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BUILDING |
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Bałtyk Tower
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DESIGNER |
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CONTEXT |
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Location |
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Relationship with the location |
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Importance of the building in the territory and in the city |
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DESCRIPTION |
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Bałtyk Tower, in the Polish city of Poznań, is located at Rondo Kaponiera, at the Eastern entrance to the historic city, a major intersection next to the central train station and the road towards the airport. The tower’s volume follows the maximal volume and height restriction of the site. This leads to a shape resulting in a totally different contour when approached from different sides. Towards the south a slope of cascading patios offer outside spaces to the users of the building. Bałtyk appears totally different depending on what side it is approached from. A linear building with a concrete, entirely glass-fronted façade and clearly exposed aggregate grain, sets it apart from its surroundings and is an example of a balanced combination of "old" and "new" architecture in the context of the neighbouring historic building of Concordia Design and the Haven. Occupying 16 storeys with an irregular arrangement, and towering over the city centre of Poznań, the building changes its shape depending on the viewing angle. This 25,000m2 building is divided into 12,000m2 office space, 750m2 panorama restaurant with a one room hotel, 1350m2 retail in the plinth of the building and three levels of underground parking. The flexible office space is limited to a depth of seven metres allowing daylight to generously penetrate the workspaces. Bałtyk is also a multifunctional building with innovative interior solutions, and scenic terraces offering panoramic views all across the city. In addition to business-oriented functions, the building will house catering establishments, a fitness club, and an intimate jazz club on the 16th floor. Its close proximity to the reopened Concordia Taste restaurant and Haven square creates social functions that encourage meeting and integrating different communities. The façade is floor-to-ceiling glass with vertical louvres of glass fibre concrete softening the impact of the sun without losing the vistas over the city and zoo. Bałtyk Tower is the first building by MVRDV in Poland. |
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MATERIALS |
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ECO-SUSTAINABILITY |
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The façade is floor-to-ceiling glass with vertical louvers of glass fibre concrete softening the impact of the sun without losing the vista over the city and zoo.
The flexible office space is limited to a depth of seven metres allowing daylight to generously penetrate the work spaces. |
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LOCATION |
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MAP |
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TYPOLOGY |
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Main |
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for offices and professional practises
Offices
Commercial buildings
Shops
Restaurants
Buildings for travel and tourism
Hotels
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ARCHITECTURE | Buildings for health and well-being
Wellness centre
Buildings for recreational activities
Buildings for other recreational activities
Transport buildings and structures
Garages, car parking, etc.
Urban equipment and structures for public areas
Panoramic structures, belvederes
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CHRONOLOGY |
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Project |
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2011 - 2012
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Realisation |
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2012 - 2017 |
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CLIENT |
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Garvest & Vox Group Sophia Sp. z.o.o |
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DIMENSIONAL DATA |
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Surface |
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total sq.m. 25,000 office spaces sq.m. 12,000 panorama restaurant sq.m. 750 retail in the plinth sq.m. 1,350 |
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18 levels above ground 3 levels underground (parking) |
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STRUCTURES |
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STAFF |
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Associate designers |
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Natkaniec Olechnicki Architekci |
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Facades |
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Mechanical engineer |
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Botanical consultant |
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Consultant for energy and environment |
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Design team |
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MVRDV Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, Nathalie de Vries Fokke Moerel, Roy Sieljes, Anton Wubben, Jaap Baselmans, Doris Goldstein, Maciej Grelewicz, Brygida Zawadzka, Irena Nowack
Natkaniec Olechnicki Architekci Karol Olechnicki, Paweł Natkaniec
Akon S.C. Olgierd Rutnicki, Katarzyna Starzecka
Termostudio S.C. Nikodem Frąckowiak, Rafał Pawłowski, Marek Maciejewski, Bartosz Rurek, Marek Skrocki, Dawid Nowak
Grupa Krajobrazowa Monika Łucarz |
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Collaborators |
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Natkaniec Olechnicki Architekci Anna Piętocha, Karol Zdanuczyk, Maciej Faber, Michał Zbytniewski
Akon S.C. Michał Ejsmont, Joanna Hoffmann, Piotr Kasperski, Kamila Pierunek, Łukasz Woźniak |
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CREDITS |
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Photos © Ossip van Duivenbode Drawings © MVRDV Text edited by MVRDV Courtesy of MVRDV
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