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Krakow’s nativity scenes are true works of handicraft art. They are indivisibly connected with Christmas. They are beautiful and one of a kind! Slender, multi-level, richly decorated… They are characterized by an accumulation of miniaturized, fancifully combined elements reflecting the historic architecture of Krakow. Artists are particularly inspired by St. Mary’s Church, but also by Wawel Castle, the Cloth Hall and the Barbican. Interestingly, in order for a nativity scene to be considered a Krakow one, it must not only be a multi-level, richly decorated, tower building. It should also be made of lightweight materials (e.g. cardboard or plywood). However, the Cracow nativity scene, like other nativity scenes, is primarily intended to be a worthy place to present the great mystery of the Birth of the Son of God, so its central figures are the Child, Mary and Saint Joseph.

As Cracow nativity scenes come from the tradition of static Christmas nativity scenes and nativity plays, they cannot lack figures of shepherds, sheep or oxen… (the oldest nativity play figurines, dating back to the fourteenth century, have been preserved in the monastery of the Poor Clares at St. Andrew’s Church in Kraków). The protagonists of nativity scenes usually belong to two intertwining worlds: the biblical one, depicting the birth of Jesus, and the secular one, constantly changed and updated. Today, you will find both historical and contemporary figures in nativity scenes. Their heroes also derive from folklore and legends of Krakow (with a particularly popular legend about the Wawel Dragon).

The first nativity scenes were created in the mid-nineteenth century. They were created by carpenters and bricklayers from Cracow and the surrounding area. It was an additional job for them during the dead construction season. During the holidays, they went from house to house with their nativity scenes to earn money. A team of nativity scene makers led by master Michał Ezenekier was particularly well known, and every year he visited the Counts Potocki in the Pod Baranami Palace and at the Estreicher family’s.

In 1927, Antoni Wasilewski initiated the organization of an annual competition for the most beautiful Krakow nativity scene. Since 1937, every year, on the first Thursday of December, on the steps of the Mickiewicz monument on the Krakow Market Square, there is a presentation of nativity scenes and a competition for the most beautiful of them. Whole families of modern carpenters specialize in building nativity scenes. Prizes are awarded in four categories: large nativity scenes, medium nativity scenes, small nativity scenes and miniature nativity scenes. The time it takes to make them depends on the format. The construction of a several-metre-high structure can take up to a year.

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According to a study conducted by researchers in Bologna, looking at works of art has a positive effect on our health, m.in. Due to the fact that it lowers the level of cortisol in the body, i.e. the so-called stress hormone. Its excess leads to many diseases, e.g. cardiovascular complications, immune disorders, depression and chronic fatigue. The concentration of cortisol in the saliva of people who looked at the Piedmontese frescoes for several dozen minutes dropped by an average of as much as 60%.*

With the above in mind, we cordially invite you to the lobby of Olivia Star for the fifth exhibition of our “Olivia Art” series, in which we present the works of Pomeranian Artists. This time these are extraordinary photographs-paintings by Agnieszka Matras.

Agnieszka Matras is a graduate of the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Gdańsk and a two-year Tri-City School of Photography. She is also a member of the Sopot Photography Club. On a daily basis, he works at Energa Obrót and lives in his beloved Gdynia. The artist is very passionate about travelling: both near and far. So far, she has visited nearly 50 countries, including the USA, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. This is where her second passion comes from – photography. She loves to photograph people, because “a person’s face and eyes are able to express more than the most beautiful landscape”. She fell in love with pastiches of paintings so that she could play with art. Her photographs can be seen at international exhibitions. Agnieszka has taken part in numerous competitions, including:

• international competition “All the Children of the World” (2020) – work “This Moment”
• international photo competition “Definition of Space” (2020) – “At Sea”
• international photo contest “Mathematics in the lens” (2020) – “Life in a triangle”
• photo contest “Paradise Podlasie” (2020) – two awarded works “Time stood still here” and “The beauty of the herbal corner”.

The artist was nominated for the Grand Prix at Fotoglob 2020 as part of the Kolosy travel festival in Gdynia – the work “I stand out in the crowd”

A few words about pastiche…

A pastiche is a compilation work of art that consciously imitates the style of a certain artist, epoch, or school. It is similar to parody, but it does not aim to caricature or exaggerate the features of the original, but to highlight its characteristic features. It is created more often for praise than criticism.

Authors of photographs – pastiches of paintings of works of art are able to intelligently refer to well-known works, motifs or conventions and play with associations. The photographer winks at the viewer, showing them a familiar figure or situation, but not literally in the same way – he does not make a copy. It emphasizes some characteristic elements, replaces some, but in such a way that the whole is easily recognizable. It requires a lot of imagination and a lot of skill, often intuition and taste. Such work is often art in itself.

We invite you from December 16th. Admission.

