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Point Hyllie is a project currently under construction in
Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. The complex will feature four high-rises, with the tallest one being a 110 m residential
skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
. The project will contain approximately 320 residential units, including offices and stores. The design was revealed at a press conference held by
Malmö Municipality Malmö Municipality ( sv, Malmö kommun), or City of Malmö (''Malmö stad''), is a Swedish municipality in Skåne County, the southernmost of the counties of Sweden (and conterminous with the historical province (''landskap'') of Scania). Whe ...
in August 2006, as the result of an international competition, featuring amongst others, renowned Austrian architects
Coop Himmelb(l)au Coop Himmelb(l)au (A pun meaning ''Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design, and art firm founded by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria in 1968. History Coop Him ...
. The winning proposal was a design by Danish architect
Lone Wiggers Lone Wiggers (born 1963, in Helsingør) is a Danish architect, one of the partners at C. F. Møller Architects.
of
C. F. Møller Architects Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller, internationally also known as C. F. Møller Architects, is an architectural firm based in Århus, Denmark. Founded in 1924 by C. F. Møller, it is today the largest architectural firm in Denmark based on number of em ...
. Originally called "Malmö Tower" and intended to be 216 metres tall, covering 53 storeys, the project was ultimately reduced in height to 110 m.


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List of tallest buildings in Sweden This is a list of the tallest buildings in Sweden. The history of skyscrapers in Sweden began with the completion of Kungstornen on Kungsgatan in Stockholm. The twin towers are each 60 m (197 ft) high and were completed in 1924 and 1 ...
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Scandinavian Tower This is a list of buildings and other structures that have been envisioned. Proposed structures The definition of 'vision' is that used by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. The list does not include under construction buildings ...
* Citytunneln


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{{reflist Buildings and structures under construction in Sweden Skyscrapers in Sweden Buildings and structures in Malmö Proposed skyscrapers