On 25 January, an exhibition presenting the idea of Kaunas as the European Capital of Culture 2022 was set up in the lobby of Olivia Star. The exhibition is an invitation to participate in the year-round, largest festival of joint creativity in the history of the city. The opening ceremony was conducted by the Ambassador of Lithuania to Poland, Eduardas Borisovas.
Among the invited guests were Rasa Rimickaitė, Attaché for Lithuanian Culture in Poland, Barbara Frydrych, Director of the Office of the Mayor of Gdańsk for Cultural Affairs. Bogdan Borusewicz, Marshal of the Senate, Magdalena Witkowska, Dean of the District Council of Legal Advisers in Gdańsk, Bożena Kisiel, President of the Society of Friends of Vilnius and the Vilnius Land, Celina Zboromirska-Bieńczak, Deputy General and Artistic Director of the Miniatura Municipal Theatre, Tomasz Snarski, PhD, Artistic Director of the Vilnius Festival in Gdańsk and Andrzej Stelmasiewicz, Councillor of the City of Gdańsk. On behalf of the Olivia Centre, the guests were welcomed by Bogusław Wieczore, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board for PR.
Kaunas has prepared more than a thousand cultural events, including more than 40 festivals, 60 exhibitions, 250 theatrical performances and the same number of concerts. On behalf of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania and the Olivia Centre, we cordially invite you to see the exhibition, learn about the planned initiatives and discover a unique place on the map of Europe and the world, which is only a few hours away. See you in Kaunas!
Olivia Centre wins more laurels. 2021 was marked by awards related to safety, well-being of residents, tourist offer and design, and at the beginning of 2022 the project received further awards.
Olivia Star’s rating at the Excellent level has been awarded to the greatest extent for Energy-efficient solutions available in the building (lighting zoning, use of LED lighting), availability of alternative forms of transport (parking spaces for bicycles and scooters with charging stations, availability of public transport – Fast Urban Railway, Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway, tram and bus network) and highly efficient technologies for the management of water resources. As-built certification means that all initial assumptions specified in the project are met.
When analysing the building, the assessors took into account the fact that Olivia Star is one of the most modern high-rise buildings in Poland with an all-glass triple-glazed façade. The use of a triple-glazing unit and good insulation of the profiles allowed to achieve very high thermal insulation parameters. The building is also equipped with tilting elements of the façade, which create a natural ventilation system serving all office spaces with fresh air. The above factors contribute to the high energy efficiency of the building. At the same time, it is the first high-rise building in Poland with a natural ventilation system.
The heating system with a heat pump installed in the building, using geothermal sources from as much as 95 meters below the lowest floor of the building, was also highly rated. In this way, Olivia Star draws heat from the aquifer in the Paleogene sediments (Oligocene Tertiary). Importantly, this system does not produce harmful gases and is one of the most environmentally friendly installations.
High efficiency, low operating costs, long service life, environmental protection through the use of renewable (alternative) heat sources are the most important conclusions from Olivia Star’s assessment.
The BREEAM as-built certificate at the Excellent level is yet another distinction that has been awarded to Olivia Centre in recent months. The most important of these was the Well Health Safety Rating certification , carried out by 600 scientists from all over the world, cooperating with the International Well Building Institute in New York. 9 months ago, the institute gave Olivia the maximum score of 25 points out of a possible 25, in 22 basic and 3 additional categories related to innovations in the field of employee safety and well-being. No other facility in the world has received such high marks so far, which has allowed Olivia to be called the safest business center in the world. Such a result was only possible thanks to the commitment to the implementation of state-of-the-art safety solutions: the air handling units were equipped with air ionizers that continuously purify the air in the buildings from fungi, viruses and allergens. Active titanium coatings have been used in the common areas, creating surfaces free of pathogenic microorganisms, and in addition, the level of air filtration has been raised to the highest available level (from G4 to F7 class). More…
This summer, during the jubilee 20. In the edition of CIJ Awards Poland , the jury consisting of experts in the field of ecology, commercial real estate, design and property management awarded the new project in Olivia Centre – Olivia Garden, the award in the Best Interior/Exterior Design category. Olivia Garden is an exotic garden, covering 8720 m³ of green space, filled with 3000 plants. Plants up to 11 meters tall represent as many as 150 species and come from 4 continents. Importantly, Olivia Garden is a place that was inspired by the Residents. In 2018, during a workshop, employees of companies from Olivia indicated that it is such a natural, green oasis that they need to be able to fully regenerate their strength, regain energy and stimulate creativity during breaks at work. 2021 was the date of finalization of these plans and in May this year the first guests arrived at this unique space.
