Söder Torn is a highrise building at Fatburstrappan 18 by Fatbursparken on Södermalm

Södermalm

Södermalm, often shortened to "Söder", is a district in central Stockholm. It covers the large island formerly called "Åsön". With a population of 99,685, it is one of the most densely populated districts of Scandinavia...

 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. The building was originally designed to be 40 floors, but when it was finished in 1997 it was only 86 metres tall and contained 24 floors of flat

Apartment

An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...

s. Söder Torn is, shared with Skatteskrapan

Skatteskrapan

Skatteskrapan is a skyscraper in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Götgatan 76 in the district of Södermalm, in a block named Gamen...

, the tallest residential building in Stockholm.

The building was originally designed by Danish architect Henning Larsen

Henning Larsen

Henning Larsen is a Danish architect.He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadhand the Copenhagen Opera House...

, but he left the project in protest of the compromises made during the planning.