Współczesne znaczenia wody i zieleni w biurowcu wizytówce – na przykładzie Business Tower Norymberga
Maria Lubelska
Housing Environment, 24/2018, 2018, pp. 111 - 119
https://doi.org/10.4467/25438700SM.18.063.9653Nuremberg – the second biggest city in Bavaria, after Munich – is also the location of the second tallest building in this state – Building Tower Nürnberg. This building is the main seat of an insurance company, as well as a contemporary showcase of the city. The entire office complex in question consists of a cylindrical tower and a peripheral seven-floor building in the shape of a quadrangle, in the internal courtyard of which there is a spectacular water pool and a space for recreation amongst abundant greenery. In this paper the Author makes an attempt at determining contemporary meanings relating to the introduction of an attractive recreational green area in the office building of a representational character for the company itself, as well as for the entire city. The Author points to the multitude of meanings and the complexity of values, often quite unobvious ones, resulting from the creation of showcase buildings for a number of diversified recipients.
Maria Lubelska
Housing Environment, 16/2016, 2016, pp. 104 - 113
The paper discusses the means of introducing recreational spaces into the structure of a modern service building, using the Cameleon building in Brussels as an example. It is a building which combines modern spatial and environmental solutions with energy efficient technologies, as well as an interesting philosophy of attracting clients.