Contact with the Artist:

• Tel. 696 022 011
• Facebook Artists
• Instagram: aggie_matras_photography
  
  

The year 2020, which is coming to an end, has affected many areas of life. It has also obviously affected the commercial space market, including office space. Some companies, employees and experts were initially delighted with home office – the flexibility of work, the interweaving of professional and private duties, and the saving of time for commuting. However, just as many employers – as well as employees themselves – began to feel difficulties in managing teams and the negative consequences of a lack of contact with people. Today, most professionals say that the office will remain a fundamental issue, and that as soon as the pandemic is over, it will again become a key place for the development of interaction and collaboration of teams.

The commercialization of offices in Olivia has not slowed down

In Olivia Business Centre, the passing year confirms the latter trend, and the selected lease areas clearly show that companies look to the coming years with great hope. The year 2020 was particularly rich in contract renewals in all seven buildings of the Gdańsk business centre. This was often connected with the selection of space by the existing Residents, but completely new contracts were also concluded, which allow us to sum up the passing year as a particularly successful one in the area of commercialization of Olivia Business Centre.

“Olivia was the place where the largest transaction of 2020 took place in our entire region ,” he says Maciej Kotarski, Leasing Director at Olivia Business Centre. – The development of one of the Residents and the extension of the agreement related to the expansion of the office area to over 15,000 m2 made us talk about the second largest lease agreement in the over ten years history of Olivia, which is only a few hundred square meters behind the largest one.

One of the largest Olivia Residents is EPAM, which this year took over new offices in the Olivia Prime B building.

– EPAM is an IT company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and one of the largest IT employers in the Pomeranian region. We are very proud that it is developing in our country and we are trying to make this expansion as comfortable as possible. The company was already a Prime A Resident, so the addition of Prime B allowed for a smooth expansion of the EPAM office, without any complications – adds Aleksandra Majdańczuk, Deputy Director at Olivia Business Centre.

In Olivia Prime, most of the Residents (including the above-mentioned EPAM) have their own, private terraces or loggias. For the warm six months, they are used by employees for work (on deckchairs, with a laptop on their lap), they are also used to relax during breaks. In addition, on the roof of the building there are 4 large terraces for common use, which are very popular among employees and have already become one of the most popular spaces for Residents to integrate in OBC.

This year, the contract with Randstad was also extended.

– The company occupies almost a hundred times less space than the largest tenant in Olivia, but it is equally important to us. It is not only a well-known brand, respected in the HR and business services industry, but above all a provider of services for other Olivia Residents. It is very important to us that the tenant-mix is attractive to our tenants and that they can provide and order most of the necessary services in Olivia itself. We are very grateful that Małgorzata Mudyna and Piotr Kośla have chosen us again – emphasizes Maciej Kotarski.

The scale of the project and its potential have a significant impact on the excellent results in Olivia. Of course, the location helps a lot with this.

“According to experts on the commercial real estate market, Oliwa as an office destination is developing the fastest of all locations of this type in the Tri-City ,” explains Maciej Kotarski. – By the end of next year, the Tri-City will exceed one million m2 of offices, while in the Oliwa district alone there are already over 350,000 offices. m2, i.e. more than 35% of the agglomeration’s resources.

Not only the largest companies decide to expand their lease space. Roedl&Partner, a financial and legal advisory agency, has been a resident of OBC for many years, but it was only this year that it decided to open its first independent premises; in the Olivia Four building.

– Presence Roedl&Partner is an important addition to our tenant-mix, as it is a company that can provide services to other Residents by performing audits and legal services. We would like to thank Piotr Mrowiec and Justyna Kopańczyk-Yahya for their long-term cooperation, and Michał Rafałowicz from Cresa for his professional advice. says Paulina Baran, Senior Account Manager at Olivia Business Centre.

One of the largest Residents in Olivia Four is Acxiom , which this year has increased its area to almost 2,000 m2, extending its long-term contract with OBC.

– It is supposed to be an office that will provide employees with exceptional comfort of work and spending time, equipped m.in. billiards, ping-pong, game consoles or darts… The Olivia Four building itself is very convenient. On its ground floor there is a canteen with excellent food, a large conference center with meeting rooms for up to 200 people, as well as a laundry and a shoemaker. We would like to thank our partners from Acxiom, Karolina Bykowska and Tomasz Świecki – says Joanna Jankowska, Senior Account Manager at Olivia Business Centre.

– Olivia has had a number of other contracts renewed this year. Some of them are connected with the selection of office space by clients whose names remain confidential. New contracts or extensions of existing ones concern the following buildings: Olivia Six, Olivia Gate, Olivia Star, Olivia Point and Olivia Tower – says Maciej Kotarski. –Anyway In all the buildings of the Centre, we have our smaller and bigger successes, which allow us to sum up 2020 as a good and important year. Certainly, the Prime B building, commissioned in the spring, is of great importance in this context, enabling our Residents to expand within one location.

The industry is now in a period seen by many experts as a time of great change. Some companies prefer to postpone their decisions until the pandemic is under control; A few, on the other hand, are already deciding to rely primarily on remote work (Remote First) and vacate a significant part of the offices they have occupied so far. This still applies to very few entities, and specialists quite unanimously describe their decisions as hasty.

