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 popula ...

, Sweden. 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-ri ...

. 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). When ...

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

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