CVU Silver Member

UNS

Overview
Buildings

About

Member Since: 2019

Member Offices: Amsterdam

Since 1988, when Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos established UNS in Amsterdam, the firm has been driven by the singular vision to design spaces that shape the way people live, work, and connect. Today, UNS is a global design and consulting studio that goes beyond architecture. From interiors and product design to urban development, landscape design, and user experience, they create solutions that are as diverse as the challenges they face. With strategically located offices in Amsterdam, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dubai, Frankfurt, Melbourne, Riyadh and Austin, UNS is equipped to work seamlessly across the globe, bringing local insights to every project. With a passion for innovation at the heart of their work, their designs stand for quality, originality, optimism and intelligence and they take pride in building spaces that inspire, adapt, and endure.

Fields of Expertise

Architecture Design

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Wasl Tower	300.6 m / 986 ft
2	Yongjia World Trade Center Tower 1	287 m / 942 ft
3	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 2	256.5 m / 841 ft
4	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 1	256.3 m / 841 ft
5	Hangzhou Tonino Lamborghini Executive Apartments	249.7 m / 819 ft
6	New World Global Center Tower 1	249.7 m / 819 ft
7	V on Shenton Residential Tower	237 m / 778 ft
8	FOUR Frankfurt T1	233 m / 764 ft
9	18T Mansion Tower 2	193 m / 633 ft
10	18T Mansion Tower 3	193 m / 633 ft

Awards

Award of Excellence: Wasl Tower

Best Tall Building, by Height 2026

CVU Leaders

Astrid Piber

CVU Europe Scientific and Advisory Group, 2023 – Present

Amsterdam

Arjan Pit

CVU Regional Hub, Middle East Steering Committee, 2024 – Present

Dubai

Associated companies

Formerly Named

UNStudio (2025)

Formerly Named

UNStudio (2025)

RANK	Name	City	Completion	Height	Floors	Function
1	STH BNK by Beulah Tower 1	Melbourne	-	356 m / 1,169 ft	102	Residential
2	Wasl Tower	Dubai	2024	301 m / 986 ft	64	Residential / Hotel / Office
3	Yongjia World Trade Center Tower 1	Wenzhou	-	287 m / 942 ft	N/A	Residential / Office
4	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 2	Hangzhou	2017	256 m / 841 ft	59	Residential / Hotel / Office / Retail
5	Raffles City Hangzhou Tower 1	Hangzhou	2017	256 m / 841 ft	61	SOHO / Serviced Apartments / Office / Retail
6	STH BNK by Beulah Tower 2	Melbourne	-	252 m / 827 ft	72	Hotel / Office
7	Hangzhou Tonino Lamborghini Executive Apartments	Hangzhou	2025	250 m / 819 ft	58	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
7	New World Global Center Tower 1	Hangzhou	2025	250 m / 819 ft	58	Office / Hotel
9	V on Shenton Residential Tower	Singapore	2017	237 m / 778 ft	54	Residential
10	FOUR Frankfurt T1	Frankfurt am Main	2025	233 m / 764 ft	59	Hotel / Office
11	18T Mansion Tower 2	Chongqing	2025	193 m / 633 ft	52	Residential
11	18T Mansion Tower 3	Chongqing	2025	193 m / 633 ft	52	Residential
13	80 Collins South	Melbourne	2020	188 m / 618 ft	42	Office
14	The Bridge	Warsaw	2025	174 m / 571 ft	40	Office
15	FOUR Frankfurt T2	Frankfurt am Main	2025	173 m / 568 ft	50	Residential
16	Mandarin Oriental Etiler Tower 1	Istanbul	2026	170 m / 558 ft	40	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
17	Scotts Tower	Singapore	2017	153 m / 502 ft	31	Residential
18	18T Mansion Tower 4	Chongqing	2023	150 m / 492 ft	42	Residential
19	Mandarin Oriental Etiler Tower 2	Istanbul	2026	150 m / 492 ft	35	Residential
19	Mandarin Oriental Etiler Tower 3	Istanbul	2026	150 m / 492 ft	35	Residential
21	18T Mansion Tower 5	Chongqing	2023	150 m / 492 ft	42	Residential
22	Yongjia World Trade Center Tower 5	Wenzhou	-	146 m / 479 ft	N/A	Serviced Apartments / Hotel
23	The Light*house	Aarhus	-	142 m / 466 ft	42	Residential
24	Icon Tower	São Paulo	2023	137 m / 450 ft	38	Residential
25	Ardmore Residence	Singapore	2013	136 m / 445 ft	36	Residential
26	SOHO Hailun Plaza	Shanghai	2016	130 m / 427 ft	33	SOHO / Office
27	Epic Tower	São Paulo	2023	126 m / 413 ft	29	Residential
28	Hanwha Headquarters	Seoul	2019	126 m / 412 ft	31	Office
29	V on Shenton Office Tower	Singapore	2017	123 m / 404 ft	23	Office
30	FOUR Frankfurt T3	Frankfurt am Main	2025	120 m / 394 ft	33	Residential
31	Chronicle Tower	London	2016	115 m / 377 ft	35	Residential
32	NION	Frankfurt am Main	2028	106 m / 348 ft	25	Office
33	Xintiandi Plaza	Shanghai	-	105 m / 343 ft	26	Office / Retail
34	FOUR Frankfurt T4	Frankfurt am Main	2025	100 m / 328 ft	25	Office
35	Next Hotel	Melbourne	2020	98 m / 321 ft	27	Hotel
36	Canaletto	London	2017	96 m / 314 ft	31	Residential
37	EEA and Tax Office	Groningen	2011	92 m / 301 ft	24	Office
38	Lewisham Gateway Phase 2-Building D2	London	-	88 m / 290 ft	30	Residential
39	UN Studio Tower	Amsterdam	2010	85 m / 279 ft	21	Office
40	La Tour	Apeldoorn	2002	75 m / 246 ft	20	Office
41	Parktoren	Arnhem	2005	70 m / 230 ft	16	Office
41	Rijntoren	Arnhem	2005	70 m / 230 ft	16	Office
43	Eclipse	Düsseldorf	2022	68 m / 223 ft	16	Office
44	Westfield Hamburg Überseequartier D1	Hamburg	2025	66 m / 215 ft	N/A	Office
44	Westfield Hamburg Überseequartier D2	Hamburg	2025	66 m / 215 ft	N/A	Office
46	18T Mansion Tower 1	Chongqing	2025	60 m / 197 ft	16	Residential
46	NEO	Munich	2021	60 m / 197 ft	16	Office / Hotel / Residential
48	Booking.com City Campus	Amsterdam	2023	43 m / 142 ft	11	Office
49	K31 Courtyard West Tower	Moscow	-	-	37	Residential
50	K31 Courtyard East Tower	Moscow	-	-	30	Residential
50	New Heart West Tower	Düsseldorf	-	-	30	Office
52	New Heart East Tower	Düsseldorf	-	-	23	Residential
53	JetBrains Office	St. Petersburg	-	-	N/A	Office

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