A Place of endless possibilities

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A unique investment for businesses, residents and tourists

A place designed with users in mind, aimed at people working in the area, as well as offering space for meetings after hours.

At 310 meters, Varso Tower is the tallest building in the European Union with an area of 70,000 sq m spread over 53 floors. At the top there is a panoramic terrace and a restaurant.

height: 310 m 
number of floors: 53
lease area: 70,000 sq m

Two buildings alongside Chmielna street cascade from a joint podium with an elevation made of stone and their green rooftop terraces open for office workers to unwind.

height: Varso 1 - 81 m, Varso 2 - 90 m
number of floors: Varso 1 - 18 floors, Varso 2 - 20 floors
lease area: Varso 1 - 30,000 sq m, Varso 2 - 45,000 sq m
Varso Tower scheme
Varso 1 and 2 scheme
Building specifications
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Minimum office height: 3m

Applies to Varso Tower

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2.7 x 4 m panoramic windows

Applies to Varso Tower

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Custom lift lobby design

Applies to Varso Tower

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Connection between floor available thanks to knockout panels

Applies to Varso Tower

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Natural ventilation

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Private observation deck at 177 metres

Applies to Varso Tower

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Public observation deck on the rooftop

Applies to Varso Tower

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Bar & restaurant on the 46th, 47th and 48th floor

Applies to Varso Tower

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BREEAM “Outstanding” sustainability rating

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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WELL Core & Shell pre-certificate

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Direct link with the Warsaw Central Station

Applies to Varso Tower

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Retail ground floors with numerous bars and restaurants

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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BMS

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Smart solutions in the building

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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1000 underground parking spaces

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Parking for 873 bicycles, changing rooms and showers

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Access control system

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Individual room cooling

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

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Fast and comfortable
(3 m high) elevators

Applies to Varso Tower

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14 meters high main lobby

Applies to Varso Tower

BREEAM “Outstanding” sustainability rating

underground parking for guests

electric car charging station

panoramic elevators

high glass entrance

montion-sensor lighting in common area

access control system

air conditioning control system

BMS

WELL Core & Shell pre-certification

i

Minimum office height: 3m

Applies to Varso Tower

i

2.7 x 4 m panoramic windows

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Custom lift lobby design

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Connection between floor available thanks to knockout panels

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Natural ventilation

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Private observation deck at 177 metres

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Public observation deck on the rooftop

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Bar & restaurant on the 46th, 47th and 48th floor

Applies to Varso Tower

i

BREEAM “Outstanding” sustainability rating

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

WELL Core & Shell pre-certificate

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Direct link with the Warsaw Central Station

Applies to Varso Tower

i

Retail ground floors with numerous bars and restaurants

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

BMS

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Smart solutions in the building

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

1000 underground parking spaces

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Parking for 873 bicycles, changing rooms and showers

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Access control system

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Individual room cooling

Applies to three Varso Place buildings

i

Fast and comfortable
(3 m high) elevators

Applies to Varso Tower

i

14 meters high main lobby

Applies to Varso Tower

BREEAM “Outstanding” sustainability rating

underground parking for guests

electric car charging station

panoramic elevators

high glass entrance

montion-sensor lighting in common area

access control system

air conditioning control system

BMS

WELL Core & Shell pre-certification

Architects

Varso Tower was designed by the award-winning studio Foster + Partners

Founded by Norman Foster in 1967, it is now a global operation specialised in sustainable architecture, urban planning solutions and industrial design.

Its most iconic buildings include HSBC Bank Tower (Hong Kong), Commerzbank Headquarters (Frankfurt), 30 St Mary Axe (London), Hearst Tower and 425 Park Avenue (New York City), Bloomberg London Building, Apple’s headquarters in California, public buildings such as as London’s Great Court British Museum and the Reichstag in Berlin, as well as numerous mixed-use, sports and infrastructure projects. More information:

fosterandpartners.com

Varso 1 and Varso 2 have been designed by HRA Architekci

One of the largest Polish architectural studios, HRA’s team of more than 100 designers specialise in large office and residential developments.

With a skilful combination of architectural, urban planning, social, economical, cultural and environmental considerations, the studio creates buildings and briefs that can be seamlessly integrated into the urban fabric. HRA Architekci has won prestigious awards and accolades for its projects. More information:

www.hra.pl
History of the area

Chmielna Street - always bustling with big-city life

Always full of contrasts, linked to the history of railway, split in two by the Palace of Culture and Science after World War Two. A series on the fascinating history of Chmielna Street, where we are currently building the Varso Place towers.


XVIII century
1770 year
1770 year
XIX century
1926 year
XX century
XVIII century
XX century
1933 year
1939 year
XX century
XX century
2009 year

The name of Chmielna Street appeared in official documents in the second half of the 18th century. Hops were probably grown here. A truly garden landscape and low, loose wooden buildings dominated.

XVIII

In 1770, the street was regulated as far as Twarda, and soon it was partially paved. The first brick houses appeared in Chmielna only at the end of the 18th century, near the intersection with Marszałkowska.

1770

The development of Chmielna towards the west was due to the lack of space at the representative Nowy Świat, as well as the construction of the Warsaw-Vienna railway and its station at the corner of Marszałkowska and Al. Jerozolimskie.

1770

The fragment of Chmielna Street, where Varso Place is being built, was only a dirt road at the end of the 19th century. Only later were the railway warehouses, engine house and workshops built, all along Żelazna Street.

XIX

In the 1930s, Chmielna was the fourth, after Marszałkowska, Al. Jerozolimskie and Żelazna, the longest and busiest street in the capital. Asphalt appeared here in 1926, and a few years later one of the bus lines started its first service.

1926

Chmielna has always been a street of contrasts - aristocracy, landowners, officials, representatives of free professions, as well as craftsmen, workers and the poor, lived, worked and spent their free time here.

XX

The entertainment life of Warsaw has always been concentrated in the vicinity of Chmielna. Already in the eighteenth century, the so-called Szczwalnia, also known as Hecą, the equivalent of today's circus. The impressive, cylindrical building housed up to 3 thousand. viewers.

XVIII

Over the years, inns, taverns and restaurants of various categories developed, and with time also theater gardens and cinemas. In the interwar period, it housed one of the most elegant cinemas in Warsaw, the famous "Palace".

XX

The proximity of the railway station favored the development of hotels in Chmielna. According to the 1933 census, these were: Grand Hotel (No. 5), Lithuanian (No. 19), Royal (No. 31), American (No. 47) and Astorija (No. 49).

1933

Due to the proximity of railway facilities, the area of today's Varso Place was destroyed as a result of air raids in 1939, the Warsaw Uprising and deliberate arson attacks by the Nazis before their withdrawal from Warsaw.

1939

During the first post-war decades it was part of the so-called "Wild West" - a ruined western part of the city center, administratively attached to Wola.

XX

In connection with the construction of the Palace of Culture and Science, in the 1950s Chmielna shared the fate of other streets in the center of the capital. Its nearly one kilometer section has ceased to exist. The eastern part turned into a promenade - a symbol of private trade.

XX

In 2009, the eastern section of Chmielna was entered in the register of monuments. Seven years later, the construction of Varso Place began on the west side of the street.

2009
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