Turning Torso
Turning Torso

Malmö, Sweden
Residential/Office Space
2001 - 2003

About the Building

Based on a sculpture that he had made years ago, Turning Torso is a residential and commercial tower that is currently being constructed in Malmö, Sweden.  At over 50 stories, this building is easily Calatrava's largest, and is a rare foray into residential design.

One of the unusual benefits of the twisting form of the building is that potential residents get to choose their view.  Those who prefer a view of the water from their bedroom might select an apartment on one floor, while those with a desire to overlook land might opt for a similar apartment on a different floor.

Official Web Page

Building Dimensions

Height: 623.3 ft (190.0 m)
Average Floor Area: 4305.5 ft² (400.0 m²)
Total Residential Space: 157153 ft² (14,599.5 m²)
Total Office Space: 45208.4 ft² (4,199.9 m²)

Comments

REGARDING MIX DESIGN AND CONCRETE STRENGTH
Can anyone tell me the mix design and concrete strength at various portions of turning torso?

Started by maddirala goutham
1 Apr 2009 at 8:17 PM

REGARDING MIX DESIGN AND CONCRETE STRENGTH

Started by maddirala goutham
1 Apr 2009 at 8:16 PM


Started by maddirala goutham
1 Apr 2009 at 8:15 PM

info about turning torso
HI i am an architect i would be very glad if i could get some details of the building and if some pictures of the construction time

Started by daman jolly
29 May 2008 at 3:21 AM

Turning Torso
hi i want text about volantin bridge tanks

Started by Sarah Ramírez
23 Apr 2008 at 1:35 PM

Turning Torso
Me llamo Enrique Simbort, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional de Arquitectura y Ingenieria civil de San Petersburgo_ Rusia. Antes que todo quisiera felicitarles por la pagina. En segundo lugar me gustaria saber si es posible conseguir documentacion sobre Turning Torso, como planos y cortes , con fines educativos. Puesto que quisiera dedicar mi tesis al calculo de Turning Torso. Muchas gracias por la molestia desde ahora .Dios les bendiga.

Started by enrique simbort
23 Apr 2008 at 11:13 AM

Turning Torso
Me llamo Enrique Simbort, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional de Arquitectura y Ingenieria civil de San Petersburgo_ Rusia. Antes que todo quisiera felicitarles por la pagina. En segundo lugar me gustaria saber si es posible conseguir documentacion sobre Turning Torso, como planos y cortes , con fines educativos. Puesto que quisiera dedicar mi tesis al calculo de Turning Torso. Muchas gracias por la molestia desde ahora .Dios les bendiga.

Started by enrique simbort
23 Apr 2008 at 11:13 AM

Turning Torso
Me llamo Enrique Simbort, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional de Arquitectura y Ingenieria civil de San Petersburgo_ Rusia. Antes que todo quisiera felicitarles por la pagina. En segundo lugar me gustaria saber si es posible conseguir documentacion sobre Turning Torso, como planos y cortes , con fines educativos. Puesto que quisiera dedicar mi tesis al calculo de Turning Torso. Muchas gracias por la molestia desde ahora .Dios les bendiga.

Started by enrique simbort
23 Apr 2008 at 11:12 AM

Turning Torso
Me llamo Enrique Simbort, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional de Arquitectura y Ingenieria civil de San Petersburgo_ Rusia. Antes que todo quisiera felicitarles por la pagina. En segundo lugar me gustaria saber si es posible conseguir documentacion sobre Turning Torso, como planos y cortes , con fines educativos. Puesto que quisiera dedicar mi tesis al calculo de Turning Torso. Muchas gracias por la molestia desde ahora .Dios les bendiga.

Started by enrique simbort
23 Apr 2008 at 11:11 AM

Turning Torso
Me llamo Enrique Simbort, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional de Arquitectura y Ingenieria civil de San Petersburgo_ Rusia. Antes que todo quisiera felicitarles por la pagina. En segundo lugar me gustaria saber si es posible conseguir documentacion sobre Turning Torso, como planos y cortes , con fines educativos. Puesto que quisiera dedicar mi tesis al calculo de Turning Torso. Muchas gracias por la molestia desde ahora .Dios les bendiga.

