MVRDV is one of the most innovative architectural practices in the world, with offices in Rotterdam, Shanghai, Paris, Berlin, and New York, and more than 300 architects, designers, urban planners and service staff who develop projects in a multi-disciplinary, iterative, collaborative design process involving rigorous technical and creative investigations. These have resulted in a range of building types, urban plans and conceptual visions in 45 countries, and extends to research, publications and exhibitions.
MVRDV pursues a fascination for radical, investigative spatial research focusing on the urban landscape, the public realm, and the influence of architecture on the everyday lives of its inhabitants and users. Their research-based approach drives spatial innovation in the fields of architecture, urbanism and landscape design, with a focus on the social and environmental integration and impacts of buildings. The results are exemplary, outspoken projects, which enable our cities and landscapes develop towards a greener, more sustainable and attractive future.
Architecture
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peruri 88 | Jakarta | - |
389 m / 1,276 ft |
88 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
6 | Vanke 3D City | Shenzhen | - |
250 m / 820 ft |
N/A | Hotel / Office |
8 | Havana & Philadelphia | Rotterdam | - |
180 m / 591 ft |
53 | Residential / Hotel |
9 | Oasis East Tower | Nanjing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
40 | Residential |
9 | Oasis West Tower | Nanjing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
40 | Residential |
11 | Tianfu Software Park Tower 1 | Chengdu | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
N/A | Office |
12 | The Hills North Central Tower | Guayaquil | - |
143 m / 469 ft |
38 | Residential |
13 | Downtown One | Tirana | 2024 |
140 m / 459 ft |
37 | Residential / Office |
14 | Sky Village | Copenhagen | - |
126 m / 413 ft |
29 | Residential / Office |
15 | Grotius I | The Hague | 2022 |
120 m / 394 ft |
38 | Residential |
Please note that all heights shown in italics/red are estimated heights. These have been calculated based on known floor counts for the building, then extrapolated through analyzing typically hundreds of buildings of the same function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard building features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of these estimations.
RANK
|
Name
|
Completion
|
Height
|
Floors
|
Function
|
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peruri 88 | Jakarta | - |
389 m / 1,276 ft |
88 | Residential / Hotel / Office |
2 | Taipei Twin Tower 1 | Taipei | - |
337 m / 1,106 ft |
65 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
3 | The Cloud Tower 1 | Seoul | - |
300 m / 984 ft |
60 | Residential |
4 | Taipei Twin Tower 2 | Taipei | - |
280 m / 919 ft |
53 | Hotel / Office / Retail |
5 | The Cloud Tower 2 | Seoul | - |
260 m / 853 ft |
54 | Residential |
6 | Vanke 3D City | Shenzhen | - |
250 m / 820 ft |
N/A | Hotel / Office |
7 | Gwanggyo Ekonhill | Suwon | - |
225 m / 738 ft |
56 | Residential |
8 | Havana & Philadelphia | Rotterdam | - |
180 m / 591 ft |
53 | Residential / Hotel |
9 | Oasis East Tower | Nanjing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
40 | Residential |
9 | Oasis West Tower | Nanjing | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
40 | Residential |
11 | Tianfu Software Park Tower 1 | Chengdu | - |
150 m / 492 ft |
N/A | Office |
12 | The Hills North Central Tower | Guayaquil | - |
143 m / 469 ft |
38 | Residential |
13 | Downtown One | Tirana | 2024 |
140 m / 459 ft |
37 | Residential / Office |
14 | Sky Village | Copenhagen | - |
126 m / 413 ft |
29 | Residential / Office |
15 | Grotius I | The Hague | 2022 |
120 m / 394 ft |
38 | Residential |
16 | Hochhaus Tower | Vienna | - |
110 m / 361 ft |
31 | Residential / Office |
17 | Shenzhen Women & Children’s Centre | Shenzhen | 2023 |
108 m / 355 ft |
28 | Hotel / Office |
18 | Grotius II | The Hague | 2022 |
100 m / 328 ft |
32 | Residential |
19 | Valley North Tower | Amsterdam | 2021 |
100 m / 327 ft |
29 | Residential / Office |
20 | The Hills Southeast Tower | Guayaquil | - |
92 m / 302 ft |
24 | Residential |
21 | Radio Tower & Hotel | New York City | 2021 |
90 m / 297 ft |
22 | Office / Hotel |
22 | Skanderbeg Tower | Tirana | - |
85 m / 279 ft |
25 | Residential |
23 | The Canyon at Mission Rock | San Francisco | 2023 |
81 m / 265 ft |
23 | Residential / Office |
24 | Valley South Tower | Amsterdam | 2021 |
80 m / 261 ft |
23 | Residential / Office |
25 | RED7 | Moscow | 2023 |
78 m / 256 ft |
22 | Residential / Retail |
26 | Pixel Tower 4 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
75 m / 246 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 22 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,338 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
22 | Residential |
27 | Pixel Tower 3 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
68 m / 223 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 20 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 9,338 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
20 | Residential |
28 | Valley Middle Tower | Amsterdam | 2021 |
67 m / 219 ft |
19 | Residential / Office |
29 | Pixel Tower 2 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
65 m / 213 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 327 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
18 | Residential / Retail |
