Month: January 2026

iLunch open at Olivia Centre!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Fast lunch, not fast food – this is the new gastronomic offer at Olivia Centre. High-quality dishes, served less than 2 minutes after ordering, are a response to the need of a large group of employees who avoid monotony and want to eat a meal quickly in comfortable conditions. The Lithuanian chain is planning an ambitious expansion in the largest Polish cities, and has opened its first restaurant in the largest Polish business center in Gdańsk.

The Gdańsk restaurant received its first guests on Friday, January 23. The preopening was attended by office managers from Olivia Centre, business partners and the media, and its official opening took place on Monday, January 26. The restaurant chain is successfully developing in Lithuania, Latvia and the United Arab Emirates, where it already has over 40 restaurants. In Poland, 100 openings are planned over the next 5 years, and the total cost of the iLunch network investment is expected to reach EUR 50 million.

The idea of the restaurant is based on high-quality dishes, which are available to guests within 2 minutes of ordering. The ordering process is fully automated, and operational excellence allows you to serve fresh, on-site dishes for up to 500 people a day at such a fast pace. The menu includes classic Polish dishes, which will be complemented by constantly changing dishes from different parts of the world.

“The standard of our restaurants is the high quality of the dishes served and automated service ,” says Aurelijus Jasevičius, founder of iLunch. – However, the fact that our dishes are available so quickly does not mean that we want to provide a quick meal. iLunch restaurants are characterized by interesting design and solutions that increase the comfort of spending time with us, so we invite our guests to enjoy a lunch break in a friendly atmosphere and pleasant environment. We want to offer them quality and comfort as well as a distinctive and wide range of dishes at very affordable prices.

Olivia Centre was chosen for the premiere of iLunch in Poland for a reason. On a daily basis, 15 thousand people work here and the center can boast of a high level of employee attendance in offices, so its choice seems to be perfect for the premiere of the chain in Poland. We try to provide our residents with the most diverse offer in every area – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Representative of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. The cafes, prestigious restaurants and bistro bars already present in Olivia are joined by an original lunch concept, thanks to which we are expanding the range of opportunities that await the employees of the offices that have their headquarters in our center. This year, Olivia will welcome the first residents to the new Olivia Pulse apartment building, which is why the opening of iLunch is another step to improve the quality of work, leisure time, and soon also life in Olivia.

Author of photos: Witek Deka

Interview: rethink, redesign, reuse

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We talk to Anna Branicka from Design Anatomy about designing in the spirit of zero waste and the EPA award received for the design of the Bayer office in Gdańsk’s Olivia Centre.

 

You have won another international award for office design. This time, it is a project in the spirit of Less waste, prepared for Bayer. What makes this project stand out?
Anna Branicka: Our common goal was to adapt the premises to the changing needs and expectations of employees. The project was implemented as part of Bayer’s Next Normal Office Concept. Implementation in the spirit of less waste allowed us to optimize the costs of modernization, which did not affect the style and quality in any way. It’s an approach to design in the spirit of smart: rethink, redesign, reuse.

 

 

The Next Normal Office Concept is a new standard for the entire Bayer Group, so what is the leitmotif of this direction?
It is a global, well-being-oriented strategy that aims to create a flexible work environment, adapted as best as possible to the changing rhythm of employee activity. Based on the new standard, we have made numerous changes to the functionality of the office, while maintaining the existing layout of walls and ceilings. The open space has been divided into smaller, more intimate zones, which is conducive to effective individual work, but also communication and cooperation in teams. Private offices have been redesigned in favor of more flexible and accessible spaces that are conducive to various forms of work and relaxation. The newly designed spaces include quiet work rooms, relax rooms providing a place to relax and recharge batteries, and snooze rooms allowing employees to take a short nap during the day. All this to improve the comfort of work, concentration and well-being of employees.

 

 

At the same time, the offices have gained a completely new style, related to the place where the offices and the entire Olivia Centre are located.
Yes, the main theme of the project is references to the historic Gdańsk district where the office is located. Oliwa is a district full of historical buildings, parks, cobbled streets and tenement houses with terracotta roofs, wooden verandas. That is why we used a wide range of warm reds and greens in the design of the office, referring to the surrounding landscape. We introduced vegetation in custom-designed pots to create soft transitions between zones and give the space an organic rhythm. We took care of solutions that improve the comfort of work, we equipped the space with acoustic booths, wall panels and openwork partitions separating individual work zones or carpets with high acoustic parameters. The office has become more functional, friendly and full of harmony.

