Turning Torso
190 m / 623 ft, 57 floors, completed summer/fall 2005

Turning Torso in Malmö has reached full height, and the facade is soon completed. The city of Malmö is located in southern Sweden, and has got around 260,000 inhabitants. It's the third biggest city in Sweden.
The architect is Santiago Calatrava, known for his special, twisting and turning buildings. You can visit the officiall homepage here. (http://www.turningtorso.com/) (For English, press "In English" after the intro)

Rendering:

http://www.turningtorso.com/org/grafik_ny/visionen1.gif

Webcam:
http://www.bodab.se/webcam/torso.jpg

Sexy! Sticks out like a dogs balls though...

Stu

definitely a great design
but the location seems to be not so good from what i see in photo :dunno:

Definitely a hot design, but like the others said, there is not a lot of highrise near it, but I do think the location is a nice one, doesn't it sit right by the sea or something?

^ Yea, it's located at the sea, and it stands very alone. The area was not too long ago an industrial harbour-area, that now is converted into a residential area. All buildings though, except for Turning Torso, are lowrises at 3-4 floors maximum, many are still under construction. It really needs some company around it, but one good thing is that the area is new so planned highrises there aren't impossible :)

This has to be structurally very very strong, because of the excessive wind gusts that are caused by the proximity of the sea. For those who have bought condos in the top floors of this building, it's not exactly going to be sweet dreams during the nights! ;). But then again people buy things in life for vanity too...and there can't be a bigger showoff than owning an apartment in this complex in Sweden!

http://img149.exs.cx/img149/8893/impn26c7kw.th.jpg (http://img149.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img149&image=impn26c7kw.jpg)

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Any good pictures available of this tower?

^ It's actually quite hard to find good pics of this tower sadly. Here's a good one though I found, pic by Lars Tufvesson from this page (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)

Taken in September:
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=hamn%2FmolnRand.jpg&non_lr=

A pic by Nightsky here on SSC, taken from the second tallest in Malmö, Kronprinsen. (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=111887)
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/5854kronkonf1b.jpg

http://img149.exs.cx/img149/8893/impn26c7kw.th.jpg (http://img149.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img149&image=impn26c7kw.jpg)

what is this?

Thank you for posting the link, Atlantica!
Here is a link to my website with a lot of more nice Turning Torso photos:

http://skyline.250free.com/Malmo_Vastra_Hamnen.htm

Main page:
http://skyline.250free.com.htm

One of the pics:
http://img18.exs.cx/img18/554/TTwaterpool.jpg

That is PURTY.

Nice tower! but it looks alone in its surroundings

I feel like the building is actually doing the Balley Dancing.

I think the most beautiful tower in Europe! How much kilomtres is this from downtown Malmo?

Beautiful and impressive Scandinavian tower...:okay:

look at: http://www.turningtorso.com/

great...congratulations Sweden

I think the most beautiful tower in Europe! How much kilomtres is this from downtown Malmo?

I believe it's less dan a kilometer from the city. The tower is just next to the harbour en that's build against downtown Malmö.

Calatrava = pure genius

Great modern landmark for Europe!

Very interesting building and surroundings. One of the most awesome projects u/c in Europe!

^ i agree... beautifull, i love it. amazing building...

Very beautiful building, but it really stands out. I saw it the other day and it looks very tall when there's nothing around it.

Check this pic out!! Credit to Lars Tufvesson on this nice site. (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=Daniaparken%2Fsodertorpsgarden.jpg&non_lr=

Isn't Discovery Channel had a show on this building on their "Extreme Enginering" series, or it was a different but similar looking tower?

Very nice though, hopefully it will get some company also.

^ Yes it was Turning Torso which had it's own Exreme Engineering-show last autumn I think :)

wow!!! what a pic! i love this building!

Wow, It's a fantastic tower, I like it!!!

LOVE IT, CALATRAVA MY FAV

Beautiful as heaven.. One of my favourite Calatrava´s design. It will put Malmö in the world map (for those who didnt know that pretty city). A 10, of course!

I just finished watching the "Extreme Engineering" show on it an hour or so ago.
The building looks good but unnecessarily tall. Hopefully some more buildings get built in that area.

More pictures by Lars Tufvesson: (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/hamn/press.jpg

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/litenKran.jpg

Man, I can't wait to go to Malmö this summer! :D

What can I say other than Gorgeous. OH!!, Exotically ultra Modern!!

omg... - totally skyscraperistic orgasm

What a beauty. Heja Sverige!!

