There were rumors about this on the Polish forum for some time now, but now it's official:

Orco Property Group takes the Warsaw residential market to a new height
(15/09/05 18:00 CET)

Orco Property Group and the Polish born, world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind have applied for planning permit and have made an official presentation to the city of Warsaw authorities for a high rise residential project on Zlota Street, Warsaw. In order to respond and complement the quality of the Warsaw skyline and the Palace of Culture, this iconic high-end residential building has been carefully and proportionately configured with a crown ascending to 192m in the Warsaw sky.
With this project, Orco intends to contribute to the wider cultural and social life in the center and bring the biggest capital of central Europe into the arena of the wider world of architecture and cities.

http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/8/2918/z2918518G.jpg

on the model, it is the transparent white one (on the left side, by the Golden Terraces)

http://strony.aster.pl/aligapa/libeskind_gw.jpg

YEAh
we waited so long for a new project
looks very good
not so boxy

looks different....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/delfin_pl/Untitled-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/delfin_pl/z2918858G.jpg

In Warsaw many things looks diffrent, but it's getting better I hope.

Part of construction of Zlote Tarasy (Golden Terraces) in very neighbourhood looks also very contemporary.

It looks kind of like a shard of ice. So it'll be equal 3rd tallest in Warsaw will it? In any case a great addition to a really nice skyline - the new buildings seem to go well with the magnificent Palace of Culture & Science.

Wooow, damn, impressive tower!:eek:

congratulations Warsaw:cheers:

Very nice.

YEH!!, Here it is...another one to keep my sight on after the finishion of Rondo I and Golden Terrace....Warsaw!, I'm a fan. ;)

Great addition to the skyline !!!!!!! Warsaw rocks.

great! Warsaw is gettin more and more interesting, hope the construction of the building start soon or started already? :)

So it'll be equal 3rd tallest in Warsaw will it?

That's right, after PKiN (231m) and WTT (208m).

Nice...it would look quite nice in the Warsaw skyline!

Picture by kafarek:

http://img279.imageshack.us/img279/706/goto2copynaforum4hq.jpg

^ Aw, yeah, that's a nice tower. Looks like a fantastic location, too.

great! Warsaw is gettin more and more interesting, hope the construction of the building start soon or started already? :)

No, it hasn't started yet. First they'll demolish a crappy shopping centre from late 80-ties...

Looks nice.

http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/7/2920/z2920927G.jpg

http://mitglied.lycos.de/hotttt/lib.jpg

Ain't it cool, huh?

That is the best information of the year till now. I hope that the other high rise project at Grzybowska street will start soon.

Seriously this is amazing. The interesting blend of architecture is making this city becoming more and more cosmopolitan. London has an amazing differention in architecture, and Warsaw is getting there too. Great job to the people in charge of this new project. May everything go well and as planned :)

Great addition to the Warsaw skyline! Libeskind seems to be the hot residential designer of the moment. I think being attached to the World Trade Center got him the recognition he needed to get into the highrise game.

Warsaw is getting some really nice projects recently, which is very good for the city.

Awesome tower and very good day for Warsaw
with every year more greate project it's anoced and many more to come soon
Now it`s gonna be much harderder to ignore this city

Awesome tower and very good day for Warsaw
with every year more greate project it's anoced and many more to come soon
Now it`s gonna be much harderder to ignore this city

There are rumours about two more apartment tower in the city centre - one 160m and the other 140m. They are designed by top Polish architects (Kurylowicz & Associates and JEMS). But no further details are known...

very good but I like boxes :)

Warsaw truly has the 3th best skyline in Europe, i think London has fallen behind :)

a bigger picture:

http://strony.aster.pl/aligapa/libeskind_gw.jpg

Looks gorgeous!!!

Helllo, Mukherjee here. That really is an amazing building: ultra-modern, but somehow in Van der Rohe's post the renders also look almost like something out of the ancient world. Go, go. Warsaw. :)

This tower could easily belong to one of the Varsaw most beautiful attractions. Congratulations :) .

Amazing skyscraper - go , go Warsaw :D ;)


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/Capture2.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/Capture1.jpg

Congratulations from a fellow slav, but you know what this means?
Moscow will have to make more awesome proposals as a result.

this looks pretty cool....

Wow! Most impressive.

What I like about Warsaw's skyline is the quality of the developments that are occurring, they are all really top notch projects. Great designs.

All it needs now is some more height, a signature tower 200-300m tall tower would be perfect.

Warsaw in the near future by markus1234

http://mitglied.lycos.de/hotttt/plan.jpg

soon baby soon :)

http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/temp/44a.jpg

Great, Warsaw will look boler and bolder.

