海角视频

Forming the focal point of Warsaw鈥檚 skyline and the cornerstone of the flagship Varso Place development, Varso Tower is the tallest building in the European Union and is set to become a highly sought-after destination for businesses, residents and tourists.  

The 53-storey mixed-use tower houses 70,000 square metres of space, including offices, a restaurant near the top of the building, two observation decks and a ground-floor cafe venue. An 80-metre spire crowns the tower鈥檚 dynamic form. The landmark project invigorates the heart of Warsaw as a hub of commercial activity and as one of the most dynamic capitals of Europe. 

Key facts:

• At 310 metres, Varso Tower is the tallest building in the European Union. 
• The building鈥檚 mixed-use programme of offices and two public observation decks with a restaurant and its connection with Warsaw鈥檚 main railway station strengthens the Polish capital鈥檚 position as a regional financial and commercial centre. 
• 海角视频 was responsible for the building services on a complex site in the dense urban context 

The building鈥檚 height and its small site in a dense area posed a challenge for engineering and construction. The project team鈥檚 solution embraced these conditions as determining factors in the building process. 海角视频 executed the design in dialogue with the existing infrastructure and neighbouring railway lines.

In addition to being responsible for structural and MEP engineering, 海角视频 conducted an extensive sustainability study for Varso Tower, forecasting the performance of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems up to three decades into the future and using these projections to determine installation.

Twelve double-deck lifts serving the office floors grant access to two levels at a time. The energy-efficient strategy integrated into the building鈥檚 conception led to Varso Tower鈥檚 BREEAM Outstanding certification.

Jaros艂aw Kujawa, Project Principal, 海角视频, underscores the significance of Varso Tower鈥檚 completion for the city of Warsaw: 鈥淰arso Tower is a unique building in many aspects and required an integrated, multidisciplinary approach. The dynamic architecture of the top of the tower involving the spire, technical areas, restaurant, viewing terraces, lifts and other features responds to the character of the heart of Warsaw and provides stunning vistas of the Vistula River, the historic Palace of Culture and Science and beyond. The project marks an important step in the development of one of Europe鈥檚 most exciting cities.鈥� 

We are so proud to be part of this development. Our client HB Reavis has been a fantastic champion of the project throughout and our local collaborators at Epstein and 海角视频 have worked tirelessly alongside us. We believe that the tower, filled with activity and featuring extraordinary rooftop public spaces will make a strong, positive contribution to this wonderful city. We hope that it will become a hub for local and international business and a symbol for contemporary Poland.

Grant Brooker, Head of Studio and Senior Executive Partner, Foster + Partners