I am glad to hear so much positive things about this building, since most people have been negative here in Sweden.
@Atlantica C5. So you are going to Malmö this summer?

Yesterday I took some pictures of TT from Öresundsbron, but there is something wrong with my USB connection so it won't upload any photos.

Fot those who wonder: It is approximately 700 meters form downtown. But it is not nice to walk, since there are boring industrial buildings and empty land between.

@Nightsky: Yea, I'm going to Skåne with my family in August, so Malmö is something you really have to see then (we won't live in Malmö though, but in a cotton/cabin quite near Ystad).

Sad we can't see your pics from the bridge, stupid USB connection :(

excelent design!!!
but not properly for the area, its look very lonely

This is a great design. I saw this on the discovery channel on how this was built. They was a problem with the steel pipe manufactures since they would now weld in properly. I don't know if they solved the problem. Any way good for sweden.

P.S when you scroll the picture with the mouse up and down the tower actually truns.

TORONTO

Have you seen the picture from Skånemässan in Swedish newspaper Metro? An app. 10m tall flower sculpture of Turning Torso!

@Atlantica C5. I hope the problem with the USB will be solved soon. Noone have managed so far.

One of Europe's finest towers! :cool:

Update
One of the two tower-cranes is now being dismantled (as you can see on the webcam). The other one will probably also be dismantled soon. The facade is almost totally completed now, but there are still interior-work to do.

Credit to Lars Tufvesson (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=TurningTorso%2FensamKran.jpg&non_lr=

HSB Turning Torso was yesterday announced as a winner in the category Residental Developments at the prestigious MIPIM Awards in Cannes. MIPIM is the annual international conference and exhibition event for the property industry. MIPIM Awards give recognition to those companies responsible for the most remarkable property developments on the international arena.

www.mipim.com (http://www.mipim.com/App/homepage.cfm?appname=100419&linkid=16016&moduleid=291&campaignid=1292&iUserCampaignID=16085107)
www.turningtorso.com

The area around Turning Torso some months ago:
http://www.malmo.se/see/work/31207/storflygbild.jpg

How it will look in the future:
http://www.malmo.se/see/work/31215/storV-Hamnen-bild2.jpg

This building is coming along nicely, although it's all alone. This will definately stand out for the years to come.

my favorite euro residential but i've never seen the building plan for the area before.
i always thought there was some willingness to build some more tall building, but future constructions look so leveled.
Is this a definitive overall view of the masterplan or is it likely to change as years pass by?

Will become a nice area I think. Some midrises should fit in well though...

This is one of the better residentials buidlings ever i guess.

The area surrouding it will have a lot of housing but no highrise what so ever by the looks of it. That will make this buidling even better. You get an nice view from every corner.
Why is the building not on the waterside ? (that would make it even better)

a great project for malmo

love it. the 170m Baroque tower is similar which was planned for Brisbane never got built. was a shame. it would of been amazing!
http://img40.exs.cx/img40/4626/baroque7ux.jpg

^ I love that tower, it looks really cool. Too bad it never got built.

http://www.malmo.se/see/work/31215/storV-Hamnen-bild2.jpg

It will not be completely lonely. Look at this rendering. It shows the proposed 25-story hotel, almost in the same area. And there are some highrises with 12-15 that is pretty close to Turning Torso. Kronprinsen with 29 floors is not very far either.

Pic by Lars Tufvesson, taken March 19. Note that only one crane is there now.

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/endastEnKran.jpg

The tower is nearly complete and it looks great.

Wow....what a challenging structure for the challenging people!!!
:)

Is it going to be tallest in Sweden?

@DD2020: it already is.

Its too bad there aren't going to be any other highrises clustered around it.

^ yes, it's bad, but there are some really nice designed highrises there!

I saw this building when I was flying into Copenhagen...it sticks out!

Pics by Lars Tufvesson (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=hav%2FbryggRenovering.jpg&non_lr=

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=Scaniaplatsen%2Fnyinflyttad.jpg&non_lr=

Amazing! :cool:

It looks really unreal! :eek2:

It's fantastic!

So the competition with Copenhagen continues aiye..?;) Great to have this positive competition, and I really love playing summer cricket in these two cities!

It's a beautiful tower! It has turned out nicely.

