The Turning Torso, structurally inspired by the human body, swings in the dialectic between nature and artifice. It stands high on the Strait of Öresund, and it is the tallest building in Scandinavia, the second tallest residential building in Europe and the new symbol of the Port of Malmö, in southern Sweden. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Spanish architect shaped tower 190 meters high, based on the human body, including the “backbone”, made of 820 tons of steel. The building form definitely takes the Calatrava marble statue "Twisting Torso" (1996). 

The building rotates on itself by 90°, this implies that for each of the 54 floor there is a rotation of 1.6°. Consequently, the facade is formed by curved aluminum panels with inclined glass windows of 7°. The structure consists of nine cubes, each containing five floors. The first two cubes offer 4,000 square metres of space for offices and shops, while the further seven contains 147 apartments. The top two floors, 53° and 54° floor, there are two conference rooms. 

 

The Turning Torso was built according to exceptionally high ecological standards. All the building's energy needs are met by regenerative regional sources, such as the nearby marine wind farm in the Strait. The building does not remember the statue of Calatrava only for its shape, but also a structural level: the backbone of the building steel, heavy 820 tons, is the main drain of the building.