“For long-term forecasting, it is crucial to constantly analyze megatrends spanning decades, such as returns to city centers or electromobility,” emphasizes Maciej Kotarski. “Both have been slowed down by the pandemic and may regress temporarily, but it is difficult to imagine stopping or reversing them. Behind the “return to city centers” there is gregarious, human nature or the desire to avoid unpleasant aspects of life, such as troublesome and time-consuming commuting or social isolation. The need for a workplace to exist as close as possible to the place of residence also plays a huge role – Adds.

Safety technologies that allow people to return to the office

The second area that Olivia Business Centre focused on in 2020 is security. In the short term, this is the most important element that is to ensure that companies will be able to make decisions about ending remote work and home office with peace of mind. Since the second quarter, a comprehensive strategy has been implemented at OBC to ensure the safety of residents. It includes a number of initiatives and solutions.

–The most groundbreaking is the ion air purification technology implemented at the turn of November and December, which has so far been used in the world’s most prestigious buildings, such as the White House or the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The installed devices saturate all rental areas with ions that have the ability to destroy viruses, bacteria and other pathogens in the ventilated air. The air purification process takes place continuously while people are in a given room or office – explains Krzysztof Król, responsible for communication at Olivia.

As part of the aforementioned strategy, a team of experts was established to ensure the safety of the Residents. As a result of his analysis, active titanium coatings were used in the common parts of the buildings (elevators, lobbies, access paths to the garage halls). The coating, which lasts at least 12 months, creates surfaces free of pathogenic microorganisms. Bacteria, fungi (including moulds) and viruses are eliminated and their residues are broken down into carbon dioxide and water. In addition, the air filtration level in the air handling units has been increased from G4 to F7, which is the highest level of filtration currently available. Sensors for VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) and particulate matter (PM) pollution were installed. Thanks to this, it is possible to monitor air purity and, as a result, eliminate harmful compounds from the air drawn in from the outside and distributed inside buildings. In addition, air exchange intensity control systems have been installed based on the knowledge of current CO2 measurement results, which contributes to a significant increase in the comfort of staying in the workplace. As part of the strategy implemented in Olivia Business Centre, additional solutions have also been prepared to increase the safety of office employees: sterilizers of entry cards have been purchased, elevator settings have been changed, so that in the “stand by” mode, the lift cabin remains open, allowing fresh air into it.

Work on adapting offices to the new reality

– Since the beginning of the pandemic, Olivia has been working on the arrangement of lease space. 2020 was an exceptionally challenging year in this respect. The work of our design and implementation team has not slowed down – says Artur Kuczyński, Director of the Arrangement Department at Olivia Business Centre. – The situation in the world has forced us to be even more flexible, creative, and react even faster. Our role never ends with the handover of the premises. Tenants in OBC are very dynamically changing and developing teams, we often encounter the need to introduce changes in an office that has already been completed. It can be said that we are used to various types of challenges, arranging the space we are aware that it will be subject to changes.

Anna Branicka , a leading architect in Olivia’s Interior Design Department, summarizing the year 2020 emphasizes that it was also a time of development for the members of the design team.

– This year, the reality surprised us all, we had to explore additional areas, deliver a slightly different, more universal product. Tenants needed more support in defining their needs, understanding them, and determining a new form of the office. We thoroughly analyze all reports, world press, research, and expert opinions on safer office space design. Already in April, we started to develop a system of individual support for individual tenants in adapting their offices to the new situation and improving the comfort of work. The expectations of companies are diverse, which is why we are constantly analysing new variants to be able to present everyone with the best possible offer.

“We are taking advantage of this specific moment of pause to conduct in-depth research, look at changing needs, draw conclusions and further develop our competences and offer ,” adds Artur Kuczyński and emphasizes that this year was also associated with new perspectives for his team of architects. ” Thanks to this approach, we had the opportunity to work with our OBC tenants also in other locations outside the Tri-City: in Warsaw, Krakow and Prague.

Success is written by those who find new business opportunities in difficult periods and are able to quickly adapt to the changing reality. The year 2020 has shown that despite the huge scale on which Olivia operates, the business centre was able to use its potential to implement changes much faster than smaller facilities of this category.

Prime B, the newest building in Olivia Business Centre, has been enriched with a pocket garden, created by Maura Zaworska and Łukasz Plata, award-winning Polish landscape architects.

Greenery in urban space has been a hot topic lately. Investors most often treat greenery as a barrier in the investment implementation processes, engaging in many months of disputes with officials and conservators about the possibility of cutting down the tree stand. Meanwhile, it is difficult for experts on the subject to overestimate the role of green areas in maintaining and developing human well-being. This essence is perfectly understood by Olivia Business Centre, which has just completed work on the creation of another green area in its public spaces. This time it’s a new pocket garden.