Twisting to the best...:eek:

Twisting torso is my favourite in Europe. I have been to the construction site several times. Last time I heard architects saying that there seems to be a serious problem. Because of the shape the wind creates a horrible sound: kind of loud whisteling sounds around the angles of the upper floors. You couldn't possibly have a good night sleep. Have you heard about it?

The arts of The Twisting Torso

http://www.*************/architects/calatrava/turning_torso/4.Turning-Torso.jpg

http://www.malmo.com/swedish/bostad/turningtorso/turning-torso.jpg

http://www.astud.chalmers.se/liswan97/high_structures/bilder/malmo/turning1.gif

http://www.thehighrisepages.de/hhkartei/malmturn.jpg

http://www.elektrikern-sef.com/04-04/image/torso_fakta.jpg

Cool! :)

Wow a beautiful tower, and you know there's comes a price for building a beautiful tower. How much do the condos range?? I would estimate the cheapest being over a million us$.

Wow a beautiful tower, and you know there's comes a price for building a beautiful tower. How much do the condos range?? I would estimate the cheapest being over a million us$.

I believe there is a law in Sweden that says you can't combine appartments for sale and appartments for rent in the same building, and there weren't enough interested byers for these appartments, so I think it's decided that there will be for rental only in Turning Torso.
Maybe someone from Sweden can correct me if I'm wrong ;)

^that would mean the Swedish gvt. funded or pitched in!!

great tower!!!

are they planning more towers in the neighbourhood?

@Wildchild: TT was first about to be condos, but since the interest wasn't big enough it's now rentals. The montly rent for 1½ room on floor 15 (lowest residential floor) is around US$700, and 5 rooms on the highest residential floor (floor 53 iirc) cost around US$3500/month

@Van der Rohe: The only planned highrise right now near TT is a hotel with 19 floors, but it will be located almost a km away. So no, no tall buildings are planned in it's immediate area.

amazing tower!!
This pic is awesome:

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=hav%2FbryggRenovering.jpg&non_lr=

im proud of Sweden, my grandmas home country, although ive never been there, I live in Lima-Peru!!!!

In fact me grnadma is from Molmo, she came Lima 40 years ago as a missionary!!!!!!

It looks great, but it looks weird as a stand alone.

Like everyone else I think it looks great but it would definately look better if it was a landmark tower in a decent skyline, rather than a stand alone. It seems wierd that a 190m building would be built among all 3 storey buildings. Can this thing be seen from Denmark? Or it would at least be visible as you drove from Denmark to Sweden right. It almost if if it's put there to say ":bleh: Our buildings taller than yours :bleh:"

really a magnificent tower but it reminds me a thing i can't tell you in here :-) i think this is because of wrong location, not looks pretty for a small town..

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/2574/himmelohav6ud.jpg

Can this thing be seen from Denmark? Or it would at least be visible as you drove from Denmark to Sweden right.

Yes, it can be seen from Copenhagen.

i think its awesome engineering-wise, but I dont think its beautiful. Anway, quite a landmark.

i love the design. i wished it was taller so the twist carried higher. the twist seems to end too soon! i think this building should have been at least 260m. maybe the twist could have gone a full 360degrees then. it would've looked better for it.

Amazing!!!! I hope they finisht it soon!

It's really freaky :D

Strange :poke:
It looks freaky :nuts: :crazy: I don't think it fits there, it's so alone;)

it's just 190 metres, it looks much more higher!

It needs more skyscrapers

From some views it looks like Burj Al Arab.........

Check this pic out! Credit to Lars Tufvesson. (http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/index.html)
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=TurningTorso%2Fryggrad.jpg&non_lr=

Awesome pics. :cool:

WOW, this pic is really great. no doubt it's one of the europe's best. good job:)

Minchia!!

A few weeks ago I saw an documentary on Discovery Channel. It's nice to see an update of this amazing great tower. :bow:

Soooo slim! I like it :)

wow!!! that pic is just amazing!! i would like to see this building from the street!!

Defidentally the most awesome building in northern Europe ... Hope more like them will be built :D

i love the design. i wished it was taller so the twist carried higher. the twist seems to end too soon! i think this building should have been at least 260m. maybe the twist could have gone a full 360degrees then. it would've looked better for it.
I can't emagine, but yeah it might looki good...? can anybody render that... please!:D

I think the height is correct. I would prefer higher if it would be built in another place, with another skyscrapers that could make it look not so magic.

http://img37.echo.cx/img37/2574/himmelohav6ud.jpg

wow, that building really dominates that sky, and looks so good

I can see TT from the roof of my house (I live 25 kilometres from it). Some years ago I could see Kockumskranen (the old Malmoitian "highrise construction", a former shipyard crane that was 150 metres high). New times, new sights.

