Project
The Unity Center — Tallest office building in Kraków
Nomination
Best Constructed Public Building or Facility
About the project
Kraków’s unfinished Skeletor, named after the eponymous Masters of the Universe comic character, was to be renovated and completed as part of a redevelopment programme. Started at the end of the 1960s in the context of a new, modern vision for the city, work on the 96m tower and other structures had been put on hold during the economic crisis of 1979.
The original steel structure, still in excellent condition, was used as part of the primary structure for the new tower, upgraded to meet modern standards. Renamed the Unity Tower, the 27-storey building now rises 102.5 m, culminating in a viewing platform that offers views of the city’s old town. Housing 46,000 m2 of offices, apartments and commercial space, it represents a small city in itself.
Location
ul. Lubomirskiego 4, 31-509 Kraków, Poland
Project implemented in
2020
Additional information
http://unitycentre.pl/
Applicant and authors of the project
Based upon a clear stance that can be described as authentic, methodical and poetic, Baumschlager Eberle Architekten formulate architectural answers to the built environment of rapidly changing societies the world over. Founded in Vorarlberg (Austria) in 1985, we currently have eleven independent branches in Europe and Asia. Around 270 employees from 21 nations, currently work in our shared offices. Being on site deepens our understanding of local conditions and cultural peculiarities.
Architects: BE DDJM Architekci Sp. Z o.o.
Other participants
Client — TREIMORFA Project sp. z o.o., address: ul. Mogilska 16/10, 31-516 Kraków
General / total contractor / partner architect — STRABAG sp. z o.o., Address: ul. Parzniewska 10, 05-800 Pruszków
Landscape architecture — AKG Architektura Krajobrazu Sp. z o.o., address: Brzezie, ul. Narodowa 116, 32-080 Zabierzów
Interior design — BE DDJM Interior