The concept of a pocket park assumes the creation of small green areas between built-up plots, constituting an enclave of greenery in more or less compact urban development, even among the most urbanized areas of the city. In short, it can be described as introducing greenery into even the most densely built-up areas. The term originated in the United States. One of the first pocket parks is Paley Park, founded in New York City in 1967. In Poland, the trend of creating pocket parks became popular only in the second decade of the 21st century. As a curiosity, it can be added that pocket parks were established in Gdynia just after World War II, but at that time this name was not used yet.

Reading and creating the relationship between nature and the city is a design process that is constantly changing. – says Maura Zaworska, the author of the pocket garden project at Olivia Business Centre. This relationship is an inspiration for me when creating new spaces filled with greenery. For centuries, man has treated his natural part of being as something external that needs to be mastered and disciplined. The change in thinking about oneself and perceiving oneself as a being who is part of nature and whose nature is to create culture has recently led to a reconceptualization of the relationship between nature and the city, and consequently to the emergence of a design trend based on the “recreation of landscapes”. Treating nature and the investor’s requirements as complementary and interconnected elements in a non-accidental way determined the idea of the project similar to the idea of pocket parks.

The new pocket garden is filled with a total of 50 species of plants and covers the area between Olivia Star and the Prime B building. When creating this space, Maura Zaworska set herself the goal of stimulating all human senses.

A sensual garden activates the sense of sight through the introduced colors, touch, thanks to vegetation with different textures of leaves (needles), smell, if plants are designed, which give off an intense aroma (hyacinths and herbs), hearing, thanks to the grass rustling in the wind, and birds that may come, as well as taste, because as a curiosity I will add that the serviceberry that grows in the OBC has edible, exceptionally tasty fruits. I have used all of these treatments in the OBC gardens, hoping to meet the needs of employees and visitors. – emphasizes Maura Zaworska.

What’s more, the greenery has also been designed in such a way that it shapes the surroundings in various ways at different times of the year.

The plant composition assumes the introduction of white, pink and black colors in spring, blue, lavender and white in summer, yellow, orange in autumn and red in winter. The whole is composed in such a way as to maintain continuity and decorative effect in the aspects of subsequent seasons. It can be said that successive colors light up and go in the annual cycle, symbolizing the continuity and changeability of phenomena occurring over time. adds Maura Zaworska.

Therefore, the authors of the project also took into account the psychology of landscape architecture in an important way, so that the effect of their implementation would bring additional benefits not only to the end users, but also to the residents of the office center.

There are places that their users can point out as the most liked – says Maura Zaworska. They know about them and identify with them. These places have different character – sometimes so strong that it influences the formation of people’s relationships with them and individual plants. Thanks to this, they feel that they belong to this place, and they form a kind of community with the vegetation. Over time, this place becomes a tame space and gives them a sense of identity and continuity. A kind of genius loci is created, i.e. a place in relation to which a special type of bond is felt, conditioned by the strength of people’s relations with natural space. Following this path, it turns out that investing in green areas not only increases comfort and work culture, but directly translates into professional achievements and a sense of belonging to a place where the employee feels good.

There are as many as 24,400^m2 of green areas at the disposal of the Residents of Olivia Business Centre on its premises or in the immediate vicinity. They are complemented by green terraces on the roofs of Prime A and B buildings, on the second floor of Olivia Star and on the connector between Olivia Point and Olivia Tower, at the height of 7 storeys. The Olivia Garden winter garden filled with exotic plants is also in preparation. Its official opening is planned for spring 2021. On the other hand, a short walk provides access to the shore of the Bay of Gdańsk or the rich forests of the Tri-City Landscape Park.

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Prime B, the newest building from Olivia Business Centre, has been enriched with a pocket garden created by Maura Zaworska and Łukasz Plata, Polish landscape architects.

Greenery in urban space has been a hot topic lately. Investors tend to treat greenery as a barrier to the investment implementation processes, having many months of disputes with officials and conservation officers over the possibility of cutting down standing trees. Meanwhile, it is difficult for experts in the subject to overestimate the role of green spaces in the maintenance and development of human well-being. This essence is well understood by Olivia Business Centre, which has just completed work on creating another green area in its public areas.

This time it is a new pocket garden. The concept of a pocket garden or park assumes the creation of greenery between built-up plots, constituting an enclave of plantlife in a more or less compact urban development, among even the most urbanized parts of the city. Briefly, it can be described as introducing greenery into even the most densely built-up areas. This concept comes from the United States. One of the first pocket parks is Paley Park, founded in New York in 1967. In Poland, the trend of creating pocket parks became popular only in the second decade of the 21st century. As a curiosity, it can be added that pocket parks were established in Gdynia just after World War II, but this name was not used yet.

Reading and creating the relationship between nature and the city is a design process that is constantly changing. – says Maura Zaworska, responsible for the pocket garden design at Olivia Business Centre. This is an inspiration for me – creating new spaces filled with greenery. For centuries, man treated his natural part of being as something external that must be mastered and disciplined. Changing the way of thinking about oneself and perceiving oneself as a being that is part of nature and whose nature is the creation of culture, has recently led to a reconceptualization of the relationship between nature and the city, and consequently to the emergence of a design trend consisting in “recreating landscapes”. Treating nature and the investor’s requirements as complementary and interrelated elements in a non-accidental manner set the idea of the project similar to the idea of pocket parks.

The new pocket garden is filled with a total of 50 plant species and covers the area between Olivia Star and the Prime B building. The investor’s goal was to create a friendly green space that actively affects people. When creating this space, Maura Zaworska set herself the goal of stimulating all human senses: The sensual garden activates the sense of sight through the introduced colors, touch, thanks to vegetation with different leaf textures (needles), smells; if plants are included that emit an intense aroma (hyacinths and herbs), hearing, thanks to the grasses rustling in the wind, and the birds that may fly in, as well as taste, because as a curiosity I would like to add that the serviceberry that grows in OBC has edible, exceptionally tasty fruit. I applied all the above-mentioned treatments in OBC gardens, hoping to meet the needs of employees and visiting guests. – emphasizes Maura Zaworska. Moreover, the greenery has also been designed in such a way that it shapes the surroundings in various ways at different times of the year. The plant composition involves the introduction of white, pink and black colors in spring, blue, lavender and white in summer, yellow and orange in autumn and red in winter. The whole is arranged in a way that allows to maintain the continuity and decorative effect in the aspects of subsequent seasons. It can be said that subsequent colors turn on and off each year, symbolizing the continuity and changeability of phenomena taking place over time – adds Maura Zaworska.

The creators of the project also took into account the psychology of landscape architecture, so that the effect of their design would bring additional benefits, not only for the target users, but also for the residents of the office centre. There are places that their users can indicate as liked the most – says Maura Zaworska. They know about them and identify with them. These places have a different character – sometimes so strong that it influences the formation of human relations with them and individual plants. Thanks to this, they feel that they belong to this place and create a kind of community with the vegetation. Over time, this place becomes a domesticated space and gives them a sense of identity and continuity. A kind of genius loci is created, i.e. a place in relation to which a special type of bond is felt, conditioned by the strength of human relations with natural space. So, following this track, it turns out that investing in green areas not only increases comfort rt and work culture, but directly translates into professional achievements and a sense of belonging to a place where the employee feels good.

Residents of the Olivia Business Centre have at their disposal 24,400 m2 of green spaces within its premises or in the immediate vicinity. These are complemented by green terraces on the roofs of Prime A and B buildings, on the second floor of Olivia Star and on the link between Olivia Point and Olivia Tower, at a height of 7 floors. The Olivia Garden winter garden is also under preparation. Its official opening is planned for spring 2021. Alternatively, a short walk provides access to the shore of Gdańsk Bay or the rich forests of the Tricity Landscape Park.

Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk is the largest and most modern office and business centre in the Tri-City agglomeration. Its target size will significantly exceed 200,000 sq m, and it is already 175,000 sq m, making Olivia Business Centre the largest office project in Poland. Olivia’s largest residents are Airhelp, Amazon, Arrow, Bayer, Deloitte, Energa, EPAM, Fujifilm, Nordea, PwC, Ricoh, Sii, Staples, ThyssenKrupp. Olivia Business Centre is also much more than just buildings. Several hundred business, educational, cultural and sports events take place here every year. The office centre has a unique combination of services and amenities for tenants and guests, consisting of eight restaurants, 4 cafes, a professional two-story fitness centre, a nursery and kindergarten for 100 children, a primary school, high school, IT academy, medical centre, dentist, a pharmacy, 5 bank customer service points and 5 conference centres, O4 – one of the largest coworking spaces in Poland, and also an extensive patio filled with plants, fountains and places to rest. Subsequent OBC buildings received high ecological certification marks from BREEAM, ranging from very good to excellent level. In July 2019, a unique project was launched on the 32, 33 and 34 floors of Olivia Star, the tallest building in northern Poland.The additional offer attracts guests from around the world to Olivia Business Centre. On the 32nd floor, a public viewing level has been opened, allowing a 360 degree view of the entire Tri-City. It offers not only a stunning panorama of the Gdańsk Bay, the Tricity Landscape Park and Gdynia’s cliff coast, but also originally designed interiors, dining and recreational facilities. On the 33rd floor of the building there are two prestigious restaurants: Arco and Treinta y Tres, run by Paco Pérez, one of the most successful chefs in the world. Finally, on the 34th floor, at an altitude of almost 160 meters above the ground, a multifunctional conference centre, the highest in Poland, was created. Olivia offers over 1,600 parking spaces, a number of charging points for electric cars, points for storing and charging electric scooters, several hundred bicycle stands and large changing rooms with showers for cyclists in each of the 7 buildings.

Olivia Business Centre has protected surfaces in its office buildings using an antiviral and antibacterial coating with titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The coating, developed by the Polish company Lumichem and scientists from the Jagiellonian University, destroys microorganisms, including the human coronavirus, when exposed to light. This solution has been used in all nine office buildings of the Oliwa complex.

The TitanSolid coating, which has been applied to frequently touched surfaces, significantly reduces the risk of spreading harmful microbes, including the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have treated the safety of residents as an absolute priority –Says Konrad Danecki from the Investor’s Supervision of Olivia Business Centre. – The TitanSold coating is one of the innovative solutions implemented in our buildings, which ensures the safe return and use of offices in a space free of viruses, bacteria or allergens, while ensuring ecological, fresh and healthy air –Adds.

– A coating with disinfectant properties has been applied in elevators, on handrails, on contact points, i.e. switches and buttons. The furniture in the common areas and the reception area were also secured in the same way. Now, all these areas are cleaned on an ongoing basis as soon as light falls on the surface with TitanSolid; artificial or natural. This is in contrast to regular disinfection, which only works until the first touch. The TitanSolid coating removes all viruses, bacteria, moulds and fungi in a continuous system, which has been confirmed by tests. The latest test, carried out by an independent laboratory in London, has also proven the effectiveness of the coating in removing the human coronavirus – explains Bartosz Sosnowski, Member of the Management Board of Lumichem.

TitanSolid is in the form of a suspension, which, when sprayed on any surface – walls, electronic equipment, furniture, floors, etc. – When exposed to light, it triggers the oxidation process, turning microorganisms into carbon dioxide, water and simple inorganic ions. It works not only on the surface, but also purifies the air.

– TitanSolid by Lumichem eliminates viruses, bacteria and their spores, and – what is extremely important – stops the multiplication of microorganisms on usable surfaces, but also eliminates volatile organic compounds, mold and fungi. The shield also remains active for a minimum of one year. Thanks to the above-mentioned unique features, TitanSolid is gaining more and more recognition as an effective protection of office space and office buildings in our country – explains Mikołaj Laskowski , Director of Office Space Leasing Department at BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, ground floor of Lumichem promoting them in the area of commercial office real estate.

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Olivia Business Center, the largest business and office center in Poland, has secured the space in its office buildings with an anti-virus and anti-bacterial coating with titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The coating, developed by the Polish company Lumichem and scientists from the Jagiellonian University, destroys microorganisms, including the human coronavirus, when exposed to light. This solution was used in all nine office buildings in the Olivia complex.

Olivia Business Center is 175 thousand. sq m office space, which is currently used by almost 200 companies. Despite the changes caused by the pandemic, it is a workplace for thousands of people from the Tri-City and its vicinity. A coating called TitanSolid, which has been applied to frequently touched surfaces, significantly reduces the risk of the spread of harmful microbes, including the coronavirus responsible for the current pandemic.

– From the beginning of the pandemic, we treat the safety of residents as an absolute priority – says Konrad Danecki from the Olivia Business Center Investor’s Supervision. – The TitanSold coating is one of the innovative solutions implemented in our buildings, which ensures safe return and use of offices in a space free from viruses, bacteria or allergens, while ensuring ecological, fresh and healthy air – adds Konrad Danecki.

– The coating with disinfecting properties has been applied to elevators, handrails, and points of contact, i.e. switches and buttons. The furniture in the common areas and reception areas were also secured in the same way. Now all these places are cleaned on an ongoing basis, whenever light falls on the surface with TitanSolid – artificial or natural. Unlike normal disinfection, which only works until the first touch. The TitanSolid coating in a continuous system removes all viruses, bacteria, molds and fungi, which has been confirmed by tests. The latest test, performed by an independent laboratory in London, also proved the effectiveness of the coating in removing the human coronavirus – explains Bartosz Sosnowski, member of the Lumichem board.

TitanSolid is in the form of a suspension that can be sprayed onto any surface – walls, electronic equipment, furniture, floors etc. – under the influence of light, it starts the oxidation process, turning microorganisms into carbon dioxide, water and simple inorganic ions. It works not only on the surface, but also cleans the air.

– TitanSolid by Lumichem eliminates viruses, bacteria and their spores, and – what is extremely important – stops the multiplication of microorganisms on utility surfaces, but also eliminates volatile organic compounds, mold and fungi. The shield also remains active for a minimum of one year. Thanks to the above unique features, TitanSolid is increasingly recognized as an effective protection of office space and office buildings in our country – explains Mikołaj Laskowski , Director of the Office Space Leasing Department at BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland, Lumichem’s ground floor promoting them in the area of commercial office real estate.

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Olivia Business Centre has been consistently implementing the bond issue programme launched at the beginning of 2020. The next issue, which took place in October, met with such great interest from individual investors that it was necessary to reduce the number of subscriptions submitted. Therefore, the pool of the next issue has been increased in order to meet the high market interest.

As part of the offering of series G bonds carried out in October through Noble Securities S.A., it was planned to raise PLN 20 million. Like the previous issues, the offer was addressed primarily to natural persons. The collected subscriptions covered the amount of nearly PLN 23 million, so the October issue led to an average reduction rate of approx. 13%. ” The great interest of bondholders in this case has once again confirmed the attractiveness of investing in bonds, especially in the era of low or even zero interest rates ,” says Wojciech Gąsowski , Managing Director at Noble Securities S.A., which offers Olivia’s securities. ” The increased pool of the last issue in 2020 amounted to nearly PLN 22 million and exceeded the originally assumed demand by almost PLN 2 million.

