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HSB TURNING TORSO

HSB Turning Torso
190 metres/623 feet
57 stories
Completed: 2005
tallest building of Sweden and Scandinavia





Some facts about HSB Turning Torso:
- designed by Spanish architect, sculptor and painter Santiago Calatrava;
- construction started in June of 2001; because of some budget difficulties during
construction it wasn't until November of 2005 that the building was finally completed;
- the building is based on a sculpture by Calatrava, called turning torso;
Johnny Örbäck of HSB saw the sculpture in 1999 in a brochure and
got the idea to build a skyscraper in Malmö similar in design to the sculpture;
- The tower's design uses nine five-story cubes that twist as it rises;
the top-most segment is twisted ninety degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor.
Each floor basically consists of a rectangular section surrounding the central core,
along with a triangular section, which is partially supported by an exterior steel scaffold;
- the two bottom cubes are in use as office space (4000 m²);
the other seven cubes house 149 luxury apartments (13,500m²),
while the two top floors holds meeting facilities;
- the 43rd floor has a sauna, gym and guest room section with showers and toilets;
- a large room with capacity for 20 people is located on the 43rd and 49th floors
(between cubes 7 and 8, and between cubes 8 and 9);
- the building has the highest apartments in Europe;
- building costs were approximately euro 175 million;
- similar styled buildings, even taller in height, are planned
in Dubai (Infinity Tower; 330m/1,083f, under construction and due to be completed in 2009),
Chicago (Fordham Spire; 610m/2,000f, proposed and when built, to be completed in 2010),
Valencia (Torres de Calatrava; 81, 78 and 58 stories tall; proposed);
The Chicago and Valencia buildings are (co) designed by Calatrava as well;
- the building has a pool surrounding the ground floor, with two sculptures designed by Calatrava;
- HSB Turning Torso is located in the Western Harbour,
an area by the sea within walking distance of the city centre and the Ribersborgs beach.
The Western Harbour is currently being transformed into a new, dynamic district for living, working and studying;
Turning Torso is the only high-rise of this new district; all of the other buildings are low rise,
and consist of many different types of distinctive architecture;
- HSB is a housing cooperative which was set up in 1923;
its aims include the provision of quality housing for its members.

















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