That's a damn good looking tower. Do we know when the construction is due to start?

http://www.emporis.com/files/transfer/6/2005/09/396715.jpg

Very modern

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/zlota44.jpg
:cheers:

by daauyi

http://www.kionlab.com/varia/lib.jpg

by daauyi

http://www.kionlab.com/varia/lib.jpg

i think the building from this perspective will be much taller. keep in mind that it will be almost twice the size of zlote tarasy tower, and 30 meters taller than the intercontinental hotel. :)

^
when saw this render, I thought about exactly the same

Not bad... A bit of freshness in our skyline, though I usually prefer a more conventional style.

Heh, I really want my city to finally build something taller than PKiN (Palace of Culture and Science), preferably with roof height exceeding the spire height of the Palace.

Of course, it would be damn cool to have a real supertall in Warsaw (roof > 300m) but this is more than unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future.

Wow! I like it a lot! Actually looks really cool.

It reminds me of one tower in the US that was never built. Denver maybe? Um.. I dunno.

Sorry if I missed the news when the construction of this building will start... but when will it start?

Sorry if I missed the news when the construction of this building will start... but when will it start?
No date have been set yet, I am guessing next summer cause the permit has not been issued by the city.

^^ hopefulli it gets the thumbs up! soon!

First, propably at the start of the 2006, this building (City Center) will be demolished (photos by rcube):

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8538/cyk0214st.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4857/cyk0317ek.jpg

BEAUTIFUL!!!!It is a freakin' amazing building!!

Alittle like Westin NY, only better.

Found the tower that this one reminded me of!

http://www.denverskyscrapers.com/specialfeatures_trangotower.html

Libeskind's designs are getting very tired. Instead of refreshing, I find his attempt to be avant-garde totally trite.

So what is the lastest news about this project? Are there any changes?

I guess there will be sometimes until the construction actually starts.

^^^ the leases on the building to be torn down are up in summer of 2006.
The city still has not issued a permit and warsaw mayor became country's president so this might potentially slow down the bureacratic process. Anyways, I believe that the heavy machinery will appear somewhere around June/July. Sales are going good though, according to the polish forumers.

cheers

Interesting design!
The facade reminds a bit of the bottom of the new Freedom Tower.

OMG!!! Why didn't I know anything about this babe? I am in love once more :D

Beautiful, a great addition to the Warsaw skyline.

i think warsaw needs to keep concentrating on clustering this downtown of buildings together...once 1-2 more relatively large buildings are built, like this awsome transparent glass design..warsaw should accept a significantly taller 300-400+ tower

and I am sure many agree with me

Warsaw skyline simulation with Libeskind Tower by markus1234
http://img498.imageshack.us/img498/3640/libeskindwawskylinesimulation6.jpg

Wow the city looks great in all these pics. I went there once 10 years ago and it was foggy (smog?) and SO depressing. Looks like its really improving with every year! :)

sure all these buildings are nice, but what amenities are provided through living Downtown? I can't really see anything beneficial in this area, aside from being near transit points.

Beautiful tower, great design! :okay:

Wow the city looks great in all these pics. I went there once 10 years ago and it was foggy (smog?) and SO depressing. Looks like its really improving with every year! :)

You must have had a bad luck :-((
There's no smog in Warsaw, and fogs happen rather rarely...

by cichus1

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6364/zl4424tq.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/zl443.jpg

by cichus1

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/6364/zl4424tq.jpg


WOW :runaway: :cheers:

really stunning tower...design is avantgarde; is something catching attention is this line. Really good, is obvious trend in Warsaw to build better skyscrapers in each year.

Hitler must be very angry in hell. A Jew planned new apartment for polish capital haha

Look futuristic.

The tower looks AWESOME!! I hope there won't be any trouble to build it....

By PetKO
http://www.warsaw3d.com/preview1.jpg
http://www.warsaw3d.com/preview2-web.jpg

That design is insane...I'm still not sure if I like it or not.

I love it! Warsaw is looking like a very very promising city.

all by PetKO

http://www.warsaw3d.com/libes-mon-2-web.jpg
http://www.warsaw3d.com/Libes-kind-stand-1.jpg

Gorgeously looking.

last series: cichus1

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/zlota44novo.jpg


PetKO:

http://www.warsaw3d.com/preview-4-mon-web.jpg

God pics, thak u so much.

New renderings from Orco Office in Warsaw (photos by kafarek):

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/5298/oo26xb.jpg

http://img336.imageshack.us/img336/7362/oo45kc.jpg

Hitler must be very angry in hell. A Jew planned new apartment for polish capital haha

why would this make him angry?
libeskind built projects in germany and he lived in berlin for years.

^Hitler wanted Warsaw to be wiped of the face of the earth. He hated the city with passion and ordered it's total destruction, which was pretty much carreid out as by 1945 over 90% of the city was destroye. In addition to bombings the german army was ordered to destroy all surviving buildings and so they were systematicaly blown up one by one. Also almost the entire Jewish population of Warsaw was killed. I guess thats what Kasandra ment and was refering to.

