von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects

CTBUH Silver Member

gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

Overview
Buildings
Initiatives

About

Member Since: 2015

Member Offices: Hamburg

The architectural practice von Gerkan, Marg and Partners was founded by Meinhard von Gerkan and Volkwin Marg in 1965. gmp is one of the few practices with a generalist position, which takes responsibility for a project from the design idea and its realization right through to the interior design.

Their architectural interpretation is characterized by the Vitruvian ideals of solidity, longevity and beauty. Based on the understanding, architecture earns the quality of sustainability in the sense of permanence, when not only the climatic conditions and the corresponding use of materials are accounted for, but also when the house, as an envelope for the diversity of human existence, is designed in

Fields of Expertise

Architecture

Buildings

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	Height
1	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1	426 m / 1,398 ft
2	Greenland Zhengzhou Central Plaza South Tower	283.9 m / 931 ft
3	Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza North Tower	283.9 m / 931 ft
4	German Service Centre Tower A	264.1 m / 866 ft
5	Hengli International Office Building	250 m / 820 ft
6	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 2	247.2 m / 811 ft
7	Dalian Futures Square 1	242.8 m / 797 ft
8	Dalian Futures Square 2	242.8 m / 797 ft
9	Xinxi center	240 m / 787 ft
10	Tsingdao Center Tower A	238.3 m / 782 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Shandong Port Tower