The successfully completed series G and H bond issues are the third and fourth issues under the new issue program, which assumes the acquisition of a total of PLN 100 million. So far, PLN 75,775,000 has been collected. Both issues placed in the fourth quarter of 2020 offered a fixed interest rate of 6% per annum – well above the average for available bank deposits. In the more than 10-year history of the project on the bond market, this is the 21st issue. All previous issues have been regulated in a timely manner. What’s more, these were subsequent issues of Olivia’s bonds in which a reduction in subscriptions was applied. According to the issuer’s declaration, the program will be continued in the coming months in cooperation with Noble Securities S.A.

“The high interest in securities confirms the positive perception of the market in view of the consistent development of Olivia Business Centre. A diversified portfolio of tenants and the high technological quality of the project, confirmed by international certificates and numerous awards, have a positive impact on the attractiveness of this investment – says Maciej Grabski, President of the Management Board of Olivia Business Centre. – Since 2010 we have been building the largest business centre in Poland. Such a market reaction motivates us to continue the bond program in the coming months, as well as confirms Olivia’s position on the European business center market.

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Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk is the largest and most modern office and business center in the Tri-City agglomeration. Its target size will significantly exceed 200,000 sq m, and already amounts to 175,000 sq m, which has made Olivia Business Centre the largest office project in Poland. Olivia’s largest residents include Airhelp, Amazon, Arrow, Bayer, Deloitte, Energa, EPAM, Fujifilm, Nordea, PwC, Ricoh, Sii, Staples, ThyssenKrupp.

At the same time, Olivia Business Centre is much more than buildings. Several hundred business, educational, cultural and sports events take place here throughout the year. A unique combination of services and amenities for tenants and guests has been created in the office center, which consists of eight restaurants, 4 cafes, a professional two-storey fitness center, a nursery and kindergarten for 100 children, a primary school, a high school, an IT academy, a medical center, a dentist’s office, a pharmacy, 5 bank customer service points and 5 conference centers, O4 – one of the largest coworking spaces in Poland, but at the same time a vast patio filled with vegetation, fountains and places to relax. Other OBC buildings receive high marks from BREEAM ecological certification from excellent to very good.

In July 2019, on the 32nd, 33rd and 34th floor of Olivia Star, the highest building in northern Polish, a project was launched, constituting a unique, additional offer attracting guests from all over the world to Olivia Business Centre. On the 32nd floor, a public viewing level has been opened, allowing a 360-degree view. for the whole Tri-City. It offers not only a stunning panorama of the Bay of Gdańsk, the Tri-City Landscape Park and the Gdynia cliff coast, but also originally designed interiors, catering and recreational facilities. On the 33rd floor of the building there are two prestigious restaurants: Arco and Treinta y Tres, run by Paco Pérez, one of the most successful chefs in the world. On the 34th floor, at a height of nearly 160 meters above the ground, a multifunctional conference center located the highest in Poland has been created. Olivia offers over 1600 parking spaces, a number of electric car charging points, points for storing and charging electric scooters, several hundred bicycle racks and large changing rooms with showers for cyclists in each of the 7 buildings.

Olivia Business Centre is consistently implementing the bond issue program launched at the beginning of 2020. The next issue, placed in October, met with so much interest from individual investors that it was necessary to reduce the complex subscriptions. Therefore, the pool of subsequent issues was increased to meet the high market demand.

As part of the conducted in October, through Noble Securities S.A. G series bonds offer, it was planned to raise PLN 20 million. Like the previous issues, the offer was addressed primarily to individual investors. The collected subscriptions covered the amount of nearly PLN 23 million, so the October issue resulted in an average reduction rate of approximately 13%. – The high interest of bondholders in this case once again confirmed the attractiveness of investing in bonds, especially in the era of low or even zero interest rates – says Wojciech Gąsowski, Managing Director at Noble Securities S.A., offering Olivia’s securities. – The enlarged pool of the last issue in 2020 amounted to nearly PLN 22 million and exceeded the originally assumed demand by almost PLN 2 million.

The successfully completed series G and H of the bond issue are the third and fourth issue under the new issue program, which provides for obtaining a total of PLN 100 million. So far, PLN 75,775,000 has been collected. Both issues, placed in the fourth quarter of 2020, offered a fixed interest rate of 6% per annum – well above the average for available bank deposits. In the over 10-year history of the project on the bond market, this is the 21st issue. All issues to date have been regulated on time. Moreover, these were the next issues of Olivia’s bonds, in which the subscription reduction was applied. According to the issuer’s declaration, the program will be continued in the coming months in cooperation with Noble Securities S.A.

– The great interest in securities confirms the positive reception of the market in view of the consistent development of Olivia Business Centre. The diversified portfolio of tenants and the high technological quality of the project, confirmed by international certificates and numerous awards, have a positive effect on the attractiveness of this investment – says Maciej Grabski, President of the Management Board of Olivia Business Centre. – Since 2010, we have been building the largest business centre in Poland. This market reaction motivates us to continue the bond program in the coming months, and confirms Olivia’s position in the European business centre market.

