Kolmex
{{Short description|Office building in Warsaw, Poland}}
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| image = File:Kolmex w Warszawie 2023.jpg
| caption = Kolmex in 2023.
| building_type = Office building
| location = Wola, Warsaw, Poland
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| start_date = 1990
| completion_date = 1992
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| floor_count = 8
| floor_area = 18,044 m²
| architect = Tadeusz Spychała
| architectural_style = Deconstructivism
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| developer = Kolmex
| owner = Kolmex
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Kolmex is a postmodern office building in Warsaw, Poland, located at 80 and 92 Grzybowa Street, in the neighbourhood of Mirów within the district of Wola. It was opened in 1992. It is owned by the rail transport company Kolmex.
History
The building was constructed between 1990 and 1992 as the headquarters of rail transport company Kolmex. It was designed by architect Tadeusz Spychała, in cooperation with Janina Chrzanowska-Neykoff, Andrzej Kapuścik, Grzegorz Kepler, Herman Kittel, and Herbert Swoboda.Marta Leśniewska: Architektura w Warszawie 1989-2001. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2002, p. 82. ISBN 83-908950-5-6. (in Polish) Its style was based on deconstructivism inspired on works by Frank Gehry.Marta Leśniakowska: Architektura w Warszawie. Warsaw: Arkada Pracownia Historii Sztuki, 2005, p. 160. ISBN 83-908950-1-3. (in Polish) It was nominated in the contest Życie w Architekturze for the best building of Warsaw constructed between 1989 and 1995.{{cite web|url=http://architektura.muratorplus.pl/zycie-w-architekturze/1995/finalisci_77401.html|website=architektura.muratorplus.pl|title=Finaliści. Życie w Architekturze I edycja. Najlepszy Budynek Warszawy 1989-1995}}
Characteristics
The building is placed on an intersection of Grzybowa and Towarowa Streets. It has 8 storeys and a total floor area of 18,044 m², of which, 14,435 m² is designated to office spaces, and 500 m² to stores and services.{{cite web|url=https://www.urbanity.pl/mazowieckie/warszawa/kolmex,b296#google_vignette|website=urbanity.pl|language=pl|title=Kolmex Warszawa Grzybowska 80/82}}
References
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Category:1992 establishments in Poland
Category:Office buildings completed in 1992
Category:Office buildings in Warsaw