V Tower (Warsaw)

52°13′37″N 20°59′35″EV Tower (formarly Warta Tower) is an office building in Wola, Warsaw, Poland.

V Tower
General information
Location	Warsaw, Poland
Address	ul. Chmielna 85/87
Construction started	1998
Completed	2000
Owner	TUiR Warta
Height	82m
Technical details
Floor count	22+3
Floor area	25,800m²
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jerzy Czyż, Leszek Kazimierz Klajnert
Website
wartatower.pl

Description

The building was designed by Jerzy Czyż and Leszek Kazimierz Klajnert.^[1] It a 22-storey building and is 82 meters tall. It was in construction between 1998 and 2000. It is owned by TUiR Warta insurance company, which is where the name of the building comes from. The building is the headquarters of the company.

The building is almost completely glazed in dark blue glass. Lower floors of the buildings have panels of polished dark gray granite.

The lobby of the building contains a sculpture of Barbara Falender.^[1] The area of the courtyard is 1200m².^[2]

History

In March 2022 Globalworth, the owner of the building, offered space for 500 Ukrainian refugees under the SPACE FOR UKRAINE motto.^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Marta., Leśniakowska (2002). Architektura w Warszawie : lata 1989-2001 (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki. ISBN 8390895056. OCLC 54440235.
2. Marta., Leśniakowska (2002). Architektura w Warszawie : lata 1989-2001 (Wyd. 1 ed.). Warszawa: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki. ISBN 8390895056. OCLC 54440235.
3. Globalworth. "SPACE FOR UKRAINE – Globalworth supports Ukraine war humanitarian relief efforts".
4. "W biurowcach w centrum Warszawy zamieszkają uchodźcy". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-03-20.