Spark into life
Office & mixed-use developmentBy moving to Spark, Skanska has created the company's first head office for all of its business units in Poland. Skanska's construction, office and residential companies already occupy approx. 7,400 sqm. area on five floors of the complex's first office building.
“Skanska's drive stems from a combination of cooperation and a unique business model. Our development investments are financed by our own resources. The establishment of a Skanska headquarters for all of its business units in Poland is a logical consequence of the close cooperation strategy that we have adopted,” says Magnus Persson, president of the Skanska construction company. “As a construction company, we are not only a general contractor for Skanska's office and residential projects, we are also strongly involved in the implementation of construction projects from an early stage of a project. We also transfer such working models to external clients. We want to be a partner for clients not merely in an investment's construction stage but during the entire implementation process,” adds Magnus Persson.
Skanska is testing and utilizing its own prop-tech solutions in the new office that facilitates. “Thanks to the Connected by Skanska system, we have created an intelligent building in which you can easily move without using traditional access cards. By using this app, we can book meeting rooms throughout the building, control the temperature and lighting in a specific area, or arrange car sharing. Thanks to the integration of the parking application, we can invite our guests and manage parking spaces via the same application. We will continue to work on new innovations that increase the comfort of everyday work. Solutions tested in our office will be offered to both tenants and business partners. Ultimately, Connected by Skanska will be included in all our investments, in Poland and elsewhere,” says Arkadiusz Rudzki, managing director at Skanska office company in Poland.
The Spark office building was also selected for the testing of solar panels based on perovskites. Skanska is the first company in the world that will cover office buildings with these translucent photovoltaic cells. The use of perovskites means that the building façade will generate energy from sunlight and even diffused light.
Skanska has also created two Experience Labs. In these rooms, which are dedicated to innovations, one can present office projects to potential tenants as well as the history of the Skanska group by using Holo Lens technology, augmented reality (AR) or 3D projections.
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