| Chałubińskiego 8 | |
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 Chałubińskiego 8 in 2022. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| Location | Warsaw, Poland |
| Address | 8 Chałubińskiego Street |
| Coordinates | 52°13′34″N 21°00′15″E / 52.22611°N 21.00417°E / 52.22611; 21.00417 |
| 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 | |
| Architect(s) |
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| Main contractor | BPA Byggproduktion AB |
Chałubińskiego 8 (Ch8), formerly known as Intraco II, and Oxford Tower, is a skyscraper office building in Warsaw, Poland, within the Downtown district, at 8 Chałubińskiego Street. It was opened in 1978, its height to the roof is 140 m, and its total architecural height is 150 m.
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, that was destroyed in the World War II. 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. Upon its opening, it was the most technologically advanced, and second tallest building in the city.
In 2022, the building owner petitioned in the Warsaw City Hall for the permission to build additional seven storeys, extending its total height to 180 m, and another tower, located 20 m to the south.
Characteristics
Chałubińskiego 8 is an International Style skyscraper office building, located in the Downtown district, at 8 Chałubińskiego Street. It has 46 storyes, and additional two underground, and the total usable area of 70,000 m². Its height to the roof is 140 m, and its total architectural height is 150 m. The building has 12 high-speed lifts.
Together with LIM Centre, it forms the Western Wall architectural complex.
References
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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).
External links
| Buildings over 100 metres in Warsaw | |
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| List of tallest buildings in Warsaw | |
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