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official
name
: HSB Turning Torso
location
: Malmö, Sweden
building
function
: Residential
architectural
height
: 190 m
number
of
storeys
: 57
status
: Completed
completion
: 2005
architect
: Santiago Calatrava
structural
engineer
: SWECO
structural
system
: Mega core system/reinforced concrete
(photo on left courtesy of PERI Gmbh and photo on right courtesy of Santiago Calatrava/
Samark Architecture & Design)
HSB Turning Torso: architectural and structural information
The 57-storey, 190 m high HSB Turning Torso in Malmö (Sweden) was designed by
Santiago Calatrava. It is a reinforced concrete building with a mega core system. The
HSB Turning Torso was awarded a prize by the International Concrete Federation as
“the world's most technically interesting and spectacular reinforced concrete building
constructed in the last 4 years”.
The HSB Turning Torso, is an important project in the redevelopment plan for
the residential zone in the industrial district known as “the Western Harbour”. The
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