^that would mean the Swedish gvt. funded or pitched in!!

Nope, our govt. haven´t spent a single penny on it. What happened was that the building proprietor HSB had to devalue the worth of the building so they have to take the loss. Since HSB is a kind of a cooperation (extremly wealthy and mighty though) it´s their members who have paid the price. It now seems though that they´re going to finance it by selling off some of their most valuable estates so they probably won´t be much affected at all.

But anyways, I am glad they built it of course and I am not economicaly affected from it so I just thrive :)

http://img134.echo.cx/img134/2432/4100249841002498finished23co.jpg

One of the best for sure.
I think it looks just perfect standing all alone right there, the design is pure genious.

Its beautiful...;)

This last picture is amazing! I hope soon they will remove the crane to admire the tower in its all beauty!

I don't really like how it stands really alone as if out of nowhere, but I do have to say, it's Turning Gooood!
I wonder how cool would it look at night, all lit up!

Hi everybody,

You can find my pictures of the Turning Torso here : http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso/ and some more here : http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso-2/

A quick preview :
http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso-2/img009.jpeg.medium.jpeg

Enjoy !

That tower is just great!!!

http://img292.echo.cx/img292/8319/omnatten7mp.jpg
http://img292.echo.cx/img292/1923/kvallsljus5jz.jpg
http://img292.echo.cx/img292/213/blank0hf.jpg

:cheers:

OMG... thats a damn nice building... i like it :)

Did the shops nearby open yet? Last time I was there everything was closed, probably still waiting for completion and more residents in the area.

TT is the greatest thing to happen to Sweden since...ever..:D
It really looks awesome!

Looks like htere is no ilumination at night :(

The building really looks great.

But I think it doesn't fit in the surrounding area.

Edit

Meaning you want the beauty of TT to be lost amongst hundreds of grey skyscrapers like in Tokyo or New York?
No, but with like 5-7 more scrapers.

I was quite sceptical about this tower, but since I saw it in person few months ago, it really impressed me. Just amazing!

i like to see only houses of 2 or 3 floors tall and than is there in the middle of it a very tall tower of 190 metres.

but when is it supposed to finish?

Its a spectacular building :) ...From some angels it reminds me of a windsail...

I heard from a friend of mine that another skyscraper was being built in the outskirt of Malmoe ..I think the name of it was "the scandinavian tower" and it was much taller than TT.Anyone know what the present status of that building is ???

^ Unfortunately, the Scandinavian Tower project has been canceled... I think it was because of lack of funding...

wow Sixtiz!!! those are amazing shots!!!
i love those new apartment buildings too!!!

@New York Yankee: People will start moving into the Turning Torso in November this year. The crane will be removed sometime in June.

I put a couple more pictures I took this evening here : http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso-3/

A quick preview :
http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso-3/img006.jpeg.medium.jpeg (http://sixtiz.net/photos/turning-torso-3/img006.jpeg.html)

I have to go by night to get some nice pictures too...

Update
The facade is completed, and the crane will be dismantled next week. The construction-elevator (on the outside of the building) is already on its way down (maybe it's even all gone now?). The two top floors of the building will be conference-rooms, called Torso Meeting. They will be open for conferences in February 2006.

When did the costruction started? I mean when they boarded up the aerea, raised the signboard and started digging the hole for the basements?

@AltinD: The construction/digging officially started on February 14, 2001. The construction of the concrete-foundation started in March 2002 and was completed in August 2002. After that it started to rise above ground (I think :))

Thanks.

very nice, wow !

marka971 posted some awesome pics of Turning Torso in this thread
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=226762
http://img210.echo.cx/img210/3208/dsc007336wd.jpg
http://img210.echo.cx/img210/5828/dsc007348ck.jpg

Those external truss things look great but how'd you be if your window looks straight into one of them.

I think Turning Torso will be remembered in the future as one of the great skyscraper designs of this time. I reckon we'll see a lot more buildings with twists in the future - I've already seen a few proposals. Sensational!!!