Olivia Garden is located in Olivia Star, which on its top floors also offers other public attractions contributing to the recognition of not only the environment related to commercial real estate. In the autumn of 2021, Olivia Star’s managers received the award of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for the prepared tourist offer, which shows how multidimensional this project is and how modern thinking about office projects it implements.
We are aware of how many potential tenants of space in Olivia take into account the urban, multidimensional character of our centre, which offers their employees much more than just a space to work – says Konrad Danecki from Olivia Centre. Nowadays, practically everyone verifies environmental responsibility, ecology, wellbeing and additional services that await them in their new workplace. Well Health Safety Rating, BREEAM certification and other awards allow us to objectify and confirm to our business partners the level of our commitment to providing them with the highest level of service in the world. Such high marks are also a great satisfaction for us, confirming that what we do on a daily basis is recognized by independent experts with extensive knowledge and an appropriate perspective on an international scale.
2021 was a year of many challenges. For us, it was first and foremost the year of the Olivian Community. We have tried to create plenty of opportunities for the employees of our center to develop here personally and professionally, share their passions and interests, take care of mutual relationships, health and well-being. It was our Residents, their comfort and safety that we focused on.
We are very happy that so many companies have trusted us in this demanding and difficult time. Existing Residents are developing in Olivia and planning their future here. New companies have also joined the group of our tenants. Thank you and welcome you to Olivia Centre!
Download our report and see how much we have achieved together.
If you had a razor-sharp mind and a quick hand, and an excellent support team, you could take part in our online adventure. Olivia’s Escape Room #1 is a bit of fun and a lot of fun. Introducing the winners! It took less than 26 minutes for the “ANCYMONOS” to save Christmas!
So, as you already know from the lead, the competition of the teams in the online game was won by a team under the nickname “Ancymony”! 24 teams took part in the competition – all of them showed their cunning and courage. The three teams that indicated the correct solution the fastest will receive prizes. To collect them, please send a message to: komunikacja@oliviacentre.com
Stay tuned for the next games, and in the meantime, check out the leaderboard here! What was taken into account? Speed and number of points earned.
About the MyOlivia app will be quite short. Because it’s the specifics that matter here. So, what should you know about it? Thanks to MyOlivia, you have access to many attractions, amenities and promotions:
you will enter the observation deck free of charge,
you will visit Olivia Garden free of charge and take advantage of the garden’s special offers, e.g. Ramen Day or Bao Day,
check the current menu of our restaurants,
you will read the latest news in “Olivia News”,
Upon presentation of the application, you will take part – also free of charge! – in numerous sports activities, workshops and all kinds of olive attractions.
We are constantly working on the development of the MyOlivia application and soon we will offer you new facilities, e.g. payment for parking lots.
Only a few years ago, they were just a harmonious duo, which in an apartment in Gdańsk’s Żabianka district formed the foundations of a company that currently employs over 200 people. Their promotional campaigns, thanks to their high creativity, are causing a stir in the entire advertising industry. Now Just Join IT is moving to Olivia Centre, where it has rented the 13th floor of the newest Olivia Prime building.
The company was founded in 2017 by two friends, Piotr Nowosielski and Tomasz Gański. From the very beginning, they were distinguished by their unconventional approach, high creativity and search for solutions that would change the recruitment portal market. They focused on ease, openness and efficiency. Today, their portfolio consists of the Just Join IT, RocketJobs.pl and HelloHR brands and they are among the largest recruitment portals, which are visited by a total of nearly one million people per month.
Just Join IT is the most popular portal with job offers for the IT industry in Poland. It has built its position on the market in just five years, completely without the support of investors. It is visited every month by over 0.5 million Polish programmers, who at the same time view the ads more than 4 million times. Global companies such as Nokia, Ericsson, Google, Netguru, InPost, Tiktok, GSK Tech, Wakacje.pl, Samsung, Volvo, WP.pl, Orange Polska, Nike, T-Mobile, Empik and Allegro published their job offers on the justjoin.it.
RocketJobs.pl is the job portal of the future for candidates from marketing, sales, finance, engineering, HR, BI & Data and many others. Behind RocketJobs.pl is a community of more than 170,000 active members, gathered in a few Facebook groups, and the job portal itself is already visited by more than 400,000 white-collar workers per month.
