CVU Platinum Member

RFR Asia Limited

About

Member Since: 2021

Member Offices: Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen

Website: https://www.rfrasia.com

Fields of Expertise

Façade Design / Engineering; Structural Engineering

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
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1
394 m / 1,293  ft
2 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower
393 m / 1,289  ft
3 Huiyun Center
359.2 m / 1,178  ft
4 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2
355.7 m / 1,167  ft
5 Guangzhou International Cultural Center
320 m / 1,050  ft
6 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower
300 m / 984  ft
7 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1
298.5 m / 979  ft
8 C Future City Block A
296 m / 971  ft
9 C Future City Block B
290.8 m / 954  ft
10 Raffles City The Bund East Tower
263 m / 863  ft

Awards

Chongqing Gaoke Taiyangzuo

Award of Excellence: Chongqing Gaoke Taiyangzuo

Best Tall Building, by Height, 200-299 meters 2024

CVU Leaders

Hui Yu

Hui Yu

CVU Materials Assembly, 2022 – Present

Shanghai

Building Completions Timeline

Global News

09 May 2025

Images Shared of Completed Dual-Tower Headquarters Complex in Shenzhen With Transparent "Sky Village"

The COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center in Shenzhen has been completed, bringing to the area a 190,000-square-meter multi-tenant office complex and includes the headquarters for bot...

 

23 April 2024

77-Story Building in Shenzhen Tops Out

A significant milestone, the China Merchants Bank Headquarters in Shenzhen has recently topped out. Designed by Foster + Partners, the project comprises a striking 77-story...

 

11 January 2024

Competition-Winning Design with Vertical Greenery in Chengdu

Architecture firm MVRDV has won the competition to design two buildings in the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, including a 150-meter office high-rise that provides...

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Associated companies

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 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-1

394 m / 1,293 ft

2 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Main Tower

393 m / 1,289 ft

3 Huiyun Center

359 m / 1,178 ft

4 Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base Tower C-2

356 m / 1,167 ft

5 Guangzhou International Cultural Center

320 m / 1,050 ft

6 Qianhai Prisma Residential Tower

300 m / 984 ft

7 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 1

299 m / 979 ft

8 C Future City Block A

296 m / 971 ft

9 C Future City Block B

291 m / 954 ft

10 Raffles City The Bund East Tower

263 m / 863 ft

10 Raffles City the Bund West Tower

263 m / 863 ft

12 Fisherman's Wharf Shekou T1

261 m / 856 ft

13 Qianhai Prisma Office Tower

250 m / 820 ft

14 Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Center Tower 1

250 m / 820 ft

15 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 5

249 m / 817 ft

16 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 2

231 m / 759 ft

17 Tour First

231 m / 758 ft

18 Daxia Tower

210 m / 689 ft

19 Suhewan Centre

205 m / 672 ft

20 Chongqing Gaoke Taiyangzuo

202 m / 661 ft

21 COFCO Qianhai Asia Pacific Building

200 m / 657 ft

22 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 4

200 m / 657 ft

23 ZTE Headquarters

200 m / 656 ft

24 OPPO Headquarters

200 m / 655 ft

25 COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center West Tower

180 m / 592 ft

26 Shanghai Poly Pukai Financial Center Tower 1

180 m / 590 ft

26 Shanghai Poly Pukai Financial Center Tower 2

180 m / 590 ft

26 Shanghai Poly Pukai Financial Center Tower 3

180 m / 590 ft

29 Grattacielo Intesa Sanpaolo

166 m / 545 ft

30 Tribunal de Paris

160 m / 524 ft

31 China Resources Qianhai Center Tower 3

160 m / 523 ft

32 Tianfu Software Park Tower 1

150 m / 492 ft

33 Tencent Helix Tower 1

147 m / 482 ft

34 Rosewood Abu Dhabi

140 m / 460 ft

35 Tencent Helix Tower 3

140 m / 459 ft

36 Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Northwest Tower

130 m / 427 ft

37 Chaoyang Park Plaza 1

129 m / 423 ft

38 Chaoyang Park Plaza 2

122 m / 399 ft

39 Tencent Helix Tower 2

120 m / 393 ft

40 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 North Building

109 m / 357 ft

40 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 North Building

109 m / 357 ft

42 Tencent Helix Tower 4

109 m / 357 ft

43 Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Southwest Tower

100 m / 328 ft

44 Pacific Life Building

100 m / 328 ft

44 Pacific Xintiandi Commercial Center Tower 2

100 m / 328 ft

46 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 2 South Building

80 m / 262 ft

46 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Lot 3 South Building

80 m / 262 ft

48 Chengdu Jiaozi Courtyard Southeast Tower

80 m / 262 ft

49 Pont de Flandres Batiment 007

35 m

115 ft

Please note that this height is estimated, based on a floor count of 8 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 7,257 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.
50 O-Tower

-

50 Tianfu Software Park Tower 2

-

Statistics

Average Building Age*

4 Years

Most Common Function*

Office (69%)

Most Common Material*

Composite (50%)

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database

Based on 29 buildings over 150 m height with a function
 
Based on 24 buildings over 150 m height with a material
 

Building Completions Timeline

Building Map

Construction Time Chart

NOTE: Construction start time is not available for all buildings. The average construction time is only displayed if there is three or more buildings with construction start and complete data in that year.

Designated Experts

Chenjie Wu

Partner, RFR Asia Limited

CVU Leaders At RFR Asia Limited

CVU Materials Assembly, 2022 – Present

Hui Yu

Director, RFR Asia Limited

09 May 2025

Images Shared of Completed Dual-Tower Headquarters Complex in Shenzhen With Transparent "Sky Village"

The COFCO Qianhai Innovation Center in Shenzhen has been completed, bringing to the area a 190,000-square-meter multi-tenant office complex and includes the headquarters for bot...

23 April 2024

77-Story Building in Shenzhen Tops Out

A significant milestone, the China Merchants Bank Headquarters in Shenzhen has recently topped out. Designed by Foster + Partners, the project comprises a striking 77-story...

11 January 2024

Competition-Winning Design with Vertical Greenery in Chengdu

Architecture firm MVRDV has won the competition to design two buildings in the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, including a 150-meter office high-rise that provides...

13 December 2023

Competition Winner Unveiled for Tech HQ in Shenzhen

Announced on Thursday, 7 December, Büro Ole Scheeren has won a competition for the design of the new global headquarters of tech giant Tencent in...

24 January 2023

First Office Tower Completed in Suhewan, Shanghai

The first office tower of the Suhewan area of Shanghai, which has been recently redeveloped, has been completed by Foster + Partners. A strategy to...

02 September 2022

Twisting Tower Unveiled in Chongqing

Architecture studio Aedas has unveiled its completed Dance of Light office skyscraper in Chongqing, China, with a twisted façade informed by the shape of the...

02 August 2022

Developer will Acquire Four Commercial Towers in Abu Dhabi

Aldar Properties has signed an agreement with Mubadala Investment Company to acquire four prime Grade A commercial towers in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the...

20 April 2021

Curved and Connected Loop Building to be Designed in Hangzhou

Nestled in the heart of Yuhang District, Bjarke Ingels Group’s design for the new OPPO R&D Headquarters, China’s largest smartphone company, combines aesthetics and innovative...

30 January 2020

New Headquarters Planned for Growing Tech Company in Shenzhen

Following the international competition, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected to build mobile telecommunications giant, OPPO’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China. OPPO launched its...

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