![]() ![]() The reinforced concrete core is supported by the foundation slab and accommodates stairs, lifts, and other services. Photography by © Flickr CC User Mirko Junge The real scale of Turning Torso consists of nine cubes, each considered as an individual unit holding five consecutive floor slabs while dramatically spiraling in a whole right angle from toe to tip, encircling a structural nucleus. He abstracted the human movement into a stack of seven cubes twisting around a spinal core. The concept developed much earlier within a sculpture of Calatrava. “The Twisting Torso is one of those superb examples that went beyond the creation of a signature tower and helped to shape an entirely new and invigorating urban fabric”, said Timothy Johnson, Vice Chairman, CTBUH Board of Trustees and Partner, NBBJ. The building is situated in the western harbor of Malmö beside the Ribersborg beach, incorporating a picturesque view of Copenhagen along with the connection bridge between Sweden and Denmark. The 190 meters high edifice is the second highest residential building in Europe and was planned to be exhibited in European housing Expo 2001. The Spanish genius Santiago Calatrava infused movement to structure and carved out the spontaneously engineered artifact of white marble. ![]() Being the tallest tower of Scandinavia, the Turning Torso stands sculpturally to compose a poetic landmark with the skyline of Malmö, Sweden. ![]()
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