“We are delighted that the construction of Skyliner II is progressing very smoothly. It is becoming increasingly clear how unique the podium connecting the two buildings will be. This solution will give the entire complex a coherent character and will become a new recognisable landmark on the map of Warsaw. It will also create an attractive, two-level common area, which will be the heart of Skyliner and a friendly place, open to tenants, visitors to the building, but also to residents,” said Szymon Zduńczyk, member of the management board at Karimpol Polska.
The core of the tower is being built using the ACS system – self-climbing formwork. The edges of the ceilings are secured with RCS system covers during reinforced concrete work, which rise upwards together with the reinforced concrete. Such covers are necessary for the safe execution of reinforcement and carpentry work at such heights.
The glass façade of Skyliner II is already visible in the lower part of the tower, assembled from prefabricated aluminium and glass elements using a mini crane. Currently, the installation of the façade is taking place on the fifth floor. At the same time, finishing and installation works are already underway in the basement and on the first eight floors above ground.
“Work is progressing smoothly, and we are maintaining a steady pace of office floor construction, with each floor being completed in five days, as planned. At the top, we have six unusual floors ahead of us – five technical floors and one event and restaurant floor. Due to the changing geometry of the building and the varying heights of the floors, they will be much more challenging from an engineering point of view,” said Piotr Pikuła, Skyliner II Contract Director at WARBUD S.A.
“One of the key advantages of skyscrapers is their spectacular views, which is why in Skyliner II, as in the first phase, we wanted the corners of the building to be as open as possible. We used the so-called “bicycle chain” method – the structural columns were slightly moved, which freed up the corner spaces. As a result, the interiors gained more light and a panoramic character, and from a distance, the building appears light and almost floating in the air,” said Michał Sadowski, vice-president, co-owner and architect-partner at APA Wojciechowski Architekci.
The second tower of the Skyliner complex will be 130 metres high and have 28 floors, offering a total of 24,000 sqm of leasable space. Of this, approximately 23,000 sqm will be allocated to modern offices and nearly 1,000 sqm to retail and service premises on the ground floor of the building. The standard office floor area will be approximately 1,100 sqm. The top floors will feature garden terraces with a total area of nearly 900 sqm. Skyliner II will be connected with the first tower by a common podium with an area of 4,500 sqm, which will house retail and service functions available to both tenants and residents. Users will also have access to a five-storey underground car park with 217 parking spaces and 100 bicycle stands. Skyliner II has been awarded a BREEAM Outstanding certificate, and Karimpol, as in the case of the first stage, plans to power the building from renewable energy sources.
The architectural design of Skyliner II was created by APA Wojciechowski Architekci, the general contractor is WARBUD S.A., and project management on behalf of the investor is supervised by Hill International. The CBRE Poland team is responsible for the commercialisation of the second tower.
