Turning Torso
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Turning Torso, the tallest building in Scandinavia
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial office Rental apartments |
| Architectural style | Neo-Futurism |
| Location | Lilla Varvsgatan 14, 211 15 Malmö, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 55°36′48″N 12°58′35″E / 55.61333°N 12.97639°ECoordinates: 55°36′48″N 12°58′35″E / 55.61333°N 12.97639°E |
| Construction started | 14 February 2001 |
| Completed | 27 August 2005 |
| Opened | 1 November 2005 |
| Inaugurated | 27 August 2005 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 190 m (623 ft) |
| Top floor | 178.79 m (586.58 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 54 |
| Floor area | 27,500 m2 (296,008 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Santiago Calatrava |
| Main contractor | NCC |
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Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper in Sweden and the tallest building in Scandinavia.
Located in Malmö on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by HSB Sweden. It is regarded as the first twisted skyscraper in the world.
The project was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. The tower reaches a height of 190 metres (623 ft) with 54 storeys and 147 apartments.
In August 2015, it was announced that the building was the winner of the 10 Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. It won the 2005 Gold Emporis Skyscraper Award.
Turning Torso is based on a sculpture by Calatrava, called Twisting Torso, which is a white marble piece based on the form of a twisting human being. It is the first "twisting" tower.
In 1999, HSB Malmö's former managing director, Johnny Örbäck, saw the sculpture in a brochure presenting Calatrava in connection with his contribution to the architectural competition for the Öresund Bridge. It was on this occasion that Örbäck was inspired to build HSB Turning Torso. Shortly afterwards he travelled to Zurich to meet Calatrava, and ask him to design a residential building based on the idea of a structure of twisting cubes.
This is a solid immobile building constructed in nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist relative to each other as it rises; the topmost segment is twisted 90 degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor. Each floor consists of an irregular pentagonal shape rotating around the vertical core, which is supported by an exterior steel framework. The two bottom segments are intended as office space. Segments three to nine house 147 apartments.
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