^ I've been thinking of that too, I wouldn't want to have one in front of my living-room window :D

Actually there is one highrise hotell planned not far from TT, and another highrise is going to be built in the Dockan area which is near TT aswell. And as Nightsky wrote, Kronprinsen is not far from this area. Malmö's waterfront skyline is going to be different in a couple of years. Very cool.

Thank you so much for the photos.

Stunning photos... stunning buildng...

... as soon as the crane comes down then I'll be looking for a decent photo for my desk top...

This has got to be my European Number 1 at the moment.

very cool building. It would fit more in Stockholm though. It is very ugly to see one tall stick among the woods.

Edit

Remove the crane now! It's about time!

very cool building. It would fit more in Stockholm though. It is very ugly to see one tall stick among the woods.

I actually like the building standing alone.It looks more monumental and unique without a neighbor overshadowing it.

I actually like the building standing alone.It looks more monumental and unique without a neighbor overshadowing it.
sure but it looks very lame and very very naked

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Naked? mmmmm... a sexy torso! :rofl:

sure but it looks very lame and very very naked

Well,Eiffel Tower looks naked too and I guess nobody wants to build a cluster of towers around it.

wow! is a very beautiful building.
¿What is the highest building in Sweden?

@Klugermann: Turning Torso is ;) our second tallest though is Kista Science Tower (http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=100188) in Stockholm, 128 m.

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^Ok...let's do it.That is a good solution!

I would like to see the picture of the interior? Any pictures of it yet?

I love it!!!, And I like it standing alone. It's the best european tower to me.
There's a documentary abut it in emule, these are the links:
in english:
ed2k://|file|Extreme.Engineering.-.s02e01.-.Turning.Torso.[ShareTV].avi|366948352|58D305A186AD8A128797E2FA062BEE89|/
in spanish
ed2k://|file|MEGACONSTRUCCIONES.II.-.Residencia.sueca.[CableRip][Spanish.Divx][Docurip][By.galactico].avi|367165440|AEDF6815833879C46449F4D743F195DC|/

This building is at least a reason to stop for passing tourists, and for some maybe even a reason to change their route just to see it. :)

rayman,

Malmö is the only city in Sweden which has the "guts" to build a tower like this. It is and will always be one of the most innovative and unique skyscrapers in Europe. I'm so proud of it. Maybe the tower helps the skyscraper-construction to boom in Sweden, and then maybe Stockholm can get a nice building too. ;)

I guess rayman is right. Why not build a big cluster of 120m screw-towers around it. Lets say 7 towers in a ring ;)

rayman,

Malmö is the only city in Sweden which has the "guts" to build a tower like this. It is and will always be one of the most innovative and unique skyscrapers in Europe. I'm so proud of it. Maybe the tower helps the skyscraper-construction to boom in Sweden, and then maybe Stockholm can get a nice building too. ;)
yeah its nice that malmö got the guts compare to my hometown (Stockholm) which are afriad to build high buildings and makes Stockholm looks like a nice little town with church towers instead of a modern city.
I hope so too that Sthlm will get more tall buildings but now it doesnt look bright. Anyway I still think it looks silly and ugly to have only 1 tall tower among a bunch of 2 storey apartments. If they build at least 4-5 tall towers around then we are talking.

As lofgren wrote, I think this building is more of a sculpture/art than regular scrapers, and comparable to the Eiffel Tower etc. And who thinks that a cluster of scrapers should be built around the Eiffel Tower?

For your information, there is one highrise hotell and another skyscraper planned in Västra Hamnen, and Kronprinsen (80 m) isn't far from TT either.

turning torso and the eiffel tower is a totally different matter.
Turning Torso is a highrise apartment. Eiffel tower is a tourist attraction.

They have a different areas of usage, but they are both still innovative and fantastic structures of their time, and shouldn't be blocked etc. by other towers.

I love Turning Torso :)

turning torso and the eiffel tower is a totally different matter.
Turning Torso is a highrise apartment. Eiffel tower is a tourist attraction.

I know that,but I meant that both structures are unique and monuments to their cities respectively.That's why I think other towers shouldn't de allowed close to TT because that would ruin its the majesty.Anyway,whether they build or not other towers,TT will always be a landmark for Sweden and Europe,but it won't have the same impact as it would have without neighbors.

Scince Malmö is such a small city the population of Malmö should be able to affect the city concil to build more highrises around it?

