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Skyscrapers and Towers

Turning Torso, Sweden

Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden - The Turning Torso structure turns at an angle of 90° as it climbs upwards over nine cubes – each cube consists of five floors.
Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden - With help of the PERI ACS-P self-climbing system, the formwork for the circular high-rise building core and concrete placing boom were simultaneously moved hydraulically from floor to floor.
Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden - The core wall was formed with PERI GRV articulated walers and externally using RUNDFLEX elements.
Turning Torso, Malmö, Sweden - With the building of the Turning Torso, the city of Malmö in Sweden has one of the most exciting structures in northern Europe.
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Project data

Location: Malmö, Sweden

Total height: 190 m
Storeys: 54
Construction period: 2001 - 2006

Architect: Santiago Calatrava

Requirements

  • turning of the building´s floorplan by 90° over a total of nine units
  • tapering of the wall thickness of the round core of the building from 2m to 40cm
  • production of slabs and walls in one working cycle

Customer

NCC Construction Sverige AB, Malmö

Customer's benefit

  • crane-independent working due to the use of the ACS self-climbing system
  • time-consuming height adaptation of the formwork is not needed at any floor height
  • adherence to the specified concreting cycles
  • safe and convenient working levels
Turning Torso Statement - Jörgen Holm, Site Manager
Jörgen Holm
Site Manager

We got the best solution from PERI. Safe and convenient levels are available for all of the work. The shuttering and striking procedures and the climbing work very well.

PERI solution

  • self-climbing formwork with integrated placing boom for the concreting of the surrounding wall and the inner core walls
  • slab tables for two standard floors and one arched mezzanine floor on a projecting slab-edge with a safety rail acting as a working scaffold

PERI systems in use