Warsaw Trade Tower

Warsaw Trade Tower
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Coordinates52°14′08″N 20°58′59″E / 52.23556°N 20.98306°E / 52.23556; 20.98306
Construction startedJune 1997
CompletedNovember 1999
OwnerGlobalworth
Height
Architectural184 m (604 ft)
Antenna spire208 m (682 ft)
Top floor176 m (577 ft)
Technical details
Floor count43
Floor area71,567 m2 (770,340 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
DeveloperDaewoo
Main contractorMostostal Warszawa S.A.
Warbud

The Warsaw Trade Tower (WTT) is a skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland. Along with Varso Tower, Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Spire and Warsaw Unit, it is one of the five buildings in Warsaw with a spire height greater than 200 metres (660 ft). The tower is the seventh tallest building in Warsaw and the ninth tallest in Poland.

Overview

Warsaw Trade Tower as seen from Towarowa Street

The Warsaw Trade Tower is located in the Wola district, at Chłodna and Towarowa streets, two blocks from the Warsaw Uprising Museum. The 43-storey skyscraper has a height of 208 metres (682 ft), with its roof height being 184 metres (604 ft). The 85 metres (279 ft) spire attached to the building starts on the 32nd floor and rises up to 24 m (79 ft) above the roof.[2]

The tower includes offices, a two-storey shopping centre and three floors of underground parking for 300 cars. It has one of Europe's fastest elevators, travelling at a speed of 7 metres per second (23 ft/s).[3]

Construction took place from June 1997 to November 1999 by the Korean company Daewoo. In 2002, Daewoo sold the property to the American firm Apollo-Rida. Since 2009 the owner and manager of the building has been the real estate company Globalworth.[4]

Between 2015 and 2016, the WTT underwent a thorough modernisation. As a result of the implemented changes, the facility gained a number of amenities that set the standards of modern office buildings. Further renovations in 2023 included a new lobby for the tower designed by the MIXD architectural studio.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Warsaw Trade Tower". Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ Szolomicki, J.; Golasz-Szolomicka, H. (2018). "Architectural and Structural Analysis of Selected Tall Buildings in Warsaw, Poland". World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology. Archived from the original on 21 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Warsaw Trade Tower". Studio VK (in Polish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Warsaw Trade Tower". Globalworth. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Nowe lobby Warsaw Trade Tower – elegancja i funkcjonalność". PLN Design (in Polish). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  6. ^ Motorek, Bartosz (22 March 2023). "Nowe, funkcjonalne lobby w Warsaw Trade Tower z imponującymi żyrandolami z kryształów". urbanity.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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