Turning Torso

Project/Location:     Turning Torso, Malmoe/Sweden
Architect:                  Santiago Calatrava
Interior designer:     Monica Sandström
Owner:                       HSB
Completion:             2005
Collection:               Axor Starck
Photos:                    Werner Huthmacher, James Silverman

The Turning Torso stands out in the flat coastline scenery of southern Sweden, winding itself high into the sky. At nearly 200 metres, it is presently the highest residential building in Europe. However, it is not only its thrilling height, but more especially Turning Torso’s spectacular architecture that gave the New York Museum of Modern Art reason to declare the Santiago Calatrava tour de force one of the 25 most exciting skyscrapers in the world. Supported by an 820-ton steel “spine”, the 54 floors wind up around their own axis. The inside of the building is no less brilliant; it offers 147 apartments with unprecedented floor plans and exclusive interiors.