Turning Torso

Turning Torso
Turning Torso
	Turning Torso, the second-tallest building in the Nordic region.
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Commercial office; Rental apartments
Architectural style	Neo-futurism
Location	Lilla Varvsgatan 14, 211 15; Malmö, Sweden
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(s)	Santiago Calatrava
Main contractor	NCC
Website
	www.turningtorso.se
References

Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper built in Malmö, Sweden, in 2005. It was the tallest building in the Nordic region until September 2022, when it was surpassed by Karlatornet in Gothenburg.^[6]^[7] Located on the Swedish side of the Öresund strait, it was built and is owned by Swedish cooperative housing association HSB. It is regarded as the second twisted skyscraper in the world to receive the title after Telekom Tower in Malaysia.^[8]

It was designed by Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. It reaches a height of 190 m (620 ft) with 54 stories and 147 apartments.^[9]^[10] Turning Torso won the 2005 Gold Emporis Skyscraper Award; and in 2015, the 10 Year Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.^[11]

^ "Turning Torso, Malmö". NCC. Retrieved 11 June 2024. When it opened its doors for occupancy in the spring of 2005, the spectacular building stood at a height of 190 meters, with a total of 54 stories.
^ "Turning Torso". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
^ "Emporis building ID 100189". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
^ "Turning Torso". SkyscraperPage.
^ Turning Torso at Structurae
^ "Santiago Calatrava's Turning Torso Wins Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat's 10 Year Award". Architect. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ Julia Kero (22 September 2022). "Nu är Karlatornet högst i Norden". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "Twisting Tall Buildings". CTBUH. August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ "Turning Torso, Malmö". NCC. Retrieved 11 June 2024. When it opened its doors for occupancy in the spring of 2005, the spectacular building stood at a height of 190 meters, with a total of 54 stories.
^ "The Turning Torso, Santiago Calatrava's Revolutionary Twisting Skyscraper in Sweden". Archute. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
^ "CTBUH Announces 10 Year Award Winner for 2015". CTBUH. Retrieved 11 August 2015.