Varso Tower, 310 meters in height, is a premium office tower (with 69,000 sqm of office area) in the heart of Warsaw located close to the Palace of Culture and Science. It is planned to be completed and put into use in 2020.
Varso
Tower is a premium office tower in the heart of Warsaw located close to
the Palace of Culture and Science. The building has a direct underground link
with the adjacent Warsaw Central Station, which is a transport hub for
international and regional trains, as well as local trams and buses. With
69,000 square-meters of premium office space, the tower features large-span
floorplates with three-meter clear height for open plan offices. At 310 meters,
it is the tallest tower in the European Union, and is an integral part of the Varso masterplan that revitalizes the
surrounding urban quarter which was blighted during the Second World War.
The
53-storey structure has a unique presence on Warsaw’s skyline, and forms a
gateway to the rest of the Varso development.
Situated at the corner of Jana Pawla II and Chmielna Street, it draws people
through the building towards a public plaza on its western end that connects to
the neighboring buildings. The social heart of the building is a plaza enclosed
within a glazed box, animated with full height trees and benches for people to
enjoy the surroundings. This ‘urban room’ forms the point of confluence between
people who work in the offices – who may use it as a sit-out during breaks –
and the public, to access the shops and restaurants in the neighboring
buildings.
The public
realm continues at the top of the tower – accessed directly from the ground via
two panoramic lifts – with a viewing platform at level 53: the highest inhabited
floor in Poland, that has uninterrupted views of Warsaw. Levels 46-49, contain
a fully landscaped terrace bar, overlooking the Vistula River and the dome of
the Palace of Culture and Science, and restaurants and shops to enjoy the
unique views on offer. This project is planned to be completed and put into use
in 2020.
Source: Foster+Partners