Started by enrique simbort
23 Apr 2008 at 11:10 AM

Turning Torso Info
I was wondering if anyone has any information regarding the safety record for the Turning Torso during its construction. Thanks.

Started by Brent Caruso
13 Feb 2008 at 11:34 PM

Informacion tecnica de la Turning Torso
Hola, soy estudiante de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE) de Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina, mas precisamente de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo y estoy haciendo un estudio y analisis de la obra del arquitecto, ingeniero y artista, Santiago Calatrava, claramente me refiero a la Turning Torso Tower. Me gustaria saber, si no es molestia, si me pueden brindar datos y documentacion tecnica sobre esta obra, hace poco menos de una semana que estoy buscando esta informacion y a pesar de ser una obra emblematica y mundialmente reconocida, se me ha dificultado hallar lo que preciso, mas especificamente datos sobre materiales y sus cualidades y calidades, como tambien graficos a escala y precision importantes. Sin mas que decirles desde ya les agradezco y felicito por la pàgina, saludos y espero puedan ayudarme.

Started by Alejandro Swampdog
17 Nov 2007 at 7:13 AM

Frank Ghery-freeform buildings
does anyone have the construction details, or anything on the arrangement of structural members for buildings like the Denver museum, Guggenheim museum, and free-form buildings? I need it badly.

Started by chuka uzo
29 Aug 2007 at 10:05 AM

Turning Torso
Hola soy estudiante de ingenieria de Asuncion, Paraguay. Me gustaria obtener cualquier informacion respecto al turning torso. Gracias luisfunestorres@hotmail.com

Started by luis funes
24 Aug 2006 at 6:09 PM

Concrete Mix Design
hi people, Can anyone give me the concrete mix design details and the properties of the concrete (like strength, water cement ratio etc.) used in Turning Torso? I need it for an assignment asap... Thanx!

Started by bharath srinivaas
17 Mar 2006 at 5:24 AM

TURN YOUR HEAD
Hats off to calatrava,who made everyone in this world to turn their heads towards the turning torso,works like this would definetly give a boost for the budding architects like me....... thank you calatrava

Started by SUBASH CHELLAMUTHU
9 Mar 2006 at 3:56 AM

Concrete Pump
Hi everybody, Do any of you guys know the name of the concrete pump they used it to build this building? I really need it for a project. Cheers!

Started by sithu ara
19 Jan 2006 at 8:51 AM

hi
yo tambien soy estudiante de aruqitectura te gustaria cambiar algun a informacion??¿ sorry I am an arquitecture student if you want to to change some information just do it... see you

Started by fernanda alma
5 Dec 2005 at 7:18 PM

a great building
the turso was interesting in such way the form and the function of it. it gives me compassion and i dreaming to it that in the future i can build like that structure. i think that building creats dream and give student in architecture like me to create more and think that theres nathing imposible as long as it is functionabily is in concern. good work!!!!!!! :)

Started by ariel guillena
5 Dec 2005 at 7:45 AM

Master of the Arts
I am studying Architectural Engineering at the University Of Nebraska at Omaha. Last year, we studied the history of architecture from Mesopatamia to today. Your design and form is the most impressive I have ever seen. It is as if your buildings defy gravity and seem to be alive, but not in the organic sense. I only hope to achieve the level of style and professionalism that you show, and your work motivates me to do better everyday. If it were anyway possible, I would love to get the opportunity in the future to work under you and learn everything that you know, so I can see architectural and engineering processes through your eyes. Thank you for showing me the way! Thomas R. Siedlik

Started by Thomas Siedlik
14 Oct 2005 at 12:42 PM

TURNING TORSO
love your building . i would like to know more about the detailing of the building.