Hello HR is the first job board for the HR industry in Poland, which started its operations in 2019. So far, more than 2,000 companies have used the portal, and it is visited by over 20,000 users from the industry every month. The company also owns projects such as Just Geek IT, RocketSpace, and Oh My Dev. In addition, since 2021, they have also been recruiting among employees with the Ukrainian language.
The three most recognizable signs of a company are an informal atmosphere, creativity, and diligence. Already in the first year of operation, Piotr and Tomek thought about organizing a unique event for the IT industry. He implemented this idea on September 26, 2019 and turned into the Just Join Games Developer Olympiad, in which 350 participants participated. Competitors tested their strength in hard disk throwing, monitor push, 1024-meter run, Olympic scrum, laptop sprint, deploy twisting, work-life balance, firewall jump or timed keyboard folding. The next edition of the event is scheduled for September this year, and tickets for it are still available.
In the spring of this year, their promotional campaign Conversation about Work was widely acclaimed, as part of which the needs and expectations of the young generation towards work and employers were presented, which for the older generation provide both knowledge about the expectations of the generation entering the labour market and about changes in the approach to work-life balance.
“We chose Olivia because of the dynamic growth we are recording year on year and the simultaneous need for quality space in the very center of Gdańsk’s business district,” says Piotr Nowosielski, CEO of Just Join IT. – In addition, the layout of Olivia Business Centre allows us to integrate teams despite the ubiquitous remote work. We are convinced that the new workplace will be the next element of our professionalization as early as January 2023.
The company will occupy a very representative 13th floor in the Olivia Prime office building. It is the newest building of the largest business centre in Poland, whose leading stylistic motif is biophilia: its interiors are filled with plants, the main finishing material in the common areas is wood, and most of the offices have extensive terraces and loggias, often filled with plants. The interior design of the Just Join IT office will be the responsibility of the award-winning Design Anatomy studio, whose portfolio includes the development of over 100,000m2 of office space, including Sii’s offices, the interiors of the observation deck and the conference center at the top of Olivia Star.
“Olivia’s ecosystem has been creating a number of innovative companies for years, and the entry of Just Join IT will complement our tenant portfolio with a new, exceptionally creative team ,” he says Bogusław Wieczorek, Plenipotentiary of the Management Board of Olivia Centre. – Their activity is noticeable on the market, their positive energy is contagious to everyone they come into contact with, so it is also an added value for us in terms of building our community.
Exactly! Why? Because with the My Olivia app you can do so much more. We won’t go into too much detail here. We will give you in points and to the point. Your app means your additional possibilities. Don’t forget to confirm your Resident status!
Download the My Olivia app and remember about the Resident status!
Sign up for the app using your business address (an address on your business domain). This is very important, because when you provide your business address during registration, you will automatically receive the Resident status as soon as you click on the activation email.
If you don’t see the activation email, check your SPAM first. It happens that this type of correspondence (registration confirmations, orders, purchases) falls into this folder.
Olivia recommends cycling! Just get on your bike and ride to Olivia on your bike! Ride around Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot, and even all over Europe!
Do you know EuroVelo?
EuroVelo is a network of 17 bicycle routes that allow you to travel around our entire continent. Their total length is over 90,000 km! In the Pomeranian Voivodeship, you will drive EV routes over a distance of about 700 km, because as many as 3 of them lead through our region.
The course of the EuroVelo trails
EV 1 – Atlantic Coast Route: North Cape – Sagres (8,186 km)
EV 2 – Route of Capitals: Galway – Moscow (5,500 km)
EV 3 – Pilgrims’ Route: Trondheim – Santiago de Compostela (5,122 km)
EV 4 – Roscoff – Kiev (4,000 km)
EV 5 – Via Roma Francigena: London – Rome and Brindisi (3,900 km)
EV 6 – River Route: Atlantic Ocean to Black Sea: Nantes – Constanța (3,653 km)
EV 7 – Central European Route: North Cape – Malta (6,000 km)
EV 8 – Mediterranean route: Cádiz – Athens (5,388 km)
EV 9 – Amber Route – Baltic Sea to Adriatic Sea: Gdansk – Pula (1,930 km)
EV 10 – Circular Hanseatic Route: 7,930 km
EV 11 – East European Route: North Cape – Athens (5,964 km)
EV 12 – North Sea Route: 5,932 km
EV 13 – Iron Curtain Trail: Barents Sea – Black Sea ( 6,800 km)
EV 15 – Route along the Rhine: Andermatt – Hoek van Holland (1,320 km)
There are as many as 851 kilometers of bicycle routes in Gdansk. So it’s easy to ride to Olivia on your own two-wheeler. And you have a lot of cycling facilities with us. Dozens of bicycle racks are located inside the garage halls of our office buildings and outside Olivia – these can be seen on the attached map.