 

One of the most interesting directions of this project is designing in the spirit of less waste. Where did the inspiration for design come from, allowing for the reuse of previously available resources?
We live in a world of increasingly rapid change. We observe the pace at which the style of work is changing, how important it is to be flexible in building teams for specific projects, and thus adapting the workspace. At Design Anatomy, we feel how much responsibility designers and engineers have for the footprint that their projects leave. Less waste is a natural, organic direction for us – resulting from respect for the existing tissue, materials and the environment. That’s why we always analyze each project very carefully, looking for elements that we can reuse and give them new value. In this way, we create spaces that are sustainable, and at the same time as aesthetic and functional as those created from scratch.

So what solutions did you use?
We have kept most of the elements such as walls, ceilings, a significant part of the installation. We refreshed and reused the door joinery, stairs, some of the furniture, acoustic panels. We have introduced modular mobile solutions that allow for future changes, without generating excessive waste. Carefully selected materials – with high durability and natural aesthetics – have given the space a new quality without losing its economical form.

 

What are the benefits for investors? Can they be translated into numbers? How much more would such a rearrangement cost if it were not made in the spirit of less waste?
I think that in the case of a full replacement of buildings and equipment, the additional costs could reach a dozen or even several dozen percent. But it is worth mentioning that this is not a simple calculation. While the preservation of walls, ceilings and installations brings measurable savings, in the case of elements undergoing renovation or alteration, we often balance on the edge of profitability. They need to be dismantled, taken to a workshop, refurbished, and then brought back and reinstalled. At a time when it is increasingly difficult to find a good professional, the costs of working hours and service are increasing significantly, it could be worthwhile to dispose of the old door and order a new one with delivery. Fortunately, in the less waste philosophy, we do not focus only on financial savings, we look more broadly at caring for the environment, and here the benefits are indisputable.

 

From the information I have been able to obtain, I know that this project has become a model solution that finds new imitators in other offices?
We receive information that representatives of other companies are very curious about this project and often ask for details during their visits. We even heard from Bayer employees that they have already specialized in touring the office and presenting individual solutions in the spirit of less waste. We are glad that they feel good in the remodeled office and feel better in it. For us, there could be no better feedback. Such assessments make us all the more confident in designing more environmentally responsible workspaces.

 

What are you working on now?
Currently, we are implementing several projects that continue the direction of responsible design – both offices and public spaces. We explore the subject of modularity and longevity of materials, we work on interiors that correspond to modern work rhythms and the need for closeness to nature. We believe that the future belongs to flexible spaces, created with respect for existing resources – and in this spirit we develop our next projects.

 

Design Anatomy is an architectural office that has been awarded many times in Polish and international competitions, which has in its portfolio the implementation of projects of over 200 thousand. m.kw. offices, an observation deck on the 32nd floor of Olivia Star, a conference space on its 34th floor, as well as numerous architectural and interior design projects for buildings located throughout the Tri-City.

Meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

It was a wonderful evening. In the lobby of Olivia Star, an author’s meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek took place, full of conversations about art, emotions and looking at the city from a completely new perspective. Thank you to everyone who was with us.

 

The exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass” can be seen in the lobby of Olivia Star until February 15.
Admission!

 

For the exhibition “Between the Horizon and the Glass” , the starting point is a view from above – of the 32. Floors Olivia Star. It is from here that Gdańsk is fully revealed: the sea, moraine forests waving on the horizon, dense city buildings and cranes; a sign of its history and identity. This perspective places man between two worlds: the material, technological, dominated by glass and construction, and the world of nature, light and open space. In January and February, in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present the works of Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek – an artist professionally associated with the University of Gdańsk. Her work, inspired by contemporary painting, abstraction and minimalism, is a record of personal experiences and a subjective interpretation of reality, without attachment to one style. Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek has always had a natural ease of drawing and painting, but she consciously developed this passion in 2012. After a short break, the artist returned to intensive creative activity in 2019, in parallel with her professional work as the Vice-Rector for Informatization and Internationalization at the University of Gdańsk.

 

 

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Fig. Maciej Roszkowski, welovephoto.pl

Olivia Centre sums up 2025

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The largest contract of 2025 in the Tri-City, great trust from residents and high attendance during events. Olivia Centre sums up 2025.

