Chałubińskiego 8
| Chałubińskiego 8 | |
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Chałubińskiego 8 in 2022. | |
Interactive map of the Chałubińskiego 8 area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland, 8 Chałubińskiego Street |
| Coordinates | 52°13′34″N 21°00′15″E / 52.22611°N 21.00417°E |
| Construction started | 1975 |
| Completed | 1978 |
| Height | |
| Tip | 150 m |
| Roof | 140 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 (+2 underground) |
| Floor area | 70,000 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects |
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| Main contractor | BPA Byggproduktion AB |
Chałubińskiego 8 (Ch8; Polish: [xa.wu.biɲˈskjɛ.ɡɔ ˈɔ.ɕɛm]), formerly known as Intraco II, and Oxford Tower, is a skyscraper office building in Warsaw, Poland, within the South Downtown neighbourhood, at 8 Chałubińskiego Street. It was opened in 1978. The building measures 140 m to the roof, and 150 m in its total height.
History
Chałubińskiego 8 (originally known as Intraco II) was designed in the International Style by Wojciech Grzybowski, Jerzy Janczak, Jerzy Skrzypczak, Halina Świergocka-Kaim, and Jan Zdanowicz. It was constructed between 1975 and 1978, by a Sweden-based BPA Byggproduktion AB, in the location of the former Warsaw Pomological Garden, which was destroyed in the World War II.[1][2] The building was envisioned as the headquarters of the Bank Handlowy, and the international trade hub, as well as a part of the Western Wall, an architectural complex, that also includes the LIM Center.[3][4] Upon its opening, it was the most technologically advanced, and second tallest building in the city.[1]
In 2022, the building owner petitioned in the city hall for the permission to build additional seven storeys, that would extend its total height to 180 m, as well as an additional tower, located 20 m to the south.[5][6]
Architecture
The skyscraper has 46 storeys, with an additional two floors underground. It measures 140 m in thr height to the roof is 140 m, and 150 m in its total architectural height. It has the total floor area of 70,000 m2.[1][7] The building has 12 high-speed lifts.[4] Together with LIM Center, it forms the Western Wall architectural complex.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Marta Leśniakowska: Architektura w Warszawie 1965–1989. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2005, p. 26. ISBN 83-908950-7-2. (in Polish)
- ^ Stanisław Niewiadowski: Warszawa jakiej nie ma. Warsaw: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1988, p. 182. ISBN 83-06-01615-7. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Tadeusz Przemysław Szafer: Nowa architektura polska. Diariusz lat 1971–1975. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Arkady, 1979, p. 227, 232–233. ISBN 83-213-2921-7. (in Polish)
- ^ a b Tadeusz Przemysław Szafer: Nowa architektura polska. Diariusz lat 1976–1980. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Arkady, 1981, p. 194. ISBN 83-213-3065-7. (in Polish)
- ^ Kacper Kępiński (20 July 2022). "Zabytkowy wieżowiec urośnie – ikona warszawskiego modernizmu zagrożona?". architekturaibiznes.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Michał Wojtczuk: "Chcą nadbudować znany wieżowiec", Gazeta Stołeczna, p. 1. Warsaw: 14 July 2022. (in Polish)
- ^ "Oxford Tower. Warszawa, Chałubińskiego 8". urbanity.pl (in Polish).