Best Tall Building 200-299 meters 2023

Ctbuh Leaders

Nicolas Pomränke

CTBUH Germany Chapter, 2022 – Present

Berlin

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	Hengqin Headquarters Tower 2	Zhuhai	-	490 m / 1,608 ft	106	Office
2	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 1	Nanjing	2024	426 m / 1,398 ft	88	Hotel / Office
3	Greenland Zhengzhou Central Plaza South Tower	Zhengzhou	2017	283.9 m / 931 ft	63	Office
3	Zhengzhou Greenland Central Plaza North Tower	Zhengzhou	2017	283.9 m / 931 ft	63	Office
5	German Service Centre Tower A	Foshan	2022	264.1 m / 866 ft	56	Office
6	Hengli International Office Building	Shenzhen	2024	250 m / 820 ft	45	Office
7	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Plot C Tower 2	Nanjing	2023	247.2 m / 811 ft	N/A	Office
8	Dalian Futures Square 1	Dalian	2010	242.8 m / 797 ft	53	Office
8	Dalian Futures Square 2	Dalian	2010	242.8 m / 797 ft	53	Office
10	Xinxi center	Fuzhou	-	240 m / 787 ft	47	Office
11	Tsingdao Center Tower A	Qingdao	2014	238.3 m / 782 ft	51	Office
11	Tsingdao Center Tower B	Qingdao	2014	238.3 m / 782 ft	51	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
13	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Tower 3	Nanjing	2020	216.9 m / 712 ft	N/A	Office
14	Xiamen International Bank Headquarters	Xiamen	-	210 m / 689 ft	45	Office
15	Nanjing Financial City Tower 2	Nanjing	2016	205.5 m / 674 ft	45	Office
16	Shandong Port Tower	Qingdao	2021	203.4 m / 667 ft	41	Office
17	Nanjing Financial City Tower 4	Nanjing	2017	200 m / 656 ft	46	Office
17	Nanjing Financial City Tower 6	Nanjing	2016	200 m / 656 ft	46	Office
19	SF Express Headquarter Building	Shenzhen	2019	200 m / 656 ft	45	Office
20	CNPEC Headquarters Tower A	Shenzhen	2023	189.3 m / 621 ft	42	Office
21	Global Trade Center Office Tower	Nairobi	2021	184 m / 604 ft	43	Office
22	Tsingdao Center Tower C	Qingdao	2014	183 m / 600 ft	43	Residential
23	Fortune Plaza Apartments II	Beijing	-	180 m / 591 ft	N/A	Residential
24	CNPEC Headquarters Tower B	Shenzhen	2023	175.4 m / 575 ft	38	Office
25	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Tower 5	Nanjing	2020	173 m / 568 ft	N/A	Office
26	Vipshop Headquarters Tower 1	Guangzhou	2020	172.5 m / 566 ft	33	Office
27	Nanjing Financial City Tower 9	Nanjing	2017	169 m / 554 ft	39	Office
28	Fortune Plaza Office Building II	Beijing	2006	166 m / 545 ft	46	Office
29	Nanjing Financial City Phase II Tower 4	Nanjing	2020	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 36 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 6,871 other buildings of the same Office 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.	36	Office
30	Nanjing Financial City Tower 10	Nanjing	2016	152 m / 499 ft	35	Office
30	Nanjing Financial City Tower 8	Nanjing	2016	152 m / 499 ft	35	Office
32	Guangzhou Development Center Building	Guangzhou	2004	150 m / 492 ft	37	Office
33	Sinopec Free Trade Building	Haikou	-	150 m / 492 ft	34	Office
34	China Telling Communications South Tower	Shenzhen	2022	150 m / 492 ft	N/A	Office
34	China UnionPay Headquarters	Shanghai	-	150 m / 492 ft	N/A	Office
36	Nanjing Financial City Tower 1	Nanjing	2016	149 m / 489 ft	34	Office
36	Nanjing Financial City Tower 3	Nanjing	2016	149 m / 489 ft	34	Office
36	Nanjing Financial City Tower 5	Nanjing	2016	149 m / 489 ft	34	Office
39	Global Trade Center Hotel Tower Nairobi	Nairobi	2020	143 m / 469 ft	35	Residential / Hotel
40	Vipshop Headquarters Tower 2	Guangzhou	2020	135.7 m / 445 ft	27	Office
41	Bund SOHO Building C	Shanghai	2015	135.6 m / 445 ft	31	Office
42	Lujiazui Riverfront Center Central Tower	Shanghai	2019	132.6 m / 435 ft	28	Office
43	Nanjing Financial City Tower 7	Nanjing	2016	132 m / 433 ft	30	Office
44	GDA Plaza Hotel and Business Center	Hangzhou	2019	130 m / 427 ft	28	Office / Hotel / Retail
45	CNPEC Headquarters Tower C	Shenzhen	2023	129 m / 423 ft	25	Office
46	German Service Centre Tower B1	Foshan	2019	122 m / 400 ft	32	Residential
47	CETC IT Building Shanghai	Shanghai	2020	120 m / 394 ft	27	Office
48	Global Trade Center Residential Tower 4	Nairobi	2020	116 m / 381 ft	33	Serviced Apartments
49	Deutsches Haus	Ho Chi Minh City	2017	107 m / 351 ft	26	Office
50	Poly Greenland Plaza A1	Shanghai	2018	105.6 m / 346 ft	23	Office
50	Poly Greenland Plaza A2	Shanghai	2018	105.6 m / 346 ft	23	Office
52	SOHO Fuxing Plaza	Shanghai	2015	105 m / 344 ft	27	Office
53	Jiaming Center	Beijing	2011	100 m / 328 ft	20	Office
54	China Telling Communications North Tower	Shenzhen	-	100 m / 328 ft	N/A	Office
55	Atlantik-Hochhaus	Hamburg	2007	88 m / 289 ft	21	Office
56	CHAO Hotel	Beijing	2017	84.9 m / 279 ft	25	Hotel
57	Asia Financial Center & AIIB Headquarters	Beijing	2019	81.9 m / 269 ft	16	Office
58	Hengli International Cultural Tower	Shenzhen	-	80 m / 262 ft	8	Exhibition
59	Poly Greenland Plaza B1	Shanghai	2018	79.9 m / 262 ft	17	Office
60	Poly Greenland Plaza B3	Shanghai	2018	76.2 m / 250 ft	16	Office
61	Bund SOHO Building A & B	Shanghai	2015	73.1 m / 240 ft	16	Office
62	Lujiazui Riverfront Center West Tower	Shanghai	2019	69.5 m / 228 ft	13	Office
63	Bund SOHO Building D	Shanghai	2015	65 m / 213 ft	14	Office
64	Congress Hotel	Hamburg	2022	63.5 m / 208 ft	19	Hotel
65	Guanghualu SOHO 2	Beijing	2015	m / ft Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 14 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 333 other buildings of the same Office / 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.	14	Office / Retail
66	Bund SOHO Building E	Shanghai	2015	61 m / 200 ft	13	Office
67	Poly Greenland Plaza B2	Shanghai	2018	60 m / 197 ft	12	Office
68	Jingdong Southwest Regional Headquarters	Chengdu	2022	59 m / 194 ft	11	Office
69	Lujiazui Riverfront Center East Tower	Shanghai	2019	57.6 m / 189 ft	11	Office
70	Poly Greenland Plaza B4	Shanghai	2018	50.6 m / 166 ft	10	Office
71	Global Trade Center Residential Tower 2	Nairobi	2020	-	31	Serviced Apartments
71	Global Trade Center Residential Tower 3	Nairobi	2020	-	31	Serviced Apartments
73	Global Trade Center Residential Tower 1	Nairobi	2020	-	29	Serviced Apartments
74	Viettel Group Headquarters East Tower	Da Nang	-	-	18	Office
74	Viettel Group Headquarters West Tower	Da Nang	-	-	18	Office

CTBUH Initiatives Involving von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects

CTBUH Italy Co-Hosts the 7th Tall Buildings Conference in Milan

07 June 2017

CTBUH Italy co-hosted the seventh edition of the one-day International Tall Buildings Conference held in Milan, which focused on various challenges of tall buildings.

Bund SOHO named “China Best Tall Building Overall” for 2016

13 May 2016

The China Tall Building Awards Jury is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural China Best Tall Building Overall Award: Bund SOHO, Shanghai.