 

46 thousand m.kw. space lease agreements, 18 new residents and 250 thousand guests during business events and events are the results of Olivia Centre for 2025. Olivia Centre maintains its leading position in Northern Poland and is preparing to expand its services.

 

The second best result of commercialization of space in the history of Olivia: despite the dynamic situation in the office segment, Olivia is not slowing down. Remote and hybrid work is still ongoing, resulting in vacant space in regional cities constantly increasing, and companies reducing office space. As a result, there is an increase in the diversity of tenants, and thus an increase in the tenant mix and expansion of cooperation opportunities within the ecosystem of large business centers. This results in increased business stability and less sensitivity to changes in individual industries, which in the past had a negative impact on the situation of some office buildings.

 

At Olivia Centre in 2025 ended with lease agreements for space at the level of 46 thousand. m.kw. Only one year in the history of the project ended with a higher result. Among the signed agreements, the dominant extensions, which covered as many as 33 thousand. m.kw. This group includes two residents, each of whom has extended the contract for over 10 thousand. m.kw. which was the largest lease agreement in 2025 in the Tri-City. Thanks to this data, Olivia retains almost 100% of the leased space: 95% occupancy allows it to maintain the reserve necessary to provide growth opportunities for existing tenants and to select business partners accordingly in terms of the center’s strategy and commitments to current tenants. Last year, the center welcomed new tenants, including Scania Group, Ørsted, HedgeServ, DHL Global Forwarding, Lux Med., Unicredit and worldbox.

 

– Was it a difficult year? No one who works in the office real estate segment will say that these are easy times, because this market is still undergoing transformation, and the finale of these changes is still unknown to everyone – says Maciej Kotarski, director at Olivia Centre. – Olivia is becoming a real mixed-use center, consistently expanding its leisure offer for the Tri-City community and tourists. The excellent results of Olivia Star Top prove that this is a highly anticipated destination by tourists and residents of our agglomeration. In 2026, Olivia will expand its offer with residential apartments in the new Olivia Pulse building, thanks to which we will welcome permanent residents of Olivia Centre for the first time in the history of our project, becoming not only a business and event center, but also a place to live every day. This is an important stage of development for us.

 

“Many business centres are developing their mix-use offer, which should be considered a valuable direction in terms of the role these centres play in the urban fabric,” emphasizes Maciej Kotarski.– Olivia Centre has been ahead of these trends many years ago, developing towards a hospitality centre, preparing restaurants, a conference and event centre and the exotic Olivia Garden, open to all residents of Gdańsk. We are also developing our passion development projects: Olivia Yacht Club, Choir and sports clubs serve the integration and well-being of employees. I believe that this direction will develop and is a value for employees and many residents of the Tri-City, who take advantage of the opportunities offered by Olivia. It is also a value for Residents, which is confirmed by the numbers: 18 new residents (a record), lease extension agreements at the level of m.kw 46 thousand and 95% of lease – all this confirms the value that the development towards the hospitality center brings.

 

The year 2025 was also the year of the O4 Coworking jubilee, which has undergone a unique evolution over the years. Business maturity allows us to complement the services offered to tenants with much more than just renting space for work. O4 expands its capabilities with special events that allow members of this unique community to grow their business and network. The past year is best illustrated by the numbers: the 8th edition of recruitment speed dating, a large Lead Well conference, 3 charity campaigns, 20 special events for coworkers and 30 projects carried out together with external partners. This year, 20 new companies with a total of 600 employees joined the community. 9 of them are companies from outside Polish.

 

“2025 was the best planned and implemented year in our history ,” says Marta Moksa, director of O4 Coworking. – Everything we have done: networking meetings of our clients, recruitment speed dating or the loudest birthday in history is a combination of our experience and research on the experience of our Residents. And the sales records of offices and desks, on the other hand, are the result of the laborious O4 brand, built over years and on reliable evidence. Nothing comes easy to us, we do everything in an unusual way – but I am very happy that such an approach brings long-lasting and safe effects. Trust, relationships, a sense of security – this cannot be bought with tricks or social media campaigns. These are all those small and big things that make O4ians repeat: “with you it is possible”, “we feel taken care of”, “we want to stay here”. For me, the most important achievement is the cosmic NPS – 3/4 of our customers give us a rating of 9 or 10! This is a great joy and a great commitment for 2026. We are preparing a lot of novelties, because those who do not develop, go backwards!