29 | Pixel Tower 5 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
65 m / 213 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 18 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 327 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
18 | Residential / Retail |
31 | Baltyk Tower | Poznan | 2017 |
65 m / 213 ft |
17 | Office |
32 | Mirador Building | Madrid | 2005 |
63 m / 208 ft |
21 | Residential |
33 | DnB Nor A | Oslo | 2012 |
63 m / 206 ft |
17 | Office |
34 | Nieuw Bergen | Eindhoven | - |
62 m / 203 ft |
17 | Residential |
35 | Pixel Tower 6 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
54 m / 177 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 15 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 327 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
15 | Residential / Retail |
36 | Expo 2.0 | Hannover | - |
48 m / 156 ft |
5 | Office |
37 | Pixel Tower 7 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
43 m / 141 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 12 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 327 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
12 | Residential / Retail |
38 | Pixel Tower 1 | Abu Dhabi | 2024 |
40 m / 131 ft
Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 11 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 327 other buildings of the same Residential / Retail function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.
|
11 | Residential / Retail |
39 | The Hills Northwest Tower | Guayaquil | - |
- |
37 | Residential |
40 | The Hills South Central Tower | Guayaquil | - |
- |
32 | Residential |
40 | The Hills Southwest Tower | Guayaquil | - |
- |
32 | Residential |
42 | Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Northwest Tower | Chengdu | - |
- |
27 | Office |
43 | The Hills Northeast Tower | Guayaquil | - |
- |
26 | Residential |
44 | Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Southwest Tower | Chengdu | - |
- |
23 | Office |
44 | The Sweet Spot Tower | Shenzhen | - |
- |
23 | Serviced Apartments / Hotel |
46 | KoolKiel Hotel Tower | Kiel | - |
- |
20 | Hotel |
47 | La Serre | Issy-les-Moulineaux | 2025 |
- |
19 | Residential |
48 | De Oosterlingen | Amsterdam | 2024 |
- |
17 | Residential |
48 | Enterprise Research Campus Residential Building | Boston | - |
- |
17 | Residential |
48 | Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 2 | Rotterdam | 2022 |
- |
17 | Office |
51 | Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Southeast Tower | Chengdu | - |
- |
16 | Office / Retail |
52 | The 'O' | Mannheim | 2025 |
- |
15 | Residential |
52 | Ziel | Montevideo | 2024 |
- |
15 | Residential |
54 | KoolKiel Office Tower | Kiel | - |
- |
13 | Hotel |
55 | Lankuaikei Agriculture Development Headquarters | Shanghai | - |
- |
11 | Office |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 1 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 10 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 11 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 2 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 3 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 4 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 5 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 6 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 7 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 8 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tencent P5 Tower 9 | Shenzhen | 2024 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tianfu Software Park Tower 2 | Chengdu | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building A11 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building A12 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential / Office |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building A20 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Office |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building B01 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building B03-04 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential / Serviced Apartments |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building B11 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building B13-14 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Tour & Taxis Building B15 | Brussels | - |
- |
N/A | Residential |
56 | Weenapoint Phase 3, Tower 1 | Rotterdam | 2022 |
- |
N/A | Residential |
21 November 2021
On November 21, 2021, CTBUH President Antony Wood sat on the jury panel for the International Architectural Design Competition for Nanjing Jiangbei New Financial Center II. Eight internationally renowned architectural design firms – Archilier, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, Arata Isozaki, Büro Ole Scheeren, HKS, GOA, MVRDV, and SPARK Architects - presented innovative proposals for Jiangbei New Area.
02 July 2020
This symposium gathered many successful practitioners sharing their experiences and discussing the recreation of the urban realm in the sky through connections between buildings at height.
18 September 2019
The latest CTBUH Berlin Event addressed the question of how architects and designers can manage urban densification, while at the same time ensuring high standards of quality.
13–15 November 2017
The city of Tel Aviv was honored to host the CTBUH Tel Aviv Regional Conference in collaboration with the annual IACIE conference and CTBUH Israel.
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