Im aware of what hitler did! Im just saying it was a stupid comment..

It looks like the AIG Tower in Hong Kong

what is shalom tower (2)??!

really what is shalom tower?

cichus1 & petko: :eek: :applause:

this roxxxxx
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/muszynianka/zlota44novo.jpg

really what is shalom tower?

It is a planned 130-160m apartment tower in the city centre (on Twarda St, near The Jewish Theatre and Nozyk Synagogue). As far as I know, one of the investors in the Shalom Foundation.

Stunning and unique tower!

I heard Warsaw was like the most destroyed city in the history of war, like 98 percent or 99 or something like that. So sad, but now bring on a 300m tower for Warsaw! Something to make the spirit soar!

It is a planned 130-160m apartment tower in the city centre (on Twarda St, near The Jewish Theatre and Nozyk Synagogue). As far as I know, one of the investors in the Shalom Foundation.

we have also Shalom tower,the first israeli tower 34f built in 1964

I think this visualization hasn't been shown yet. :)

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/7666/untitled3copy4yx.jpg

That's a great angle!

im realyl growing on this building..

i hope its built

Very beautiful! I'd love to see this one when completed.

It looks outstanding but weird a bit.

we have also Shalom tower,the first israeli tower 34f built in 1964

Our Shalom Tower is not 100% sure yet :-(
But we hope details will be revealed soon.

i still don't belve it that it will be only 192m
why not +200m?

^^
Our local government doesn't like skyscrapers especially in the city center, so 192 m sounds better than +200 m. :|

no rotterdamm density, but al leat thos buildings got real height! nice project this! :)

^^
I don't think Rotterdam is more dense than Warsaw main cluster, but highrises in Wasaw stand in one line from south to north.

view the from east
http://img482.imageshack.us/img482/7131/img67863pz.jpg

view the from south
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6949/pana45do.jpg

best angles - the south-east
http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050707_spotkanie_forumowiczow/050707_forumowicze_1425.jpg
http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050707_spotkanie_forumowiczow/050707_forumowicze_1437.jpg

^^
Our local government doesn't like skyscrapers especially in the city center, so 192 m sounds better than +200 m. :|

oh
similiar to Istanbul
because of the bad traffic the majority is against skyscrapers
so the major said that the Duabi Towers IStanbul will be only 300m
But 94 storey (office) = 300m??!! ;)

I hope and i am sure it will be over 200m

94 floors, GOTTA be over 300 mtrs i think...

oh
similiar to Istanbul
because of the bad traffic the majority is against skyscrapers
so the major said that the Duabi Towers IStanbul will be only 300m
But 94 storey (office) = 300m??!! ;)

I hope and i am sure it will be over 200m
We have a real civil war between investors and the City's Chief Architect, so visualisations of the most proposed towers aren't available. :/

arhhhg

thats very bad
:(
sorry for oftopic
at Istanbul the Architecture chamber is against everthing
major, investors, Primeminister are for skyscrapers

but the historical skyline bla bla bla :(

New from polish forum (posted by markus1234 & photo by rcube):

http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2488/libeskind4vm.jpg

VERY NICE

http://www.orcogroup.com/projects/zlota-44

The new Orco Property Group investment at 44 Złota street in Warsaw is a luxury high rise with 271 apartments and a wide range of additional services and facilities available to its occupants, including inter alia a 25 meter long swimming pool, sauna, spa, private party area, yoga room, fitness club and sun terrace, etc. The author of the building design is Daniel Libeskind, a world-famous architect of Polish descent. His designs have gained recognition everywhere they have been implemented. Libeskind is, among other things, the originator of the concept of rebuilding the centre of Manhattan in New York.
Based on the current market of luxury real estate, the Orco Property building will be the most luxurious apartment building in Poland. The investment will be located in the very centre of the city, near new, completed investments or investments currently at the final stage, such as Golden Terraces shopping and service centre, Warsaw Financial Centre, Hotel Intercontinental skyscraper, Rondo 1 office skyscraper.http://www.orcogroup.org/files/data/projects/4a2532b9-67dd-425e-903f-aafd373eba98/b/big_tower_V.jpg

Always like the work of Libeskind, The Tower is a great addition to the skyline, Nice design :)

Great development, cool design, tall, glassy.. what can I say?
Congratulations Warsaw! :okay:

for sure...someone keep us posted on if it is approved or not...i am looking forward ot it!

^^
It's not approved yet by the city hall, but the decision will be announced to the end of the March, and it will be rather positive. :)

new renderings from the Rzeczpospolita daily

http://rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/nieruchomosci_060306/nieruchomosci_a_10-1.F.jpg

http://rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/nieruchomosci_060306/nieruchomosci_a_10-2.F.jpg

New rendering by kafarek:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/6454/render2oo28fc.jpg

I think it's a hideous building...why does Warsaw, a city that I wish would build taller and have better quality skyscrapers, with the exception of Rondo 1, settle for such an eclectic mix of architectural garbage. I hope Warsaw doesn't turn into another Rotterdam.
Libeskind is probably one of the worst architects in the world at the moment...but somehow he gets to design a lot of significant projects...I wonder why...

maybe hes porking the president's wife :lol: :hahaha:

I hope Warsaw doesn't turn into another Rotterdam.
I don't know what you have against Rotterdam, but it surely isn't an "eclectic mix of architectural garbage" as your comment might suggest. I wish Warsaw had so much variation in architecture and such skyscraper density as Rotterdam does.

This Libeskind tower is a great project. Hopefully after it gets built, other awesome towers will follow.

Pretty nice, especially the night city vision and I hope that The Tower will be soon approved, Eastern Europe needs more highrises...

Pretty nice, especially the night city vision and I hope that The Tower will be soon approved, Eastern Europe needs more highrises...

Yeap, Eastern Europe needs more highrises, but in fact, Warsaw is in Central Europe together with Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany :)

I don't know what you have against Rotterdam, but it surely isn't an "eclectic mix of architectural garbage" as your comment might suggest. I wish Warsaw had so much variation in architecture and such skyscraper density as Rotterdam does.

This Libeskind tower is a great project. Hopefully after it gets built, other awesome towers will follow.


I have nothing against Rotterdam...I think it's a lovely and unique place...but it does have an excess of avant garde architecture in my opinion...although it somehow works and doesn't generate an eye sore. Warsaw on the other hand is not the place to showcase anything fancy imo. I want to see some tall, imposing, and classy structures for the city to become a more respectable capital.
Looking at the bright side...the Libeskind tower is better than nothing...and may become sort of a landmark.

Wow it's so coooool. Great news for Warsaw, a city that I think was getting a bit boxy and this building will redefine the skyline and will make it obviously better than currently is :okay:

Photo by Pstrykacz & rendering by kafarek
http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/8793/z14ju.jpg

I realy like this render. I can't wait when the building is build...

i don't like kafarek's render sorry :P but libeskind's tower rox. :)

looks good, the build is quite original and unique, congrats! :okay:

Changes around the corner

Luxembourg-based ORCO company may start a new trend in Warsaw—based on purchasing existing buildings only to demolish them and build new ones in their place. Until now, investors and developers active in the Polish capital have primarily built their facilities on vacant lots. In promoting its investment opportunities, Warsaw has offered a large number of vacant lots, even in the central districts of the city. But the number of such lots is shrinking, especially in the center.

ORCO bought the City Center, constructed in 1991, for zl.41.5 million and plans to replace it with a 192-meter residential high-rise with 340 high-standard apartments. This will be the tallest residential building in Warsaw. The company has commissioned the design from international architect Daniel Libeskind, his first design for a Polish city. ORCO’s decision was determined by the location. The project will be built in a central point of the city, next to the Złote Tarasy retail-culture-entertainment center—which the investor, ING Real Estate, plans to open next year—and the Rondo 1 office building soon to be completed by Hochtief Project Development.
Not far from the ORCO project, another high-rise is planned: an apartment building designed by leading Polish architect Stefan Kuryłowicz, with Polish-American Shalom Foundation acting as developer. Both buildings will be erected in the vicinity of Defilad Square, with its still-undeveloped areas around the Palace of Culture and Science. City authorities have intended to develop this square for years, but with little success. Now the initiative by private investors may finally mobilize public decision makers and work will actually get under way on Defilad Square. The planned project involves big-city architecture with service, office, cultural and tourist functions. The facilities would be built for money provided by private investors and from local government funds.

There is every indication that the contemporary Art Museum will be the first project to be created; an architectural competition for the preparation of a design for the project will be announced soon. (..)

news from city development authority webside
posted by StPetr

From RZECZPOSPOLITA Daily

http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/wydanie_060329/publicystyka_a_5-1.F.jpg

Rediculously beautiful...:cool:

From RZECZPOSPOLITA Daily

http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/wydanie_060329/publicystyka_a_5-1.F.jpg

:eek:

awesome tower :okay:

More pictures from www.orcogroup.com


http://www.orcogroup.com/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/towerX.jpg

http://www.orcogroup.com/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/Zlota-44_5.jpg

http://www.orcogroup.com/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/Zlota-44_3.jpg

http://www.orcogroup.com/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/Zlota-44_1.jpg

:cheers2:

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/5650/lib9us.jpg

What is the current status of this proposal? When does construction begin?

The new renderings are pretty cool...

What is the current status of this proposal? When does construction begin?

It should be approved soon, maybe in this month.

