Vietcombank Tower is a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City.[1][2] It is 205 m (673 ft) tall and has a floor area of 3,232m2 and has 35 above ground floors and 4 underground floors.[1]

Vietcombank Tower
Tòa nhà Vietcombank
Map
Interactive map of the Vietcombank Tower area
Alternative names
  • VBB Tower
  • Vietcombank Tower Saigon[a]
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural style
Modernism
LocationBạch Đằng Quay, No. 5 Mê Linh Square, Bến Nghé, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Year built2
GroundbreakingOctober 28, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-10-28)
Construction started
October 2013; 12 years ago (2013-10)
CompletedMarch 2015
InauguratedNovember 7, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-11-07)
OwnerVietcombank – Bonday – Benthanh (VBB) JV, Ltd.
Height
Height206 metres (675.8 ft)
Tip206 metres (675.8 ft)
Antenna spire20 metres (66 ft)
Roof186 metres (610.2 ft)
Top floor35
Technical details
Floor count40 (included ground floor with 4 underground floors)
Floor area71,000 m2 (764,238 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architecture firm
Pelli Clarke Pelli, Ong&Ong Viegnam
Structural engineer
Eurowindow
Services engineer
REE M&E
Civil engineerBachy Soletanche, Cofico
Other information
Public transit
Ba Son Station, Mê Linh station (planned)
Website
vietcombanktower.vn

Currently, it is the 8th tallest building in Vietnam and the 3rd in Ho Chi Minh City.[2] It is the headquarters of Vietcombank branch in HCMC, while its general headquarters are in Hanoi.[3] The architect is César Pelli.[1][3]

Construction

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Construction groundbroke in 2010 but actually started in 2013, the building was finished in 2015.[1]

Tenants

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List of the current tenants of the building:[4] Vietcombank, Baker McKenzie, Long An Energy Corporation, GS Energy, Heineken N.V., Hoa Sen Group, Home Depot, Idemitsu Kosan, Petrovietnam, Johnson & Johnson, Sun Life Financial, Shiseido, Sojitz, Pernod Ricard Vietnam, SSI, Russin & Vecchi, TCO Holdings, Unity Through Diversity

Notes

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  1. To distinguish with the Vietcombank Tower in Hanoi

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vietcombank Tower, Ho Chi Minh City | 236823 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Vietcombank Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  3. 1 2 "Vietcombank Tower". Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. "Vietcombank Tower | CUSTOMER". Vietcombank Tower.

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