Turning Torso is a 190 meter high building with 54 floors. It´s said to be the highest building in Sweden and the highest residential building in Europe.
The architect Santiago Calatrava has designed the house and the human body has been the model and the inspiration. The result is a house with a turn of 90 degrees.
Turning Torso consists of 9 cubes with 5 floors in every cube. There is also one floor between all the cubes - there you´ll find rooms with a view or activity/gym room.
The building have offices as well as flats. There are 3 lifts for the inhabitants and 2 elevators for the office part. There are stairs from the ground floor to the top!
You find Turning Torso in the Western Harbour in Malmö. The district is situated by the sea, but still not far away from the centre of Malmö.
INFORMATION Name: Turning Torso Height: 190 m Nmber of floors: 54 Elevators: 3 (+2) Number of stairs: 1 Number of cubes: 9 Number of floors in every cube: 5 Area of every floor: 400 m2 Turning: 90 grader Model: human body in motion |