INNOVATIVE STRUCTURE

TURNING TORSO (IN SWEDEN)

          New materials and energy, design approaches, as well as advances in digital technology and big data, are creating a wave of innovation within the construction industry. Here are ten of the most exciting developments.

                                                       

 Fig: Turning Torso

   Turning Torso is a neo-futurist residential skyscraper of 54 storeys in Sweden designed by architect Santiago Calatrava is an admired structure twisting at 90 degrees. Estimated cost was around SEK- 75bn. Construction was started in May 2001 completed in the beginning of 2006.

             

                                     Fig: Building under construction

         The framework is made up of 9 cubes with each individual cube containing 5 storeys. The 623 ft. (190 m) high structure is known to be tallest residential building in Sweden and second tallest in Europe. The foundation design is of cylindrical box whose slabs rests on a bedrock made of limestone having a depth of 23 ft. (07 m). It has 5 elevators in it; 3 for residents & 2 for commercial.

Fig: Turning Torso, October, 2004

        The floor blocks are made of cast I place R.C.C. into functional core and supported elastically through inclined columns situated along the perimeter. It has been constructed using an ‘Automated Climbing System’. Even though the design is extensively innovative, the time taken for construction considerably reduced.Gusts of wind at the site delayed concrete work and erection of steel skeleton by 150 days.

Fig: Components of Building

       The entire structure has availed an advanced concurrent design, the engineering has availed an extremely efficient technique of construction which has led to an inspirational phenomenon of the 21^st century.

Source: https://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/turning-torso/

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