 

Olivia Star Top, occupying the top floors of Olivia Star, also closes the year with exceptional successes. During the year, we hosted nearly 250 thousand people,” says Rafał Marcyniuk, Member of the Management Board of Olivia Star Top. – On the 34th floor alone, we have organized almost 350 business and private events – from corporate meetings and conferences to anniversaries and closed events. The entire Olivia Star Top space was also buzzing with music throughout the year – over 500 live music performances took place on all floors, which became one of the characteristic elements of the guest experience.

 

The year 2025 brought further successes confirming the highest quality of the gastronomic offer in the restaurants on the top floors of Olivia Star:

  • The ARCO restaurant has maintained its Michelin star, confirming the stability of the highest culinary standards.
  • Treinta y Tres has once again retained the Michelin Bib Gourmand award.
  • Antonio Arcieri was once again included in the prestigious list of The Best Chef Awards, this time receiving the “2 knives” distinction.
  • The Arco restaurant has been featured again in the international guide La Liste.
  • The project also won the prestigious Wine Spectator award – two glasses, confirming the highest quality of our wine list.
  • Among the most important events of the year, a special place is occupied by unique authorial dinners hosted by Paco Pérez, including dinners with Dani García – one of the most outstanding and recognizable chefs of contemporary gastronomy. These were events of a unique nature, emphasizing the international rank of Olivia Star Top.

 

“Last year was a time of consistent development, high attendance results and further strengthening of its position as one of the most prestigious gastronomic and event venues in Poland ,” says Krzysztof Dembek, Member of the Management Board of Olivia Star Top. ” Olivia Star Top is not just a place, but a strong brand – associated with quality, consistency, unique emotions and experience at the highest level.

 

 

 

Art that happens in between. An artistic year in Olivia

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Art has been an important element of Olivia Centre’s identity for years. As part of the artistic Olivia project, the common spaces of our center become a natural background for creative narratives. A place where architecture meets emotion, and a work of art perfectly harmonizes with the urban rhythm. The works presented in Olivia do not function in isolation from everyday life. On the contrary, they enter into a dialogue with it, inviting us to reflect on the contemporary world, the city and the nature of man.

 

We are opening the year 2026. Between the horizon and the glass

We are opening the year 2026 with the exhibition “Between the Horizon and Glass”, the starting point of which is a view from above – of the 32. Floors Olivia Star. It is from here that Gdańsk is fully revealed: the sea, moraine forests waving on the horizon, dense city buildings and cranes; a sign of its history and identity. This perspective places man between two worlds: the material, technological, dominated by glass and construction, and the world of nature, light and open space. In January and February, in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present the works of Aneta Iwona Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek – an artist professionally associated with the University of Gdańsk. Her work, inspired by contemporary painting, abstraction and minimalism, is a record of personal experiences and a subjective interpretation of reality, without attachment to one style. Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek has always had a natural ease of drawing and painting, but she consciously developed this passion in 2012. After a short break, the artist returned to intensive creative activity in 2019, in parallel with her professional work as the Vice-Rector for Informatization and Internationalization at the University of Gdańsk.

 

We invite you to an author’s meeting

In connection with the exhibition, we cordially invite you to an author’s meeting with Aneta Oniszczuk-Jastrząbek. During a unique evening at Olivia Star, we will immerse ourselves in the world of the Artist. We will learn about the genesis of her works, discover inspirations, explore the creative process. In a fascinating conversation about art, emotions and meanings, we will try to discover what is hidden between color, light and gesture.

 

21 January | hrs 18:00
Gdansk | Olivia Centre | Olivia Star lobby

It is a unique opportunity to meet directly, talk about art and discover together the emotions that the artist tries to express in her work. We will be extremely pleased to host you and spend this evening in a friendly, inspiring atmosphere, full of art and creative dialogue.

 

 

Fresh blood

The year 2025 was exceptionally artistically rich for us. Since March, Olivia Star has been able to admire the exhibition “Fresh Blood”, prepared in cooperation with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and the Gdańsk Community Foundation. We saw here the diverse attitudes of young artists, oscillating around the theme of man and his relationship with the world – from market scenes full of movement and bustle, to meditative images referring to memory and inner experiences. Sculpture was an important complement to painting; from classic ceramics to modern plaster molds. The following artists presented their works: Filip Rzodkiewicz (curator of the exhibition), Victoria Więckowska, Julia Ledwoń, Jan Raczyński, Matylda Soja, Magdalena Drawska, Jan Kalman and Oliwia Eliza Bury.

