Kolmex is a

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office building in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

, Poland, located at 80 and 92 Grzybowa Street, in the neighbourhood of Mirów within the district of

Wola Wola () is a district in western Warsaw, Poland. An industrial area with traditions reaching back to the early 19th century, it underwent a transformation into a major financial district, featuring various landmarks and some of the tallest offi ...

. It was opened in 1992. It is owned by the rail transport company Kolmex.

History

The building was constructed between 1990 and 1992 as the headquarters of rail transport company Kolmex. It was designed by architect Tadeusz Spychała, in cooperation with Janina Chrzanowska-Neykoff, Andrzej Kapuścik, Grzegorz Kepler, Herman Kittel, and Herbert Swoboda.Marta Leśniewska: ''Architektura w Warszawie 1989-2001''. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2002, p. 82. ISBN 83-908950-5-6. (in Polish) Its style was based on

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inspired on works by

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...

. It was nominated in the contest ''Życie w Architekturze'' for the best building of Warsaw constructed between 1989 and 1995.

Characteristics

The building is placed on an intersection of Grzybowa and Towarowa Streets. It has 8 storeys and a total floor area of 18,044 m², of which, 14,435 m² is designated to office spaces, and 500 m² to stores and services.

References

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