Parzival,

The population of Malmö couldn't do more than the Stockholm population could do in a matter like this. I wouldn't say no to build some scrapers near TT (which are actually going to be built + we already have Kronprinsen pretty close aswell), but I definately don't want to see other buildings blocking the Turning Torso.

Parzival,

The population of Malmö couldn't do more than the Stockholm population could do in a matter like this. I wouldn't say no to build some scrapers near TT (which are actually going to be built + we already have Kronprinsen pretty close aswell), but I definately don't want to see other buildings blocking the Turning Torso.
but there is plenty of space there.

Parzival,

You're right, there is actually a lot of empty land in Västra Hamnen. The problem is that nearly 100% of these grounds have been occupied for planned buildings already.

But have you seen the huge area on the backside of Turning Torso behind the industrial area close to the sea behind a fence? It is hard to reach from the city. Nothing is u/c there.

Nightsky,

Nothing planned there either?

Beautiful design but typically for a solitairy tower. It's a landmark which cannot share its space with other towers.

All cranes have now been taken down from Turning Torso, and thereby the tower is completely finished on the outside.

Take some pictures for us staff :)

Coming up. :)

Nice pics!

I saw it today and I noticed it looked like the crane was gone now, but I wasn't completely sure.

My latest pic, taken spring 2005:
http://skyline.250free.com/TT05ribbanclose.jpg

Remember how small it was 2 years ago:
http://skyline.250free.com/TTc.jpg

I think I need to take som new pics.

Sorry for the bad quality, these pics are taken from a car window by a mobile phone (SE K750i), hence the somewhat discussable quality.
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/torsok7501.jpg
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/torsok7502.jpg

I will head out and take pics with my Nikon cam soon. The finished TT without the cranes looks absolutely stunning. I can not believe it actually.

Thanks for the pictures staff. :okay:
It looks really wonderful without the cranes.

Enjoy.
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/DSCN0362.jpg

Awesome tower.

Piss-awful location.

Why the hell is a work of art like this in the middle of nowhere?

Wow what a great pic. Reminds me of Batman or something

The_Boy_David,

Even if it looks like it, it is not in the middle of nowhere. The tower is meant to be as much art as it is a residential building - I guess they don't want other towers blocking it. Same thing for the Eiffel Tower for example.

Wow, that b&w seems to be taken from the most amazing point of view of the tower :eek:
BTW: see my avatar, I love it!

Enjoy.
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/DSCN0362.jpg

Wow..this angle is great.

http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/7493/utsikt34qw.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/7919/utsikt5ws.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/6954/dockan0xp.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/8682/utsikt29os.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/4046/inne16qv.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/5954/inne22dm.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/4642/inne35vh.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/5616/inne47kx.jpg

http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/4479/torso19843a8fn.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/2296/torso219841a9vz.jpg
http://img330.imageshack.us/img330/668/torso319840a7hc.jpg

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SIMCITY4 BUILDING!

Aquamadoor,

Say what? ;)

Welcome to Malmö. :D

this tower looks beatiful!

Fair enough. After seeing some pictures of the views you guys have posted, I realise that this tower is not in as remote a location as i first thought :)

Looks bloody fabulous, by the way :cheers:

Drop dead gorgeous...

Great! Crane is finally removed!!!! Great looking building! :D

You know it! More pics coming up during the afternoon. :D

More pics of the complete facade (and TT surroundings).

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0674.jpg

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0692.jpg

This one looks unreal!
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0706.jpg

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0708.jpg

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0712.jpg

The tip of TT is visible behind the Kockum's highrise.
http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0732.jpg

Bonus pics! :D

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0701.jpg

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0722.jpg

http://web.telia.com/~u40113619/tt-malmo/DSCN0726.jpg

If you scroll the screen up and down quickly, the building seems to revolve!!! Cool!

Trully a spectacular tower, i love it.

The protection sheeting between the cubes is being removed right now. I really hope they're gonna keep the lighting in the "gaps" since it will not disturb the residents anyway.

May I present one of the coolest skyscrapers ever built?
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/gultorso.jpg

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=TurningTorso%2Fmellanrum.jpg&non_lr=

real masterpiece!! :okay:

still looks great staff...damn it...

Some pics from my trip to Malmö last week. The tower looks even better in reality! :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/Skane/Skne117.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/Skane/Skne089.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/Skane/Skne091.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/Skane/Skne092.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/astro_miffo/Skane/Skne093.jpg

Nice pics AtlanticaC5!

