This skyscraper located in Malmö is the vision of a business man to create an emblematic building that could be a symbol for the city. Based on an sculpture, the outcome is a fantastic tower.
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There is an outdoor exhibition next to HSB Turning Torso, and an indoor exhibition showing examples of the indoor furnishings and design of the apartments (open by appointment only).
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History, Background and Context
The Twisting Torso sculpture is a white marble piece based on the form of a twisting human being. Johnny Örbäck, former CEO of the Turning Torso contractor and Board Chairman of the Malmö branch of the co-operative housing association HSB, saw the sculpture in 1999 and contacted Calatrava to ask him to design a building using the same concept. Construction started in the summer of 2001.
Description and Notes
It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and officially opened on 27 August 2005. The tower reaches a height of 190 metres (623 feet) with 54 stories.
The design is based on a sculpture by Santiago Calatrava called Twisting Torso. It uses nine segments of five-story pentagons that twist as it rises; the topmost segment is twisted ninety 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 149 luxury apartments.
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looks bad! it;s totally different than everything in Malm.