Construction start is planned for Q3 / 2006
Completion / Delivery: Q4 / 2008

It is one of my favourite proposals in the entire world! Most other architects don't have the same finesse when coming up with unusual shapes, and the proposed buildings look like ridiculous household objects. This is sculptural, not kitch.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1695/libeskind1vs.jpg

this is what I call an eyecatcher :eek:
probably the most daring design in Europe , fabulous building!!

Looks truly amazing, pretty unique too...Go Warsaw!

What is the current status of this proposal? When does construction begin?

At this moment investor wait for permission to built. But the Mayor Architect of Warsaw don`t like a skyscrapers...

^^Hell, same here. :(

I hate architects don't want scrapers in their cities.

I hope it will get permission as soon as possible, it is one of the most artistic towers around.

Daniel Libeskind is a great fractal architect & this tower will be amazing if/when it will be built.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/1695/libeskind1vs.jpg
Stunningly outstanding. :eek2:

Rendering by kędzior
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2860/p1c1rp.jpg

It looks very original!! :)

Great tower!!! GO WARSAW!!! Warsaw is the fastest growd up town with media and building in Europe! Looks gorgeous!!

Great architecture. But it is a bit that it looks so small compared to the old tower.

What is the latest news about this residential tower?

It got approved and the start of construction is set for Q1 2007. Before work starts on the tower, the City Center building will be demolished.

The latest news:


Złota 44 – the beginning is near!

The promised gem of architecture, Złota 44 will be built in Warsaw. The City authorities have issued the planning permission for the unique apartment high rise designed by Daniel Libeskind. The tower, located in the very heart of the capital, will be ready by 2008.

Orco Property Group has obtained the planning permission for its new investment. The permit allows for the development of a 192-m high skyscraper, which has potential to become the most interesting and most spectacular building of its type in Europe. “The decision of the city authorities is of great meaning to us. For Orco it means that we can get the Złota 44 project going,” says Jean-Francois Ott, President of Orco Property Group. “The project was planned with Warsaw and its residents in mind. The fact that we have been given “the green light” for its development from the authorities of Warsaw is a huge success and source of great satisfaction”, adds Jean-Francois Ott.

Złota 44 – The Beginning of a New Era in the Life of the Capital

Not only is Złota 44 an example of the highest world standard in architecture, but Orco Property Group's investment will also be a first step towards reviving the city through combining residential and commercial developments. Worth noting is the fact that the new high rise will not be yet another office building which becomes deserted after dark, but a place bustling with activity 24 hours a day. “Złota 44 will be a key to the city's liveliness. It is natural that a town evolves together with changes in the lifestyle and changes to the architecture. This building will introduce such a positive change. We are convinced that it will revitalize the centre of Warsaw,” says designer of Złota 44, Daniel Libeskind.
Warsaw owes this unique skyscraper to Jean Francois Ott, President of Orco Property Group, who originated the project. According to Ott, Warsaw has great potential, but it lacks spectacular and modern architecture. Now that the planning permission has been granted, President of Orco believes that the centre of the Polish capital city has a great chance to become one of the most interesting places in Europe.

Not only will Złota 44 be unique for its spectacular architectural design, but also for the modern solutions which will be introduced in a building of this class for the first time. The luxury apartment building will be built using the highest standard environment-friendly technologies applicable to this building.

http://www.orcogroup.com

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/8366/schowek049sm.jpg

Link (http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/projects/pro.html?ID=64) to Daniel Libeskind's official website

Looks nice and real

Any current shot of the City Center Building?

^^
Yes, of course ;)

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/8538/cyk0214st.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4857/cyk0317ek.jpg

http://img374.imageshack.us/img374/4995/cyk1108gd.jpg


http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2005/050703_z_ic/050703_z_ic_0662.jpg

This buiding was the first shopping center in Warsaw, but now it's almost completely empty - it's just too small ;)

for my this unique skyscraper

http://static.flickr.com/29/58675176_7cc0679272.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/29/58675174_27a04f4a6c_o.jpg

Looks interesting. It'll put some shape into the Warsaw skyline.

Some new renderings from Orco website (http://www.orcogroup.com/projects/zlota-44)

http://www.orcogroup.pl/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/zlot2.jpg

http://www.orcogroup.pl/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/zlot3.jpg

http://www.orcogroup.pl/data/fotogalerie/e3117f7b-fa36-49c4-a2dc-f15ae628f6c7/images/zlot4.jpg

what a great prject, fantastic design.

Goodlooking tower!

Nice tower. Good for Warsaw!

you dont need to build it, the renderings looks real already

i love the tower

^^
:D

This is a beautiful tower. Wow!

so what's happening with this one? is it coming or not?

Really cool tower, well done!! Hope gets approved and begin construction works...

Really cool tower, well done!! Hope gets approved and begin construction works...


:banana: YES

Valid planning permission for Złota 44

As of 6 November 2006, Orco Property Group has obtained a valid planning permission for Złota 44 investment. Thereby the project construction is expected to start at the end of 2007's first quarter. The new luxury high rise of unique design by Daniel Libeskind will be located in the very heart of Warsaw. The project is estimated to be finished in 2009.

from orco web site and after Soboleus posting it on local forum

Link: http://www.orcogroup.com/media/valid-planning-permission-for-zlota-44

New official website http://www.zlota44tower.com/

Interiors

http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/warszawa_061114/warszawa_a_3-1.F.jpg

http://www.rzeczpospolita.pl/teksty/warszawa_061114/warszawa_a_3-2.F.jpg

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2240/basends0.jpg

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8370/salonka6.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9640/zlota44iw1.jpg

The interior looks fabulous, I wouldn´t mind having a flat in that building :D

The interior looks fabulous, I wouldn´t mind having a flat in that building :D

Are you sure about that? I mean, Helsinki-Warschau, that sounds like one hell of a commute to me.

the skyline is shaping up really nicely these days, real development giong on :)

When it's finished it will be undoubtfully the finest tower in the country.

^ I'd say one of the finest in Europe (if not the finest :))

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/djrexxx/Orco.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/djrexxx/orco2.jpg

great, just perfect ;)

Libeskind Does Warsaw Skyscraper

This is Daniel Libeskind's planned residential skyscraper in Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
Called Zlota44 after the number of floors it has within and designed for the Orco Property Group, a company with a wide range of developments throughout the Euopean continent, the tower will contain 251 new apartments right in the heart of Warsaw.
As well as the high level residential accomodation there will be facilities contained within for residents including an impressive 25 metre long pool, sauna, spa, and even a private party area so that occupants can schmooze with friends with the impressive Palace of Culture and Science as a flood-lit back-drop.
The building is inspired by the sun shaped in an arc giving it the curving form that is has that flows into the sharp pinnacle. This arc has a recessed block behind it that takes the main rectangular bulk of the building in it offering efficient floorplates to the developer.
With appearance, the idea is that the highly reflective glass cladding will turn the tower blue on a sunny day whilst at night become a transparent beacon lighting up the skyline thanks to the lighting within.
Inside the building facilities management will be automated complete with computer controlled lights, heating and cooling and a sophisticated house control system that every resident will be able to access via remote control that even includes operable facade panels.
This should help add to the light and airy interior also designed by Libeskind. Every apartment will have almost complete glass curtain walling and floor to ceiling heights of 2.95 metres which for a residential building is impressive in an age when too many new build tall buildings have ceilings you can almost bang your head on.
Once built the building will be 192 metres tall, making it the third tallest building in Warsaw and doing much to bulk out the core of towers. The construction start is scheduled for the first quarter of 2007 and completion is estimated in 2009.
The apartments were launched on the market last Tuesday only eight days after the scheme was approved by the planning authorities in Warsaw and promisingly, the penthouse has been sold along with 27 others at the time of publication of this article which is pretty good going.
It will also be the second tallest residential building in Europe beating the Turning Torso in Malmo, Sweden by a mere two metres but fall way short of Triumph Palace in Moscow.

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/783LibeskindDoesWarsawSkyscraper_pic2.jpg

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http://www.skyscrapernews.com/images/pics/783LibeskindDoesWarsawSkyscraper_pic1.jpg

http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=783

I don't like this tower. It looks like a decapitated monk ;)

@decapitated: Where have I said "my"?

^^ Read your post again, think about it and edit it. And by the way, it's nice to know that your penis looks like this tower by Daniel Libeskind, my doesn't look like that at all. :sleepy:

This has to be my favourite projected tower in Europe. It's unique and fits perfectly into the envrionment. The interior is amazing too.

@decapitated: Where have I said "my"?
If so than I wonder where did you get that image of a phallus from.

^^
If so than I wonder where did you get that image of a phallus from.


If "decapitated" is trying to insinuate, that iv'e posted an image of a phallus here, then I would explain that in my post weren't any images. There was only a sugestion that shape of this building is similar to a phallus. Isn't?

But I'm not saying that you've posted a pic of a phallus, I'm just wondering how is it possible to to associate a man's phallus and Złota 44. :dunno:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Mercury_god.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/djrexxx/Orco.jpg

It is a very nice skyscraper. I notice Libeskind has used the elements of positive and negative space, a main element of sculpturing.

But I'm not saying that you've posted a pic of a phallus, I'm just wondering how is it possible to to associate a man's phallus and Złota 44. :dunno:




he said it looks like a decapitated phallus ... with a little imagination you can see why...

^^ Well, his orginal post was a bit different, he was refering to a "big penis".
EOT

Its a nice design without being too "complex" Also kudos to the ceiling heights. Hopefully future residential developments should follow suit and use their ceiling heights as a marketable advantage.

High Definition Renderings

http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/6042/zlota44panoramaodstronyzt1.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4997/zlota44panoramazhotelufky8.jpg

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7207/zlota44panoramazhotelufgf6.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1238/tarasslonecznyzlota44ox1.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5074/apartament4162cpietro41gn4.jpg

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/9789/apartament4642cpietro46mx8.jpg

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/9541/penthouse5412cpietro54axi3.jpg

the interior looks much better than the outside design.

Looks nice and modern. A little higher would make more sense. Anyway, good for Warsaw, Poland.

those are some AMAZING apartments

WOW! What a HD picture :) great ;)

that tower will look very good in the skyline

OMG, these apartaments look stunning. Wonder what the prices will be :D

It can be the best scraper in warzhaw. When construction starting?

The construction will start in the first quarter of the year
the prices are between 7-10 thousands euro per square meter and it's already for sale
the building which will be replaced by the tower is already empty

this will be history very soon
http://images13.fotosik.pl/17/18efa09076c6c8db.jpg

By michau

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6116.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6207.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6117.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6208.jpg

And some more by michau

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_5832.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6204.jpg

http://www.michau.se/pics/my_pics/warszawa/2007/070224_wystawa_msn/070224_wystawa_msn_6119.jpg

Great tower, I already love it!

cool photos by Michau
this building will be extremely cool, the best in Poland and one of the Best in Europe ;)

Great addition of Warsaw's skyline, this is just what the city needs. The view from the upper appartments is stunning!

To be honest I don't like it very much. It looks disharmonious. Main curve looks strange and the whole design seems a bit childish to me. Some straight prism would be much better option for this place.

Plagiarism

To me it looks stunning

Wooow!! :eek2: I just saw the interior of the apartments! When can I move in? :)

Demolition of the City Center already has started, but in the first stage works are provided inside the building.

http://lorenc.republika.pl/tmp/panorama/17.jpg

http://images22.fotosik.pl/105/aa15434f0d11afd5.jpg

As a Frankfurtian I must say I'am very jealous, it's such a stunning builing! Very cool and a great addition to the Warsaw skyline!! :cheers:

So from outside it looks like nothing happen.

^^
Unfortunately at the moment we don't have any pics from the inside works, but it will change soon. ;)

fake

First signs of deconstruction of the City Center ;) :

http://images11.fotosik.pl/62/8e97f918982d8388.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2844/copyofimg4259my6.jpg

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6619/copyofimg4260vt3.jpg

2007.07.12 - pics by Pstrykacz:

http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/zmiany/___Srodmiescie/Zlota44/2007_07_12_-_02_-_Warszawa_-_Zlota_44_-_City_Center.jpg

http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/zmiany/___Srodmiescie/Zlota44/2007_07_12_-_03_-_Warszawa_-_Zlota_44_-_City_Center.jpg

http://czarnota.org/gallery/albums/warszawa/zmiany/___Srodmiescie/Zlota44/2007_07_12_-_04_-_Warszawa_-_Zlota_44_-_City_Center.jpg

The Warsaw cluster IMO is one of the best looking in Europe.... Not the highest, not the most dense, but rather pleasing to the eye.

Glad to see this new addition

Waiting for this one to go down asap so that the real construction can start!!!

komplet perfekt:banana:

very nice designed building

http://images27.fotosik.pl/36/5b25b23bf223b67a.jpg

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damn that looks great!

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:)

Great video. Thanks.

Nice tower, Warshaw is doing quite well. And another 'hit' for Besix also, it looks like they are the #1 towerbuilders at the moment.

foto by vars
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5824/20071016058netzf0.jpg



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Nice tower, Warshaw is doing quite well. And another 'hit' for Besix also, it looks like they are the #1 towerbuilders at the moment.

I know where is Warsaw, but have not idea where is Warshaw.

^^ If you want to make someone aware of his incorrect spelling, make sure your grammar is correct as well.

^^ If you want to make someone aware of his incorrect spelling, make sure your grammar is correct as well.

http://www.picpop.com/gallery/albums/userpics/Owned2/mustard-owned.jpg

Nice try, but you're at the wrong address. :)

Wtf is Warshaw ? is it like Amshterdam ? Get learn correct capital citys spell Duck man ahh sorry Dutch is correct isnt it?

Wtf is Warshaw ? is it like Amshterdam ? Get learn correct capital citys spell Duck man ahh sorry Dutch is correct isnt it? :lol:
You've edited your post fast, but I was faster. :lol: It's "cities" and not "citys" or "capital city's" spell. :hilarious

By the way it wasnt to you but to Lochness and if you dont know it you arent Dutch but Polish too but probably not enough smart too to know what is call your capilat in english what shame ....
I co zabolało ?