So it will not be windows between the cubes like I suspected earlier. Good, it is better design with these gaps! I have to go out there and take more pics for my website next time the weather is good.

what is the purpose of the big white cylinder on the roof? is it the bit that houses the elevator mechanics? it'd be cool if they lit that part at night.

deep_sea_buildings,

Yes. The cylinder goes from the bottom all the way towards the top of the building. It will (and probalby is right now) be visible in the gaps between the cubes. Before it looked a little strange with cylinder on the top, but now it makes sense since it is visible through all of the building. I hope it is gonna be lit up.

Happy inauguration! :okay:

we, the dutch people, are gonna have another 'turning building' in rotterdam like the turning torso.

great building, and finally its complete

we, the dutch people, are gonna have another 'turning building' in rotterdam like the turning torso.

They seem to be the 'in' thing at the moment don't they? I quite like them, they look really impressive....Almost as if they shouldn't be possible. :cheers:

I love Turning Torso!
:yes:
Happy opening!!
;)

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/4366/dscn07125tx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Santiago Calatrava what have you done with the neighborhood??!! This building among those tiny houses looks awfully it's to bad because Turnig Torso is beautiful but somewhere else (city??)

^ mmmmmm yeah does look out of place.....

like a stack of boxes waiting to topple over....

i guess if you only see it in that way: "one tall building" , "many small buildings"

anyway it has been noted like 100 times before and the point is taken

anyway it has been noted like 100 times before and the point is taken
What does it mean??

Malmo is a nice location IMO.

I think it's height and the mass-form is not very dominant (complication is out of the question) yet it's whiteness might blends it so well in the skyline and can be easily dissappeared in some dense city like New York or Hongkong.

Spetacular building! A simbol of the modern Malmo! :okay:

Hey, it's finished! That's great! :D It turned out very well ...

Malmo is a nice location IMO.

I think it's height and the mass-form is not very dominant (complication is out of the question) yet it's whiteness might blends it so well in the skyline and can be easily dissappeared in some dense city like New York or Hongkong.

The reason for its location is to attract fashionistas to Malmo .. and hopefully, will attract other companies and build skyscrapers to make a skyline :) so for them, TT sorta like a gateway to job oppurtunities :)

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/torsoLights14.jpg
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/torsoLights13.jpg
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/colors.jpg
http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/torsoLights.jpg

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/bilder/TurningTorso/torsoLights14.jpg
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TT is realy nice building but I think it needs some high-rise "friends:)

^^ Wow, the illumination is incredible! What a nice view!!! Congrats Malmö!

Beautiful illumination, great building. Congradulations Malmo. :eek:

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=TurningTorso%2Finvigning.jpg&non_lr=

http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/8176/30ai.gif What a nice image!!! ^^

it is kind of lonely.. move to singapore thank you

The best scraper in the world :applause:

Very nice.

impressive illumination, is it gonna be like that every night?

http://www.bizzbook.com/hamnen/php/INDEX.PHP?displaypic=TurningTorso%2Finvigning.jpg&non_lr=
:eek2: :eek2:

Amazing!!! ;)

The illumination was for the inauguration ceremony. I don't think the residentes in the area would like fireworks banging outside their windows every single night. :)

More photos taken by myself:
http://www.suprasmalmo.se/urban/cph-malmo/malmo/aerials/torso.jpg

http://www.suprasmalmo.se/urban/cph-malmo/malmo/aerials/torsoview.jpg

As you can see, the tower isn't completely finished yet, since the steel sheeting between the cubes hasn't been removed in all places.

Wow..your pictures are great Staff:okay:
Keep posting :)

Pic shotted at night is fantastic!
I like a lot this tower, absolutely lovely!

nice and how does this look from Denmark day and night?

nice tower. Too bad the surrounding isnt that sexy.

Yeah I really like this building… just so interesting to look at

I have seen a report on Deutsche Welle TV. They showed the interior and some aerial views from helicopter. Looks so great!!!

In the middle of august:

http://sturman.journ.msu.ru//pics/trip_leto05/malmopan/mapan_02b.jpg

Amazing pictures of night views!!!!! This tower is really amazing!

Amazing tower, looks so alive!

looks great . a pity the colour isn't different...
it makes the towers so simple, though it isn't actually.

I really enjoy Santiago Calatrava, and this tower is simply beautiful!
Congratulations to Malmö!

:eek2: Lack words me :eek2:

fantastic, cool pics staff :okay: