ORCO Tower
Al. Jerozolimskie 81
Warsaw Poland
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| Status: | built | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1992 | | Finished | 1996 | | Floor Count | 27 | | Floor Area | 15,000 m² |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - communication | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - postmodern | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - concrete, reinforced |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 377 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
Companies
• Architect(s):
-Lorenzo Martinoia
-Jacek Sokalski
-Amadeo Strada
• Owner:
-Orco Property Group.
• Others: FIM Sp. z o.o., Bonomia Contractors, WARBUD S.A., Józef Sieczkowski, PPU Energetyka Sp. z o.o., Eljako-Al Sp. z o.o., TIM - EX Sp.j., Z.P.U.H. Edward Lukasiak, Notifier Polska Sp z o.o., Besam Polska Sp. z o.o., KONE Sp. z o.o., Permasteelisa S.p.A., Deko Partitions Ltd, Fortrade Financing S.p.A., Christian Biecher & Associés.
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Facts & Descriptions:
• Originally designed to be only 20 stories as maximum height permitted by authorities, during the planning phase several more stories were added an original design plan.
• The dark blue reflective glass facade is decorated with salmon-colored plates refering to Aleje Jerozolimskie's frontage scale.
• The tower features a very small lobby and reception, cause maximum office space.
• A separate 240-space parking lot was planned but, due to the authorities' objection, this idea was never implemented, remaining a building without park garages.
• On the site of an early 1911 demolished house in 1970ies for temporary tramway tracks while the new central railway station was under construction.
• Scheduled for facade and interior's renovation in 2007, after moved out main tenant Polkomtel S.A., most of offices space remains vacant.
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