BW Tower
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| General information | |
| Type | Office building |
| Location | Lahti, Finland |
| Address | Askonkatu 2 |
| Coordinates | 60°58′37″N 25°39′38″E / 60.97694°N 25.66056°E |
| Completed | 2015 |
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| Architect(s) | Arkkitehtipalvelu Oy Jyväskylä |
| Main contractor | YIT Rakennus Ltd |
BW Tower is an office building located in Lahti, Finland. The building was designed by the Finnish architecture company Arkkitehtipalvelu Oy Jyväskylä and completed in the end of the year 2015.[1] The name of the building originates from the coat of arms of Lahti which depicts a burning wheel.[2]
BW Tower has seven stories and an underground floor with the parking facilities.[3] Organizations that have rented spaces from the BW Tower and operate there are Technical and environmental services of the City of Lahti, YIT, Caverion, Arkkitehtipalvelu Ltd and Matkahuolto. Matkahuolto which is a Finnish company focusing on bus and parcel services, operates on the ground floor of the building.
BW Tower is owned by the companies Fennia and Aktia Henkivakuutus Oy. The Finnish Metalworkers' Union also owns their share of the building. Aforementioned parties bought the building in 2015 for 22 million euros.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "RakennusFakta: BW Tower". RakennusFakta. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "BW Towerin nimimysteeri selvisi - katso lahtelaisten mietteet". Ess.fi. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "YIT: BW Tower". YIT. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^ "Lahden BW Tower myytiin ay-väelle ja vakuutusyhtiöille - ESS.fi". ess.fi. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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