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The Warsaw Spire is a complex of neomodern office buildings 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, constructed by the Belgian real estate developer Ghelamco.


Description

Located in the
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 ...
district of Warsaw, the complex consists of a 220-metre main tower with a
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glass façade, Warsaw Spire A, and two 55-metre auxiliary buildings, Warsaw Spire B and C. The main tower is the third tallest building in Poland (after the Varso Tower and the
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). The design of the
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and adjacent buildings was developed by the Belgian architectural studio Jaspers-Eyers Architects, in cooperation with the Polish-Belgian Projekt Polsko-Belgijska Pracownia Architektury. Surrounding the buildings there is a large open plaza, featuring green areas and water elements. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX) is headquartered in the Warsaw Spire B.


Construction

Construction works began in mid-2011 with the installation of diaphragm walls on five underground floors, where a parking lot was built. On 3 July 2014, a fire broke out on the roof of one of the lower buildings of the complex, causing not much damage. In December 2014, a large neon sign with the words ''Kocham Warszawę'' ("I love Warsaw") was installed by Belgian creative lighting and visual design practice Painting with Light and placed on the upper floors of the partially constructed main tower. In April 2015, after the assembly of the spires, the skyscraper reached its maximum height of 220 metres. A topping out event was held at the Warsaw Spire on 24 April 2015. The building's neon sign was temporarily removed in early July 2015 due to progress in façade assembly. A more advanced version of the sign returned permanently to the top of the tower in May 2016 for the opening of the building.


Awards

In December 2011, the Warsaw Spire won the Eurobuild Awards 2011 in the category Outstanding Architectural Design of the Year in Poland. In March 2014, the complex received the BREEAM Excellent certificate during the
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international property fair in
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, France. In 2017, the building received the MIPIM award for Best Office and Business Development in the world during the MIPIM international property fair. File:POL Warsaw Spire 10.JPG, Warsaw Spire under construction (August 2014) File:Warsaw Spire, Poland 13 May 2016.jpg, Warsaw Spire during its opening, 12 May 2016 File:Warsaw Spire wejście 2016, 1.jpg, Entrance of the tower


See also

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List of tallest buildings in Poland Poland has 43 Tower block, high-rise buildings that stand at least tall, being one of 17 countries in the world to have a List of supertall skyscrapers, supertall skyscraper (building that rises at least ). The country's first high-rises sta ...


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