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.
| Chałubińskiego 8 | |
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 Chałubińskiego 8 in 2022. | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
History
editChałubińskiego 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.[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 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.[5][6]
Characteristics
editChałubińskiego 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.[1][7] The building has 12 high-speed lifts.[4]
Together with LIM Centre, it forms the Western Wall architectural complex.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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).