CHICAGO – (January 26, 2022) — Global architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announces the completion of Mennica Legacy Tower, a new 115,000-square-meter, two-building office complex in Warsaw anchored by mBank, one of Poland’s largest banking institutions, and leading co-working provider WeWork. Located at the intersection of Prosta and Żelazna streets in the CBD, the 35-story and 10-story office buildings open to a large, landscaped plaza, with a pedestrian path that winds between them. The project was developed by an affiliate of Golub & Company LLC and Mennica Towers GGH MT Sp z o.o. S.K.A., and delivered in collaboration with Epstein, a design firm with offices in both Chicago and Warsaw that served as the architect and engineer of record, as well as the structural and MEP design engineer.

芝加哥-（2022 年 1 月 26 日）-GP建筑设计有限公司（GP）宣布完成 Mennica Legacy 塔楼项目，这是一座位于波兰华沙的115,000 平方米的两栋办公塔楼，主要客户为波兰最大的银行机构之一 mBank 和共享办公服务供应商 WeWork。项目位于中央商务区的 Prosta 和 Żelazna 街道的交汇处，两栋分别为35 层和 10 层的办公塔楼之间设计了一个大型景观广场，人行步道蜿蜒在它们之间。该项目由 Golub & Company LLC 和 Mennica Towers GGH MT Sp z o.o S.K.A.的附属公司共同开发。设计由GP与 Epstein 合作完成，Epstein 是一家在芝加哥和华沙设有办公室的设计公司，担任当地建筑设计师以及结构和机电工程师。

Part of a newly approved master plan in the CBD of Warsaw, the development is divided into the taller main tower on the east side of the site and the smaller building on the west side. The project includes approximately 80,000 square meters of Class A office space, a conference center, fitness center and ground-level retail, as well as four levels of underground parking and ancillary services. Large, public open spaces around and between the two structures provide outdoor seating and a variety of landscape features.

作为华沙中央商务区新批准的总体规划的一部分，项目分为场地东侧较高的主塔和西侧较矮的副楼，包括了约80,000平方米的甲级办公空间、会议中心、健身中心和地面商业，以及四层地下停车场和辅助服务。环绕两座塔楼的大型公共开放空间为人们提供了户外座位和各种特色景观。

“The project is much more than a signature new office complex,” says James Goettsch, FAIA, chairman and co-CEO at GP. “Integrally connected to its central urban plaza, the development creates a unique ‘sense of place’ that enhances the public realm of Warsaw.”

“该项目不仅仅是一个标志性的新办公综合体，” GP 主席兼联合首席执行官 James Goettsch 先生（FAIA）说 “该项目与其中心城市广场紧密相连，创造了一种独特的‘地域感’，在华沙提供了优质的公共空间” 。

The overall massing and shape of the complex was guided by the local master plan. More than 60% of the site is dedicated to outdoor public areas, exceeding the plan guidelines. The stepped arrangement of the two buildings, as well as the sculpted, sloped top of the tower, specifically respond to requirements that allow daylight into adjacent residential buildings.

项目整体体量和形状以当地总体规划为指导，超过 60% 的场地专门用于室外公共区域，超出了规划要求的比率。两座塔楼的阶梯式布置，以及倾斜和特别处理的塔楼顶部，允许自然光线进入相邻的住宅楼，满足了日照要求。

The main tower features rounded corners on the northeast and southwest sides that help to reduce the visible length of the east and west facades; on the opposite corners, the tower incorporates a strong vertical edge. The southeast and northwest corners are each further distinguished by a vertical recess that breaks up the building’s mass and introduces a dominant feature. The southeast corner, in particular, steps outward in three-floor increments as it rises, opening the recess to the sky and creating a dynamic profile that becomes a glowing beacon at night. A sloping screen wall at the building’s top enhances the profile, and the textured, saw-toothed facades give the enclosure an ever-changing appearance as one moves around the building.

主塔楼东北和西南角为弧形，有助于减少东西立面的可见长度，而在其他的塔楼角部，塔楼采用了强大的垂直边线来表现。东南角和西北角各有一个垂直凹槽，打破了建筑的体量并形成主要建筑特征，尤其在东南角，随着向上伸延的体量，凹槽以三层楼为增量向上延伸，进一步向天空开放，创造出一个动态的轮廓，在夜晚形成一个发光的灯塔。建筑顶部的倾斜屏帷墙加强了轮廓感，带纹理的锯齿形外墙使围护结构随着人们在建筑周围移动而呈现出不断变化的外观表现。

“The tower’s unique profile helps define it as a city landmark,” says Joachim Schuessler, GP design principal. “Its stepped, curved façade further distinguishes it in the skyline from all angles.”

“这座塔楼的独特轮廓有助于将其定义为城市地标"，GP 设计负责人 Joachim Schuessler先生说“它的阶梯式弧形立面使其在城市天际线中脱颖而出”。

A three-story lobby with a cable-supported enclosure utilizes a transparent glazing that blurs the boundary between interior and exterior space. The tower core is clad with large stone slabs that accentuate the solid mass of the core, in contrast to the lightness of the building’s lobby. The 2,000-square-meter tower floor plate provides an almost column-free space with 11- to 13-meter lease spans and a 1.35-meter planning grid.

办公的三层大堂采用拉索来支撑透明玻璃，模糊了室外和室内空间的界限。塔楼核心筒使用大块石板，与大堂的轻盈形式形成鲜明对比，突出了核心筒的坚实体量。2,000 平方米的塔楼平面提供了一个几乎无柱的空间，拥有 11 至 13 米的租赁跨度和 1.35 米的轴线。

The complex’s triple-glazed, high-performance facade with integrated operable panels supplies fresh air to occupants and combines state-of-the-art building enclosure technology with an appealing aesthetic. Large landscaped outdoor terraces on the fifth level of the main tower and the eighth level of the west building provide exterior amenity spaces with sweeping views that engage the city.

项目外墙有着三层玻璃，高性能的外围护结构与整合了的可开启扇为使用者提供了新鲜空气，并将最先进的建筑外皮技术与建筑美学相结合。主塔楼五层和副楼八层的大型景观户外露台为租户提供了室外配套服务，并可欣赏到一览无余的城市景色。

Officially completed in November 2020 with photography recently released, the complex marks GP’s first completed project in Poland.

此综合体已于2020年11月正式竣工，最近也在媒体上发布了项目照片，标志着GP在波兰完成的第一个项目圆满开业。