Warsaw Unit

Warsaw Unit
Warsaw Unit in 2020
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Address1 gnacego Daszyńskiego Roundabout, Warsaw [pl] [a]
Coordinates52°13′48.94″N 20°59′9.52″E / 52.2302611°N 20.9859778°E / 52.2302611; 20.9859778
Construction started2017
Completed2021
Height
Architectural202 metres (663 ft)
Tip202 metres (663 ft)
Roof180 metres (590 ft)
Technical details
Floor count46
Floor area59,000 m2 (640,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firmProjekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia Architektury
DeveloperGhelamco
Website
warsawunit.com

Warsaw Unit is a skyscraper in the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is located at the 1 Ignacego Daszyńskiego Roundabout, Warsaw [pl],[b] in the district of Wola, within the neighbourhood of Mirów. It was opened in 2021.[1][2]

Name

According to the developing company, Ghelamco, the name Warsaw Unit is an homage to the Unité d'habitation (Housing Unit), a modernist residential housing typology developed by Le Corbusier. The name is also alternatively spelled as Warsaw UNIT. Formerly, until November 2018, the building was known as Spinnaker.[3]

Design and technical details

Warsaw Unit under construction in 2020, including its Dragon Skin-type kinetic facade

The building has 46 storeys Its height from the base to the roof, equals 180 m (590.55 ft), and its total height, including the technical equipment on the roof, equals 202 m (662.73 ft.). With its total height, it is the 5th tallest building in the city, and the 6th tallest building in Poland. When including only its height to the roof, it is the 7th tallest building in the city, and 8th in Poland.[1][2]

The building has 59 000 m2 (635 070 sq ft) of floor area, including an office area of 57 000 m2 (613 543 sq ft), and 300 m2 (3229 sq ft) of commercial and service area. It has 14 elevators, and 456 car parks.[1][2]

The portion of the building elevation had been covered with Dragon Skin-type kinetic facade, consisting of thousands of moving plate, which move in the wind, forming illusions of images on building walls. It is the first time such elevation had been used in the building in Poland.The last storey includes terrace encased with glass walls.[2]

History

The construction of the building had been financed by Ghelamco Group, and it was designed by the architectural firm of Projekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia Architektury [de].[1][2] The building had been constructed on the small plot of land, on which was previously located historical tenement, located at 112 Pańska Street, Warsaw [pl], near the Ignacego Daszyńskiego Roundabout, Warsaw, between Prosta, Pańska, and Wronia Streets.[2][4] Its construction began in April 2017 and was finished in March 2021.[5]

In November 2024 the building has been sold to Eastnine [sv][6][7]

See also

Citations

Notes

  1. ^ Some sources list nearby 112, Pańska Street, Warsaw [pl] as its address instead.
  2. ^ Some sources list nearby 112, Pańska Street, Warsaw [pl] as its address instead.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Warsaw Unit". urbanity.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jerzy S. Majewski: Warszawa sięga chmur. In: Stolica, p. 6–8, November–December 2021.
  3. ^ Marcin Haber (22 November 2018). "Warsaw UNIT – Ghelamco odsłania karty. 202 m wieży przy Rondzie Daszyńskiego". biznes.wprost.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ Michał Wojtczuk: Wieżowiec, plac budowy i opuszczona kamienica. In: Gazeta Stołeczna, p. 4, 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Budowa Warsaw Unit ukończona". ceo.com.pl (in Polish). 19 May 2021.
  6. ^ Kurstjens, Bas; Vanacker, Lukas (November 26, 2024). "Ghelamco rondt verkoop van Pools kroonjuweel voor 280 miljoen euro af". De Tijd.
  7. ^ "Eastnine acquires Warsaw Unit in the largest office transaction in Europe this year". Eastnine. November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.

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