Started by EMMANUEL ONSASE
11 Oct 2005 at 2:13 PM

Turning Torso
I´m an arquitecture student and I want to know more about this tower, please if you can reply me more information I will be very happy recieve this thanx

Started by Ramon Remolina
26 Sep 2005 at 2:42 PM

sistema constructivo
seria de gran beneficio para mi recibir informacion sobre sistemas constructivos de alta tecnologia y cualquier otro utilizado por Calatrava, ademas de los materiales utilizados y cuales son las trendencias en cuanto a diseño, soy estudiante de arquitectura y es basico conocer lo que pasa al rededor del mundo

Started by JOSE JUAN ESPINOZA CANO
14 Sep 2005 at 5:08 PM

Looking for J. Olofsson
Hej, just got back from Burning Man and wanted to follow up with Jeanette (who posted above about 2 years ago!!). What a fantastic festival, and wild architecture in effect, to be sure. Can someone get my info to her? tack så mycke B.

Started by B. Simpson
7 Sep 2005 at 9:58 PM

proceso constructivo del Turning Torso
Favor enviar informacion sobre procesos constructivos del torning torso, cimentacion,diseño estructural y demas,agradesco su informacion.

Started by jonathan andres
30 Aug 2005 at 3:50 PM

Structure
I am a Commerical Developer and I have a similar (but much more twist) concept/ rendering of a project that we are considering to build but would like to know if the structure would be financially feasable. If any qualified engineers would like to comment/ bid on the job I would be more than happy to hear from you.

Started by William (Scott) Hannon
26 May 2005 at 11:17 AM

Facade works of the Turning Torso
As a well-known aluminum fabricator in Turkey, I really interested in the facade system of the building ,steel constructions and curtain wall units. Which aluminum fabricator got the job and with which aluminum system. I really want to learn ; in which ways they calculate the wind loads, how they prepared the production drawings or what kind of assembly system they used. I would like to contact with them ( or anyone interested ) , and get some information.

Started by Münevver Yilmaz
16 May 2005 at 8:51 AM

floor and formwork plans
I am making master thesisi about formworks which used in highrise building. One of my example is "turning torso". If you send me floor and formwork plans, I will be so glad. Thank you.

Started by Nuray Benli
26 Apr 2005 at 10:14 PM

Love the building!
Hello I am a first year architecture student at Ryerson University in Toronto Canada and I would like to say that this building is amazing.

Started by Anonymous
5 Mar 2005 at 7:32 PM

Turning Torso
Are there any sketches to the building. Also, why did you remove the model from the site?

Started by Anthony Jones
19 Dec 2004 at 6:32 AM

Turning Torso
Are there any sketches to the building. Also, why did you remove the model from the site?

Started by Anthony Jones
19 Dec 2004 at 6:32 AM

The builders are doing a great job!
The building is fantastic in it´s design. I saw it on Discovery Mix Sunday the 5th. But what I wanted to ask is if a model of the construction has been tested in a windtunnel to see how it reacts to strong winds? To know how the sail-like construction behaves in strong winds is unpredictable isn´t it?

Started by Håkan Liljeberg
6 Dec 2004 at 3:44 AM

new project in valencia
this building will be insignificant when the four new buildings projected by calatrava will be build in valencia near the city of arts and sciences.the tallest of the four buildings will be 280 meters high and the smallest will be 220 meters so they will be the tallest skyscrapers of spain and possibly one of the tallest in europe.the design is similar as turning torso.sorry of my bad english

Started by carles plas
10 Nov 2004 at 3:16 PM

turning torso
please show us the floor plan of the building.

Started by kilf safde
6 May 2004 at 4:12 AM

Hello am interested in pictures
Hello my name is Dilexy and i just was wondering if you can help me to do a floor plan of calatrava turso building or give me a head up

Started by Dilexy Velasquez
8 Apr 2004 at 10:06 AM

Turning Torso news
please sent me an example drawing and information about performing art centre (music) i am a student of architecture at polytechnic in malaysia...... hope u will reply my email with some information about that.......

Started by Anonymous
5 Mar 2004 at 2:52 AM

construction
How to find drawings of Lusitania Bridge? I`m architecture student.

Started by DANIEL OSOWSKI
16 Oct 2003 at 5:48 PM

Spelling of the city name is wrong!
Extemely interesting pictures - tack sa himla mycket. Just wanted to point out that the name of the Swedish city is spelled wrong in the English text piece (and that you are supposed to say "publish" - no "-es" on the end). Graduating architecture student in less than a month now - jippiiiii!!

Started by Jeanette Olofsson
16 May 2003 at 5:09 PM
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