building in Poland.
The Warsaw Spire is amazingly slim and dynamic and
looks as if it might never end. Two glazed ‘shells’ extend towards the sky in a
spiral form and add lightness to the atypical larger penthouse levels. The
spiral shape emphasises the slenderness of the tower. The soaring, vertical
force of the shells also forms an exciting contrast to the very horizontal floor
levels that lie at the core of the tower. The highest usable level (+46)
benefits from an open-air terrace with magnificent views over the city.
Accompanying the 81,607-square-metre Warsaw Spire are
two 16-storey, 58.50-metre mid-rise buildings (23,837 and 23,892-square-metres
respectively) that integrate the tower into the existing urban fabric. The
positioning of the three buildings enables the creation of a vast, landscaped
urban plaza with greenery and fountains, and there is a 1,235-space, 5-level
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When completed in 2014, the plaza, and the project’s
4,300-square-metres of restaurants, cafés, retail and services areas, will
become the focal point of urban life in the busy district. A pedestrian space
protected by a set of contemporary buildings equates to an unprecedented oasis
of peace within the city centre. Of the several meeting places located at the
Warsaw Spire, it is the fourth level restaurant, with its outdoor terrace
overlooking the plaza that is scheduled to become a popular spot.