Skanska has laid the cornerstone for its third Kraków office project named High5ive. The cornerstone ceremony was attended by the representatives of the City Council of Kraków, project's architects, as well as academic institutions and Skanska, the project’s developer and general contractor. A specially made cylinder, which contained foundation act and was placed in the building's foundations, was transported to the location by a bicycle designed for the event.
"High5ive is to date Skanska’s biggest office project in a regional city. Despite the investment’s scale, we have focused on how to appropriately use every square meter – we know how important the area around Pawia Street is for Kraków. Skanska is developing a place which will be full of life and available to both our future tenants and Kraków's residents. Because of this, we invited a local architectural studio and a foundation to co-operate. They will offer excellent advice on the direction of our project. In addition, we are planning numerous events that will engage residents through various activities during the construction works and, of course, after their completion", said Arkadiusz Rudzki, managing director at Skanska Property Poland.
During the designing of the areas surrounding the investment, the company recruited the help of students from the Technical University of Kraków, Fine Arts Academy, the State Drama School and members of the Foundation of Active Citizens. Photos of representatives from these institutions and other participants from the ceremony, taken with a polaroid camera were placed in the specially made cylinder and laid in the building's foundations. The symbolic cornerstone, in accordance with a Skanska tradition, was transported to its foundation site in an unusual way, this time – by a cargo bicycle, designed specifically for this event.
