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The concept for Varso Tower stemmed from a desire to transform Warsaw's cityscape and create a space promoting public interaction and community. The architects envisioned a modern building that would serve as a new city landmark. The concept focuses on maximizing public spaces and creating a calm, elegant, and timeless form with an emphasis on verticality. The project includes a public ground level with a green plaza and two public viewing terraces at the building's top. Special attention was given to innovation and the use of bespoke solutions, such as increased floor height, double the standard size glazing panels, and natural ventilation. The project also boasts a unique ceramic art installation in the lobby, further emphasizing its commitment to culture and community engagement.
Varso Tower is part of a mixed-use development by HB Reavis, which includes offices, a hotel, an innovation centre and retail with restaurants, a fitness club and a medical centre. This has transformed the once neglected area into one of the new symbols of Warsaw. Its central location offers many amenities within easy reach and provides excellent access to public transport. The social heart of the project is a plaza enclosed within a glazed screen, animated with full height trees and benches for people to enjoy the surroundings. This ‘urban room’ forms the point of seamless connection between people who work in the offices – who may use it as a sit-out during breaks – and the public, to access the shops and restaurants in the neighbouring buildings.
The tower has earned both BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Gold certifications. This combination is rare for a building of this size in the local market, making it a highly desirable property for businesses. The tower provides occupants with state-of-the-art office spaces that feature large-span floorplates and ample natural light. The natural light and air circulation are increased by nearly 4m floor-to-floor dimensions for a typical office floor, large 4m x 2.7m glass panels, and natural ventilation. Additionally, the tower's amenities enhance employee well-being. These include a landscaped terrace viewing platform located on the highest inhabited floor, providing an exceptional work environment.
Varso Tower is an integral part of HB Reavis' Varso Place in Warsaw. At a record-breaking 310 metres it is the tallest tower in the European Union. Situated at the corner of Jana Pawla II and Chmielna Street, the tower forms a gateway to the new development and draws people through the building towards the public plaza on its western end that connects to the neighbouring buildings. The building has a viewing platform at level 49 and level 53. Level 53 offers uninterrupted views of the city. Level 49 will soon offer a fully landscaped terrace bar, with sixteen trees, breaking the record for Warsaw’s highest garden 205m above ground. The offices are served by two banks of high-capacity double-deck lifts, with each car serving two floors at any one time. With 70,000 square-metres of premium office space, the tower features large-span floorplates with three-metre clear height for open plan offices.
“The plot on which we are building Varso Tower had previously been neglected for several decades... Once we acquired it, we knew we had to turn this development into a landmark project that is also as human centric as possible. The scheme makes an important contribution to the city with its revived streetscape, retail at ground level and lots of new greenery.” - Peter Pecnik, HB Reavis Group CFO, HB Reavis Poland Country CEO
Foster + Partners is a global studio for architecture, urbanism and design, rooted in sustainability, which was founded over fifty years ago in 1967 by Lord Foster. Since then, the practice has established an international reputation for thoughtful and pioneering design, working as a single studio that is both ethnically and culturally diverse. The studio integrates the skills of architecture with engineering, both structural and environmental, urbanism, interior and industrial design, model and film making and many more – the collegiate working environment is similar to a compact university. These diverse skills make Foster + Partners capable of tackling a wide range of projects, particularly those of considerable complexity and scale. Design is at the core of everything the practice does, from products and buildings to cities, always maintaining a commitment to listening, questioning, and innovation.
