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Building Profile · Hong Kong · HK

International Finance Centre 2

Honest Height

387.6m

Architectural Top

412m

Vanity Ratio

5.9%

Floors

88

Occupied 387.6mTop 412m

Completed

2003

Architect

Cesar Pelli and Associates

Owner

Henderson Land, IFC Development

Architectural top vs honest height

International Finance Centre 2 is marketed at 412m. The highest floor a person can stand on - the highest occupied floor - is at 387.6m. The gap between those two numbers is 24.4m of structure that no occupant reaches.

That gap is the vanity height. As a percentage of architectural top, it is the Vanity Ratio: 5.9%.

In the Honest 100,International Finance Centre 2 ranks #28 by occupied height.

Vanity context

A Vanity Ratio of 5.9% places International Finance Centre 2 within the moderate range. The non-occupiable structure above the highest occupied floor is significant but not unusual for a building of this height.

Comparable buildings

In context

Sources and methodology

Height data sourced from Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Vanity Ratio calculated as (Architectural Top - Highest Occupied Floor) / Architectural Top. See the full methodology.

Per-field source notes

architectural_top_m
Wikipedia - 412m to spire tip
roof_height_m
Wikipedia - 387.6m to top of occupied floors
highest_occupied_floor_m
Wikipedia - 88F at approximately 387.6m (no public observation deck)
hat_factor_pct
Calculated: (412-387.6)/412 = 5.9%