The new Warsaw skyscraper could be up to 120 meters high Courtesy of APA Kuryłowicz & Associates

Developer Włodarzewska is planning the construction of a new high-rise building in central Warsaw which will sit on a tiny plot located at the intersection of the capital’s Al. Jana Pawła II and ul. Sienna.

The skyscraper project, whose architectural design is being furnished by the renowned APA Kuryłowicz & Associates (APAKA) studio, will stand out due to its unusual dimensions: the small size of the plot means the tower will be just seven meters wide at the ground-floor level.

Higher up, the building will be slightly wider and will hang over the adjoining pavement and historical tenement house, once the necessary administrative permits are secured. The final height of the tower is yet to be determined: 85- and 120-meter variants are both being considered.

For now, just a preliminary architectural concept of the planned tower exists with work on the design having been impacted by the tragic death of APAKA chief architect Stefan Kuryłowicz in a plane crash last year, said Ewelina Szymeczko from the press office of Włodarzewska.

“It is too early to tell what the building will ultimately look like,” Ms Szymeczko said, adding that the developer had secured a planning decision from Warsaw City Hall that allows for a structure with up to 52 floors and 30,000 sqm of space.

“At the moment, other planned investments including shopping malls and a hotel building are the priority for our company. [The skyscraper on ul. Sienna] belongs to the future, but not to the nearest future,” Ms Szymeczko said.