Ok, thought it was @ me.
Born Polish, but Duck - sorry Dutch nationality. :lol: I know how to spell Warsaw/Warschau/Warszawa/Varsovie, but made point about unnecessary remark on someone's fault typing. That's it. What's all this excitement about, I really don't know.

And Amshterdam will be probably Amsterdam you see after eating a lot of mushrooms. :D
I co zabolało?
A miało zaboleć? Myślałem, że sobie żartujemy.

Lepiej nie zasmiecajmy tego postu Pozdrawiam ciebie i wszystkich na obczyznie:cheers1::wave:

To niech ktoś wklei jakieś zdjęcia = somebody update please. :cheers: ;)

To niech ktoś wklei jakieś zdjęcia = somebody update please. :cheers: ;)
Live from Złota 44 - http://193.59.65.69:8002/home/JViewer.html ;)

I really love this tower. Warsaw is getting better and better. :dance:

i was there one month ago and i really liked the city, and it will be better with more skyscrapers!!

Hi res. pics can be found here
http://www.archiportale.com/progetti/schedaprogetto.asp?origine=&IdProg=2158

:cheers:
http://www.archiportale.com/immagini/FileProgetto/2158_3.jpg?826,4429

Warsaw city's authorities has given to Orco Property Group the permission to build Złota44!!!:cheers2:

Now we only have to wait 14 days for this decision to gain legal effect (if there won't be any objections-but there shouldn't be any).:)

The latest news from www.orcogroup.com

Orco Property Group receives building permit for its flagship residential tower - Złota 44

WARSAW. Orco Property Group, a leading investor, developer and asset manager in the Central European real estate and hospitality market, is proud to announce that on December the 5th the company received a building permit for its flagship project – Złota 44.

- Great cities need great investments. Złota 44 is a unique building dedicated to Warsaw, inspired by its people and the renaissance of the city. We are proud to bring this new landmark which will permanently change the skyline of Warsaw - said Jean-François Ott, President & CEO of Orco Property Group.

The 192 meter tall tower will be erected in the heart of the city. Thanks to its remarkable shape, sustainable technology and state-of-the-art architecture by Polish-born architect Daniel Libeskind, it is one of the most innovative and ground-breaking projects in Poland.

- It is delightful for us, as well as for all inhabitants of Warsaw, to know that the city has approved our plans to help create new image of the capital. – underlined Jean-Claude Moustacakis, Złota 44 Project Director.

Warsaw residents will not only enjoy the new sky line promised by the building, but also thoroughly regenerated landscaping around the tower - a green urban zone facilitating both public access and rest areas.

Złota 44 will offer its residents accommodation and services of the highest standard. The impressive 54-floor structure will be home to 251 fully finished and equipped residences, with amenities including a concierge service, sundeck, 25-meter swimming-pool and sauna.

The first residents of Złota 44 will move in during the first semester of 2010. The general contractor – Besix – is completing preparation works on the former city centre shopping mall site after its demolition, where Złota 44 is going to be erected.

The building construction will start immediately after the decision is validated and will last 28 months.

:cheers2:

YESSSSSS!!!!! Finally! :dance::dance::nocrook::happy::okay::dance2::booze::applause::cheers1::master::banana2::banana2::righton::horse:

YEAH!:D It will surely be a unique skyscraper!

This project is going to be spectacular!

zlota 44 upate
http://www.urbanity.pl/photos/04/89/489.jpg
http://www.urbanity.pl/photos/04/86/486.jpg

^^Quick reminder of Project

http://images32.fotosik.pl/124/8f5741161a180214.jpg
http://images34.fotosik.pl/125/248d350ae0abb15f.jpg
http://images34.fotosik.pl/125/c805cb0d6cc70d54.jpg
http://images25.fotosik.pl/148/d52344bf927979d6.jpg

Zlota 44 is already u/c :banana:

8.02.08

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7268/p1090024ae4.jpg


http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6264/p1090022up3.jpg


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by Piett

they are still demolishing the old structure, this is not u/c yet, as it seems.

this building is what all cities need:okay:

they are still demolishing the old structure, this is not u/c yet, as it seems.

You're wrong, the demolishing has ended- Now they are working on the foundations.

It definitely is U/C which is an amazing news :) Anyone know approximately when we can expect it to be finished?

:cheers: ... what can i say... :cheers:

I like the design of this tower a lot,Warszawa keep it up!With this,lillium and kulczyk warsaw is going to be in top 5 in europe IMO! I hope residential skyscrapers will become more common in Europe,but this certainly is a good start,lets hope we will see more residential skyscrapers like this in Europe...

just some renders i found on the building HP: (http://www.zlota44tower.com)
http://www.zlota44tower.com/images/content/buildinggallery2.jpg
http://www.zlota44tower.com/images/content/buildinggallery3.jpg