Photo: Maciej Roszkowski | We love the photo.

 

Zoom

The next stage of the dialogue with the academic community was “ZOOM” – a painterly close-up of the young staff of the Academy of Fine Arts. It is a real confrontation of individual painting languages, aesthetics and creative strategies, which, despite their diversity, created a coherent story about the condition of contemporary painting. The exhibition was attended by: Karolina Futyma, Przemysław Garczyński, Tomasz Kopcewicz, Agata Nowosielska and Agata Przyżycka.

Photo: Karol Murat | Zawsze Pomorze

 

Viva Tenerife!

In the summer, Olivia Star’s lobby was filled with colour and energy thanks to “Viva Tenerife!”. We were able to get to know the work of twelve artists participating in artistic residencies in Tenerife. The presented works were personal and extremely emotional records of experiences related to the island, its landscapes, light, nature, culture. The guests were delighted by the visual impressions – full of intense colors, reflecting the rhythm and atmosphere of the place. Artists presenting works: Anna Bocek, Karolina Zimnicka, Rita Staszulonok, Anita Cempa, Natalia Biegalska, Eugenia Rewera, Marta Wycech, Anita Isabelle Klein, Alina Walkusz, Agata Grendowicz, Ella Cisha and Anna Moon.

 

 

Legends

The year 2025 was closed by the exhibition “Legends”. Exceptional artists presented their works – retired professors, retired professors and teachers of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. For many years, they and they created the everyday life and mythology of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Their works were presented by: Krystyna Andrzejewska-Marek, Kiejstut Bereźnicki, Roman Gajewski, Stanisław Gierada, Teresa Klaman, Mariusz Kulpa, Hugon Lasecki, Henryk Lula, Jadwiga Okrassa, Mieczysław Mieto Olszewski, Cezary Paszkowski, Janina Rudnicka, Janina Stefanowicz-Schmidt, Andrzej Śramkiewicz and Czesław Tumielewicz.

 

Photo: Maciej Roszkowski | We love the photo.

 

Entering 2026, Olivia remains a space open to art – diverse and close to people. The exhibition “Between the Horizon and Glass” is also our next invitation to stop and look at the city, architecture and ourselves from a new perspective.

 

We invite you to visit the Gdańsk Resident Card Service Point at Olivia Prime.

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We warmly invite you to visit the Resident Service Point dedicated to users of the Gdańsk Resident Card. The service point is located in the Olivia Prime building at Olivia Centre. Here, residents of Gdańsk can complete all formalities related to the programme addressed to people who live, study, pay taxes, or run a business in Gdańsk.

 

Opening hours:

  • Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, Sunday: closed
  • Service break: Monday–Friday, 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

What can you do at the service point?

  • apply for or renew the Gdańsk Resident Card
  • add new packages, including the 2026 Resident Package
  • get assistance with using the card and the mobile application
  • purchase ZTM season tickets
  • obtain information about current discounts, attractions, and city projects available to cardholders

photo: https://jestemzgdanska.pl

 

The Gdańsk Resident Card is a modern tool that has been making it easier for residents to use city services since 2017. It offers free admission tickets, discounts, and access to events and other benefits at the most attractive prices. Today, the card is used by several hundred thousand residents.

 

Users can enjoy access to cultural, museum and sports facilities, special “Gdańsk menu” packages in restaurants, discounts on shopping and services provided by local businesses. For those who enjoy spending time in Gdańsk, the card opens the door to as many as 32 city attractions – completely free of charge. It also offers free admission once a year, among others, to the zoo, the Amber Museum, Hevelianum, ice rinks, swimming pools operated by the Gdańsk Sports Centre, and many other venues. In addition, extra discounts are available in as many as 200 venues across the city.

 

For children and young people, the Resident Card provides free public transport. For holders of paid personalised ZTM season tickets, it enables free travel on SKM, PKM and POLREGIO trains within Gdańsk. Seniors are the first to receive information about interesting events and programmes dedicated especially to them.

 

Moreover, thanks to the “Jestem z Gdańska” app, users can pay local taxes, exchange information with neighbours via the VILEO messenger, take part in special points-based competitions, borrow books from the Regional and Municipal Public Library, and vote on projects within the Civic Budget.

 

The Resident Service Point operating at Olivia Centre is the second facility of this kind in Gdańsk.

 

Fig. Michał Wesołek | @WerbrandUnicorns