Turning torso

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Turning torso
Turning torso
Turning Torso in 2019
Basic data
Place: Västra Varvsgatan 34, Malmo
Construction time : 2001-2006
Architectural style : Deconstructivism
Architects : Santiago Calatrava
Use / legal
Usage : Office buildings, residential buildings
Technical specifications
Height to the top: 190 m
Floors : 54
Elevators : 5
Usable area : 22,800 m²
Building material : Steel , reinforced concrete , glass
Building-costs: 168 million euros
Height comparison
Malmo : 1. ( list )
Sweden : 1. ( list )
Europe : 30. ( list )
address
City: Malmo
Country: Sweden
Turning Torso (2005)

The Turning Torso (English for "turning hull") is a high-rise building in the Swedish city ​​of Malmö built by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in the style of deconstructivism . With a height of 190 meters and 54 floors, the building is the tallest skyscraper in Scandinavia and the third tallest residential building in Europe . It was inaugurated on August 27, 2005. Since then, the building has been the new landmark of Malmö alongside the Øresund Bridge , replacing the Kockum crane , which was dismantled in 2002. The construction costs amounted to just under 168 million euros (1.83 billion  SEK ). The owner is the residential cooperative Hyresgästernas sparkasse- och byggnadsförening (HSB).

The Turning Torso is located in Västra Hamnen , the western port area of ​​Malmö, in the immediate vicinity of the Öresund , in an area in which a new, self-contained, modern residential area has been developing since 2001.

construction

The construction of the torso is based on a sculpture by Calatrava, the so-called "twisting torso", which represents a twisted human torso. Johnny Örbäck, then CEO of HSB, was so fascinated by this sculpture that he commissioned Calatrava to design the skyscraper.

The torso was built as an office / residential tower. The building was made up of nine cubes (cube-like building parts) each with five floors and a mezzanine. Each floor is rotated by approx. 1.6 ° to the floor below. The building rotates by 90 ° over its entire height, so that the tower gives the impression that it is rotating on its own axis.

The tower has a total of 54 floors of 400 m² each. Each floor consists of a floor plan with a curved facade ( cube façade ) and a floor plan with a straight facade ( spine façade ). The concrete core with the access area has an internal diameter of 11.6 meters and is supported by an external steel structure. The facade of the building contains around 2,500 windows with a total glass area of ​​around 5,500 m².

There are five elevators in the inner core of the tower . Three of them reach the living area at a speed of 5 m / s (18 km / h). An elevator takes 38 seconds without interruption from the ground floor to the top floor. There are two somewhat slower elevators in the office area (3.5 m / s and 12.6 km / h).

In order to do justice to the wind conditions in the port area, the steel construction was designed in such a way that the tower moves a maximum of 30 cm at its top, even with a wind force of 44 m / s. Therefore, this movement can hardly be felt inside the building.

use

Offices with an area of ​​approx. 4,000 m² were located in the two lowest cubes, while the owner company HSB set up its own offices in the lowest cube. In the upper cubes there are a total of 147 flats and apartments with a size of 45 m² to 190 m². The total living area is around 13,500 m².

The apartments were originally intended for sale, but due to a lack of interested parties, they are now rented out. The monthly rent is between 750 euros for a one-room apartment and 2800 euros for an apartment of 180 square meters, which is furnished with marble and elegant wooden floors.

Building history

The planning of the building began in 2000, the foundation stone was laid on February 14, 2001. The actual construction work began in May 2001.

Various milestones in the progress of construction were celebrated with fireworks and light shows. B. the completion of the 27th floor on December 12, 2003. On this day, not only was half of all floors completed, but the height of the highest residential building in Malmö to date, Kronprinsen (83 meters), was also exceeded. The completion of the 54th floor on October 10, 2004 was the occasion for such a celebration.

The building was finally ready for occupancy in November 2005.

Awards

The Turning Torso received the following awards for its remarkable architecture:

  • Emporis Skyscraper Award 2005
  • Malmö Stads Stadsbyggnadspris (City of Malmö Architecture Prize) 2005
  • Finalist of the International Highrise Award 2006
  • fib Award for Outstanding Concrete Structures (Award of the International Federation for Structural Concrete for outstanding concrete structures ) 2006
  • ECSN Award for Excellence in Concrete (Award from the European Concrete Societies Network ) 2006

gallery

See also

literature

Movie

  • Turning Torso, Malmo. Documentation, Germany, 2008, 26 min., Written and directed: Sabine Pollmeier and Joachim Haupt, production: Parnass Film, ZDF , arte , series: Faszination Wolkenkratzer, first broadcast: July 12, 2009.

Web links

Commons : Turning Torso  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report in Deutschlandfunk , August 27, 2005.

Coordinates: 55 ° 36 ′ 48 ″  N , 12 ° 58 ′ 35 ″  E