In addition, we have two bicycle repair stations in Olivia:
at the Olivia Six building;
at Olivia Point.
What else? Bicycle lockers in the My Olivia!
To make life and work better for those who come to work on a bike, it is possible to rent bicycle lockers in the My Olivia application. It takes a few moments. And you can rent such a cabinet with access to the shower even for the whole year. It’s very easy! How to do it?
You don’t have to go to the center of Gdansk to feel the atmosphere of the St. Dominic’s Fair! For all fans of handicrafts, unusual and unique things, we have prepared the Summer Variety Market with items from local designers and artists. On August 24th, we will see you on the patio of the Olivia Centre. Take a break from work and feel the spirit of SLOW LIFE. As reported by numerous studiesaboutWatching arts and crafts has a beneficial effect on our brain by lowering cortisol levels in the blood. Creating itself has an even better impact, so if you haven’t found your hobby yet, maybe you’ll find inspiration here.
Come and meet local creators or join their ranks if you create yourself and want to show yourself to the world. Or treat yourself and your loved ones to a unique gift in the form of handmade jewelry or ceramics. Unusual items presented during the event can be a beautiful souvenir or a unique gift. All the more so because the guests of our market will be able to take advantage of a special price offer prepared for us by artists.
Spend one of the last days of your vacation with us and visit the tropical with the exotic TIKI bar or ride the coolestobservation deck in the Tri-City. The Variety Market is an event that will not only bring the work of local artists and craftsmen closer, but will also be a great opportunity to support charities that will be with us on that day. There will be space to admire the talents of your colleagues – to present them in Olivia’s Talent Zone and to learn about the activities of our passion clubs, e.g. the Photography Club , RPG enthusiasts , or the Flora Olivia team.
What’s ahead? Four zones full of awesomeness!
Talent Zone , also known as an exhibition zone – artists from the Olivia Centre will present their numerous talents and creativity. It is a zone of olive creativity and ingenuity, an opportunity to be inspired and meet fantastic people!
Clubs Zone – here you will get to know a few passion clubs from Olivia. For example, you will be able to buy (for a donation to charities that you will meet in our Charity and Trade Zone) a beautiful photo of Olivia’s Photography Club . Representatives of Flora Olivia will give gardening advice – there will also be a space for exchanging flowers, and the Adventure League will bring us closer to the fairy-tale world of RPG.
Charity and Trade Zone – the exhibitors are charitable organizations befriended by Olivia; you can support their activities and buy something wonderful, which was made, for example, by the charges of the Park On Association. You will also find stands of the RC Foundation, the Sprawni Inny Foundation and the UP Foundation.
Once you sign up, you will receive a ticket with a QR code.
Show the OR code when shopping at any of the Shopping and Handicraft Zone stalls and you will receive a 10% discount on your purchases.
The code is reusable, so you’ll pay less for everything.
Drop by the Variety Market to just chill on a deckchair with delicious ice cream from Lodostan or delicacies from the food track. Take a break and spend one of the last days of your holiday with us at the Variety Market.
Are you an employee of one of Olivia’s companies and want to showcase your talent?
Let us know you from a completely different side and show us what you create! Do you paint? Do you draw? Do you sculpt? Do you take photos? Do you weave baskets, build pyramids out of LEGO bricks, or maybe collect shells from different parts of the world? Do you want to show off? Let us know and come to the Talent Zone.
Are you an artist, designer or are you just starting your adventure with creation?Join us to showcase your work to others. If you paint, sculpt, design clothes, posters, create tapestry, jewelry or other trinkets, be sure to join the group of exhibitors in the Trade and Exhibition Zone and show yourself with us! We would like to invite you to a unique event for the first time at the Olivia Centre.
““Dungeons and Dragons” is definitely more than a game. It’s a phenomenon, a phenomenon, a story. It is the forerunner of all RPGs. And that’s right, if you only know the term RPG from the TV series “Stranger Things”, or you already know perfectly well what you are eating with and you are looking for companions to experience an amazing adventure, be sure to read a shortinterview with Marta Bukowska, the Master of the Game in the Adventure LeagueOlivia’s O’E. You’ll learn what madeher fall in love with RPGs, how this love comes in handy in her professional career, and why it’s worth becoming a part of the League’s creative community.
Ela Nowak, Olivia Centre: Where did your passion for RPGs come from?
