How about this apartment building?

[RD]

Sweden's twisting tower

MALMO, Sweden (AP) -- The Nordics' tallest skyscraper was officially opened Saturday with prize-winning Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava surveying the view from the 54th floor.

With its spectacular 90-degree twist, Turning Torso consists of nine stacked cubes, each turned slightly.

The bottom three cubes will be office space and the top six contain 147 luxury apartments. Many residents, who are expected to move to the rented apartments in November, will have a view overlooking either the flat farmland of Skane, Sweden's southernmost province, or the Oresund strait and Denmark.

"There was a wish to get something exceptional," Calatrava said after accepting a prize from local authorities. "I also wanted to deliver something technically unique."

The HSB housing cooperative that built the skyscraper originally planned condominiums only, but decided to rent the apartments because of the high costs. The most expensive apartment will be rented for about euro3,000 ($3,700) a month.

[41husk]

$3,700 per month about a $400,000 house note on a 30 year loan.  And my wife thinks I waste money on mopars

[BrianShaughnessy]

There was a show on History or Discovery (one of them  ) on that building.   Very interesting to say the least.

[Silver R/T]

hmm, it wont break down would it?

[Telvis]

When i first saw the picture I thought it was a photoshop joke. That's amazing. It's kind of odd looking but cool at the same time. I wonder if the corkscrew design affects it's ability to handle heavy winds?

[Charger_Fan]

That's kinda different, I like it.

[MoparUSAF]

I think it was the Discovery Channel had a show on the construction of the building last year.....don't remember to much about the mechanics of the structure but the bunch of hardhats the film crew was following around really had a good time on their days off. Real party animals! All about the booze and chasing the ladies!

[4402tuff4u]

With the cork screw effect, that structure is very strong to handle wind lateral loads. Almost as strong as a circular shape.

[70charginglizard]

LOOKS PRETTY TWISTED TO ME....

[derailed]

My house kind of has that cork screw effect after i get home from a good night of partying

[ChargerSG]

  That scraper has totally sick rents(not even talking about buying them), even higher then the sum in the text, i think just 1 room apartment is like $2500.
I think the guy who started this is now been proseccuted with fraud and stuff...

[Stormhammer]

that makes me dizzy

[HalfastAMX]

Funky.......