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Olivia Business Centre in Gdańsk is the largest and most modern office and business centre in the Tri-City agglomeration. Its target size will significantly exceed 200,000 sq m, and already amounts to 175,000 sq m, making Olivia Business Centre the largest office project in Poland. Olivia’s largest residents are Airhelp, Amazon, Arrow, Bayer, Deloitte, Energa, EPAM, Fujifilm, Nordea, PwC, Ricoh, Sii, Staples, ThyssenKrupp.

Olivia Business Centre is also much more than just buildings. Several hundred business, educational, cultural and sports events take place here every year. The office centre has a unique combination of services and amenities for tenants and guests, consisting of eight restaurants, 4 cafes, a professional two-story fitness centre, a nursery and kindergarten for 100 children, a primary school, high school, IT academy, medical centre, dentist’s office, a pharmacy, 5 customer service points, banks and 5 conference centres, O4 – one of the largest coworking spaces in Poland, but at the same time an extensive patio filled with plants, fountains and places to rest. Other OBC buildings receive high BREEAM ecological certification marks, ranging from excellent to very good.

In July 2019, a project was launched on the 32, 33 and 34 floors of Olivia Star, the tallest building in northern Poland, which is a unique, additional offer attracting guests from all over the world to Olivia Business Centre. On the 32nd floor, a public viewing level has been opened, allowing a 360 degree view of the entire Tri-City. It offers not only a stunning panorama of the Gdańsk Bay, the Tricity Landscape Park and Gdynia’s cliff coast, but also originally designed interiors, dining and recreational facilities. There are two prestigious restaurants on the 33rd floor of the building: Arco and Treinta y Tres, run by Paco Pérez, one of the most successful chefs in the world. On the 34th floor, almost 160 meters above the ground, a multifunctional conference centre, which is the highest in Poland, was created. Olivia offers over 1,600 parking spaces, a number of charging points for electric cars, points for storing and charging electric scooters, several hundred bicycle stands and large changing rooms with showers for cyclists in each of the 7 buildings.

CAre virtual offices worth it? What is a virtual office? Can any business have a virtual address? Why create a virtual address? If you sometimes ask yourself such questions, then this short tour of virtual offices is for you. We already answer what it is all about and why it is worth considering having a virtual company address in a prestigious location: which is undoubtedly Olivia Business Centre and the O4 Coworking operating in it.

 

1. A business address that matters!

Every entrepreneur setting up a business must give it an address. Usually, we don’t dwell on this topic any longer and give our company a home address – after all, it’s just an address! Is this really the case? Not quite. Security issues aside (it’s very easy for anyone to see where you live), your business address can make a huge difference to a potential customer!

Think about it – what looks more professional? A company in block 34 in staircase B, or an address in a prestigious business center?

Check: Virtual Office in Olivia Centre, Gdańsk

 

2. Save time and money!

Virtual offices are not just an address – they are handling incoming correspondence, storing documents, managing shipments, the ability to use a printer or scanner, conference rooms. You save your precious time, take the hassle off your shoulders and save real money. The cost of a virtual office is not even 1/4 of the minimum wage of an employee you would have to hire to handle your documents. Save money with a virtual office!

 

3. You don’t have to worry about anything

This virtual office will take care of the smallest details to ensure smooth and immediate communication – you don’t have to worry about anything! Communication via SMS? Do you prefer emails? You choose, and O4 Coworking guarantees a reliable flow of information. Your documents are stored in electronic form, you can access them wherever and whenever you want. Your “offline” mail will wait for you for up to 3 months. Yes, yes, there is nothing to worry about, because each virtual office at O4 Coworking has its own private post office box, which ensures the privacy and security of your correspondence.

 

4. Flexible choice

You choose what you need, for as long as you want. Virtual office packages are tailor-made – it’s up to you to decide which option is best for you. And if something is missing in a given package, then… O4 Coworking is open to your needs! A virtual office address may or may not be directly linked to your business location. Having the headquarters of your company in Warsaw, Krakow or Prague, you can create a low-cost branch in the prestigious Tri-City business center – Olivia Centre!

 

5. A virtual office is a good solution for everyone!

For freelancers, for startups, for small, medium and large companies! The basic service of a virtual office is an address that is used to register a company and handle correspondence. With a virtual address, you simply grow your business and have a chance to have the business address you dream of! Forget about giving your home address as the address of your company, invest in an address in the prestigious Olivia Business Centre, because such things only with O4 Coworking 🙂

 

Access to the Virtual Office – also from this page with services.

With such possibilities, it’s a shame not to give it a try. So what are you waiting for? Our virtual office may be perfect for you. Check out what options await you 🙂

 

Do you have any questions? Let Kasia know – she will answer everything!
Katarzyna.Szramka@oliviacentre.com
tel. 795 600 982