Marta Bukowska, Adventure League: I consider myself a creative person, I’ve always liked interesting stories, I wanted to do something different, exciting, new. And that’s how D&D (Dungeons and Dragons) began. One evening, bored, I started looking up Uncle Google for information about D&D. I’d heard the name before, but it wasn’t something popular with my friends. So I got to know D&D as an adult, unlike my current friends from the League, most of whom have been playing since I was a child. That’s how my love for RPGs began. I was lost and I don’t regret it.
How did you joinOlivia’s Adventure League?
I’ve played and played games before, but I don’t think they were adventures with miniatures, boards, maps. Now it’s the norm for me, but before there were only computers and electronic mats and it was definitely not enough. How did I join the League? I found her by accident on Facebook, almost a year ago, when I wasn’t Olivia’s employee yet. During one of the games, Maciek from the League mentioned that they need DMs [Dungeon Master*]. And that’s how I stayed.
*Dungeon Master – The Game Master prepares the session for the players and then supervises the course of the game. It controls all events in the world and the behavior of characters that are not controlled by the players.
What do you like about the Adventure League?
For ease and flexibility. We are all busy people. Of course, it would be nice to run epic campaigns that last for years, but hardly anyone can afford that. In the Adventure League, I can assume that for the next two or three weeks I have time to meet on Tuesdays. And that’s it. Maybe I’ll take a two-month break and then join a new adventure? It’s up to me to decide; That’s a big plus.
We also don’t have to worry about space. After all, not everyone has the conditions to run campaigns at home. Not everyone has a 4-meter table [laughs].
There are new people coming in the league all the time, which is really cool. We even do sessions in English, for foreign-speaking players. There are no limits here. Anyway, I really wanted to play in English, because that’s how I started and that’s how I learned to play. My first teammates came from the USA, Germany or France. Translating RPGs into Polish was difficult, even though it’s my native language. I still don’t like some of the translations.
If you’re familiar with RPGs, you know how valuable it is to be able to play with different Game Masters. Each of them has a different style of gameplay. There are also various systems. It’s worth trying and opening up to new things.
In the League, we run not only D&D but also Cthulu, Clanarchy, and soon maybe Vampire Masquerade. So it’s always possible to try different systems to see what works for me. Choose what turns you on the most.
What is the prIs there an entry fee? I’m new, what’s going on with me?
You are met by four very friendly Game Masters. You meet a group of people who are just as positively crazy. Everyone has started out like you at some point, so don’t worry.
On Facebook, we announce the adventures we run. Each DM posts a short description and information on how many people can take part in the game; Usually 3 to 5. I, for one, am about to host “Mysterious Excavations.”
I usually start with the so-called. “session zero”. I meet with each person individually, especially when they are new, and guide them through the character creation process. I could give them a ready-made, but I like it when my players are creative, when they can empathize with their RPG alter-ego. I also briefly present the rules, tell you what the game looks like and what the game entails.
Should I take anything with me?
You don’t need to bring anything with you. Well, maybe a pencil, because there is always a shortage of them. Someone must be eating them [laughs]. We can print the character sheet, we have dice to lend. You just have to have the willingness. We laugh in the League that a new person should bring a good mood, the aforementioned pencil and snacks to bribe the DM [laughs]. However, the most important thing is to make the game fun for everyone.
Is there any adventure thatyou remember as the best?
You know, every adventure is different. I’m sorry, but RPG savoir-vivre doesn’t let me choose. [laughs].
What would you say to those whocan’t make up their minds?
They need to know that it’s not just for complete nerds [laughs]. There is no other place where you can create such amazing stories. There is no other place like this, where even the craziest plans can be put into practice. In the League, you can let your imagination run wild and you are not judged in any way for it. It’s a safe space for creative people. After all, it was the only place where the figure of a halfling barbarian could be created, fighting with a fork twice as much as her. After all, Praline, because that’s her name, I couldn’t create anywhere else! [laughs]
Has RPG changedanything in your life?
Thanks to RPGs, you are more open in your private life. You gain distance to yourself. I, for one, had a problem with showing what I liked. I was afraid that I would be judged for my hobby or by its prism. Unnecessarily. Now I believe in myself more. In addition, RPG forces you to think creatively outside the box, because non-standard problem solving is the order of the day here. It also taught me how to manage people, and as a player – how to work in a group. It works well as a way of team building in companies.
RPGs open up the world and open people up to the world. I think that’s cool.
What you need to know:
The adventure usually lasts 2-3 meetings
meetings are held on Tuesdays at O4 Coworking (Olivia Four)
