Pazim, also known as Pazim Center, is a skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland. The building is located in the neighbourhood of Centrum, at 8 Rodło Square, at the intersection of Wyzwolenia Avenue and Piłsudskiego Street. It has the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m, making it respectively the third tallest, and the tallest building in the city, depending on definition. It was designed by Miljenko Dumenčić, and constructed between 1990 and 1992.
| Pazim | |
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.jpg) Pazim in 2021, as seen from Wyzwolenia Avenue. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Skyscraper |
| Location | Szczecin, Poland |
| Address | 8 Rodło Square |
| Coordinates | 53°25′56.12″N 14°33′21.77″E / 53.4322556°N 14.5560472°E |
| Construction started | 12 December 1990 |
| Completed | 9 November 1992 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 128 m |
| Roof | 92 m |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22 |
| Floor area | 22,000 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Miljenko Dumenčić |
| Architecture firm | Studio A4 |
| Developer | Pazim |
| Main contractor | Ilbau Polska |
History
editBefore the World War II, in the location of the current building were located tenement buildings. During the conflict the area was heavily bombarded, leveling the buildings. It remained undeveloped.[1]
The office building was originally proposed in the 1970s, under the name Centrum Zarządzania Flotą (Fleet Management Centre), as a conjoined investment of maritime-related corporations of Polsteam, C. Hartwig, Agencja Morska, Baltona, and Transocean. However, most of them left the project, leaving only Polsteam, which then partnered with Ilbau, which was contracted with its construction. On 16 May 1990, they formed the joined venture company Pazim, to manage it. The former had 74% of shares, while the latter, the remaining 26%. Its name, which also became the name of the building, came from the abbreviation PŻM, which comes from the alternative name of Polsteam, that is Polska Żegluga Morska (Polish Maritime Shipping).[1][2]
Pazim was designed by the Studio A4 architecture firm, by team led by Miljenko Dumenčić, and including Miro Geng, Stanisław Kondarewicz, and Josip Rukavin. It was constructed by Ilbau Polska between 12 December 1990 and 9 November 1992.[1][2][3]
Pazim was the first skyscraper and the tallest building in the city, with the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m.[2] It partially lost its title in 2008, when St. James the Apostle Archcathedral Basilica was remodelled to the height of 110.18 m.[4]
Characteristics
editThe building is located in the neighbourhood of Centrum, at 8 Rodło Square, at the intersection of Wyzwolenia Avenue and Piłsudskiego Street.[5] It forms a complex of several conjoined buildings, with the tallest of them being a 22-storey-tall skyscraper.[6] It induces office, shopping, banking and hotel spaces. On its roof is installed a large radio mast, used by numerous radio stations.[7] The building also has an underground two-storey car park.[5] On the top floor operates the Café 22 coffeehouse.[8] The complex has the total area of 22,000 m², of which 15,000 m² is dedicated office spaces. Its architectural height to the roof is 92 m. When, and its total height, including its radio mast, is 128 m.[a] When accounting for the latter, it would be the tallest building in the city, and when foe the former, the third tallest building.[5][9]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Andrzej Kraśnicki Jr. (9 November 2012). "20. urodziny Pazimu. Jak powstał? Co tam było wcześniej? [ZDJĘCIA]". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
- ^ a b c Marek Rudnicki (12 December 2010). "Pazim w Szczecinie. 12 grudnia 1990 roku wmurowano kamień węgielny. Zobacz, jak powstawał kompleks - zdjęcia, wideo". gs24.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Piotr Jasina (13 May 2010). "Pazim ma już dwadzieścia lat. Zobacz jak budowano wieżowiec PŻM [wideo]". gs24.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Paweł Knap, Andrzej Kraśnicki, Artur Rasmus: Katedra: historia kościoła św. Jakuba w Szczecinie. Szczecin: Walkowska Wydawnictwo Jeż, 2008, p. 53. ISBN 978-83-924983-5-3. (in Polish)
- ^ a b c "PAZIM, Szczecin, Rodła 8". urbanity.pl (in Polish).
- ^ Anna Cymer (4 February 2019). "Budować wysoko: polskie wieżowce". culture.pl (in Polish).
- ^ "Nowe niezależne radio w Szczecinie. Super FM nadaje prosto z Pazimu". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Tę panoramę od 22 lat można podziwiać przy filiżance dobrej kawy. To będą wyjątkowe urodziny Café 22". wszczecinie.pl (in Polish). 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Drawings of PAZIM Centre". skyscraperpage.com (in Polish).
External links
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