8 Smolna Street in Warsaw, Multifamily residential building in Śródmieście, Poland

Młotek at 8 Smolna Street is a 20-storey, 66-metre residential tower designed in 1964 by Jan Bogusławski and Bohdan Gniewiewski and completed in 1976. Its top two floors step back to form a two-level entertainment space with a terrace, giving the building the outline that earned it the nickname 'hammer'. It holds 140 flats of 40 to 60 square metres.

The building was completed in 1976 and was designed by architects Jan Bogusławski and Bohdan Gniewiewski. It went up during a period when Warsaw was filling its center with tall residential blocks as part of postwar reconstruction efforts.

Locals call the building 'Młotek', which means 'hammer' in Polish, because its outline resembles the tool. Such nicknames are common in Warsaw neighborhoods and help people navigate the cityscape by giving landmarks a personality.

The building sits in central Warsaw, within walking distance of several tram and bus stops. Since this is a private residential block, visitors cannot enter the interior and can only view it from the street.

The tower was designed as a hotel for Poles visiting from abroad, but a housing shortage led planners to convert it into flats before completion. The 140 units, from 40 to 60 m², were bought with foreign currency, and the building gained fast lifts and entryphones, making it one of the most exclusive addresses in the Polish People's Republic.