National Bank of Slovakia (building)



The National Bank of Slovakia (NBS) building is a skyscraper in Bratislava, Slovakia. Opened on 23 May 2002, it is the headquarters of the National Bank of Slovakia (NBS).

The NBS building is located in Bratislava I District – the Old Town, At 111 m tall, it is one of the tallest buildings in Bratislava.

Building project proposals
The public tender for the NBS building received 24 competitive proposals. A jury of 21 specialists in architecture, construction,  and banking assisted NBS in choosing the winner. The project went to Martin Kusý and Pavol Paňák. Construction started in November 1996.

Architecture
The lower horizontal part of the building houses the operational facilities of the Bank. The building also includes a congress hall and exhibition premises. This part of the building is built around a central yard with a raised green area.

The building tower contains administrative offices.

The design was realised exclusively by Slovak companies. The construction was carried out by the Association H – V – Z (Hydrostav, a.s., Bratislava, Váhostav, a.s., Žilina, ZIPP, s.r.o., Bratislava). Engineering activity was provided by the Association of Engineering (Keramoprojekt, a.s., Trenčín, Keraming, v.o.s., Trenčín, Chempik, a.s., Bratislava).

Statistics

 * Height: 111 m
 * Floors: 33
 * Underground floors: 3
 * Area: around 6.000 m²
 * Number of lifts: 23
 * Capacity: 1 005 people
 * Number of underground parking places: 305