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Building Profile · Dubai · AE

Marina 101

Honest Height

371m

Architectural Top

425m

Vanity Ratio

12.7%

Floors

101

Occupied 371mTop 425m

Completed

2017

Architect

Hazel Wong Architect

Owner

Tiger Properties

Architectural top vs honest height

Marina 101 is marketed at 425m. The highest floor a person can stand on - the highest occupied floor - is at 371m. The gap between those two numbers is 54.0m of structure that no occupant reaches.

That gap is the vanity height. As a percentage of architectural top, it is the Vanity Ratio: 12.7%.

In the Honest 100,Marina 101 ranks #45 by occupied height.

Vanity context

A Vanity Ratio of 12.7% places Marina 101 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 - 425m to spire tip
roof_height_m
Wikipedia - 371m to roof
highest_occupied_floor_m
Wikipedia - 101F at approximately 371m
hat_factor_pct
Calculated: (425-371)/425 = 12.7%