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Proximo

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New Office of the Year, Poland
Proximo I, launched this year in Warsaw by Hines, is the 13-storey office building with almost 28,400 sq m of leasable class A area, located in the Warsaw district of Wola, on the outskirts of the Central Business District, in the immediate vicinity of the metro station “Rondo Daszyńskiego”. The nearest metro entrance is located 20 meters from the main entrance to the building. Proximo delivers a full range of facilities, including 435 parking spaces on three levels of an underground car park, secure bicycle parking stalls, showers and changing rooms for the convenience of cyclists, a restaurant, a café, a beauty salon, as well as an inner courtyard with street furniture that add to the friendly yet practical feel of the complex. Already at the project development stage Proximo obtained a BREEAM certificate with a VERY GOOD rating. Proximo was designed in cooperation of the architects - the Polish branch of Rolfe Judd of London and a world-renowned design studio Pininfarina from Italy.
Name of project
Proximo
City
Warsaw
Location
The Proximo office building is located on the outskirts of the Central Business District, at the intersection of Prosta and Przyokopowa Streets, in the direct vicinity of Rondo Daszyńskiego, and next to a line 2 metro station with the same name.
Date of completion
16 June 2016
Name(s) of investor(s)
Hines Polska
Developer
Hines Polska
Total area
31293
Useable Area
24608
Office Area
26385
Cubic volume
118683
Height
46
Number of above-ground floors
13
Number of underground floors
3
Number of lifts
11
Standard (class A, class B, class C)
Class A
BREEAM/LEED/sustainability certification
Proximo was certified VERY GOOD against the BREEAM scheme during the construction. It was designed to integrate with the surrounding public space, providing tenants with good transport and service infrastructure. The sustainable construction guarantees high quality of the building, long-term energy- and water-saving solutions, lower maintenance cost and minimal environmental impact. Green building materials and strict project and delivery quality control guarantee building durability.
Architect
Rolfe Judd, Pininfarina Extra
Construction company
HOCHTIEF Polska
Property Management Company
Hines Polska
Leasing Agency
Hines Polska
Occupancy rate
80%
Main tenants
Stanley Black & Decker, Grupa Pracuj, Takeda, Manpower Group, Six Payment Services, Axa Assistance, Hines, Fox Networks Group Poland, Net Credit, Debt Traiding Partners, Rossmann, Jean Louis David, Green Caffe Nero, Olimp.
Source of project financing
Proximo office building was co-financed by Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.
Functionality
The distinguishing features of Proximo include its large and effective floor areas, a low ratio of common areas, excellent lighting of the space, as well as optimum office depth. Proximo’s design takes into account all the advantages of the building’s location and its neighborhood.
The technical systems and innovations to improve office working conditions/comfort
- Temperature and ventilation rates control in offices - Technical solutions decreasing the consumption of electricity and other media - High-quality finishing materials - Perfect daylighting of the interior - Complete infrastructure for cyclists including amenities - Multilevel underground parking
Technical innovations
- Advanced BMS (Building Management System) - Access and security control system - Motion sensors on common areas to save electricity - Highly efficient water mountings - Modern high-speed lifts - Minimization of environmental impact during construction
Number of parking spaces (per sqm office space)
1/85
Facility's website
http://proximooffice.pl