Pazim
Pazim, also known as Pazim Center, is a skyscraper in Szczecin, Poland. The building is located in the neighbourhood of Centrum, at 8 Rodło Square, at the intersection of Wyzwolenia Avenue and Piłsudskiego Street. It has the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m, making it respectively the third tallest, and the tallest building in the city, depending on definition. It was designed by Miljenko Dumenčić, and constructed between 1990 and 1992.
History
Before the World War II, in the location of the current building were located tenement buildings. During the conflict the area was heavily bombarded, leveling the buildings. It remained undeveloped.The office building was originally proposed in the 1970s, under the name Centrum Zarządzania Flotą, as a conjoined investment of maritime-related corporations of Polsteam, C. Hartwig, Agencja Morska, Baltona, and Transocean. However, most of them left the project, leaving only Polsteam, which then partnered with Ilbau, that was contracted with its construction. On 16 May 1990, they formed the joined venture company Pazim, to manage it. The former had 74% of shares, while the latter, the remaining 26%. Its name, which also became the name of the building, came from the abbreviation PŻM, which comes from the alternative name of Polsteam, that is Polska Żegluga Morska.
Pazim was designed by the Studio A4 architecture firm, by team led by Miljenko Dumenčić, and including Miro Geng, Stanisław Kondarewicz, and Josip Rukavin. It was constructed by Ilbau Polska between 12 December 1990 and 9 November 1992.
Pazim was the first skyscraper and the tallest building in the city, with the height to the roof of 92 m, and total height, including its radio mast, of 128 m. It partially lost its title in 2008, when St. James the Apostle Archcathedral Basilica was remodelled to the height of 110.18 m.