Q1 (building)

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This page refers to Q1, a residential tower on the Gold Coast, Australia. For other uses of Q1, please go to Q1 (disambiguation)

Q1
Completed
Begun	2002
Completed	Late 2005
Structure	Glass
Location
Locale	Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast
Address	Clifford Street
Height
Roof	275 m (902 ft)
Spire	323 m (1,058 ft)
Floors	80
Companies
Sunland Group (Arch.)
Observation Deck
Yes, 2 story, Level 77.
Opened	2005

Q1 (meaning Queensland Number One) is located in Surfers Paradise, the tourism hub of the Gold Coast in Australia. At 323 metres, it is the world's tallest all-residential building and the second tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere after the Eureka Tower in Melbourne. In comparison, the Eiffel Tower is 300 metres when its 24 m antenna is excluded. Q1 overtook the 21st Century Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as the world's tallest residential tower. However, when the currently under construction 395 m, 89 floor 23 Marina and the 107 floor Princess Tower are completed in the next few years, Dubai will take back the title of the world's tallest residential tower. It is the 20th tallest building in the world, dwarfing the Gold Coast skyline until the 240 m Soul and 220 m Circle on Cavill are built.

Q1 was designed by Atelier SDG, and its form was inspired by the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House. It was developed by The Sunland Group and built by Sunland Constructions. The building was the Silver Award winner of the 2005 Emporis Skyscraper Award, coming in second to Turning Torso in Sweden.

The name was given in honour of members of Australia’s Olympic sculling team of the 1920s – Q1.

The observation deck at level 77 is the world's only beachside observation deck.

The building is supported by 22 piles, two metres in diameter, that extend 40 metres into the ground then up to four metres into solid rock.

Facts

Q1- World's tallest residential tower

• 80 stories high.
• 323 m tall.
• Two story observation deck with room for 400 people.
• Including its spire, Q1 is only 1m shorter than the Eiffel Tower (which stands at 324 m, including its antenna)
• The penthouse was the most expensive apartment ever sold in Queensland
• Sixty floors up is a 10 storey high mini-rainforest sky garden, which is illuminated at night.
• Construction was completed in November 2005.

References

External links

• [Official website]
• [Official (Construction) website]
• [Q1] at Emporis
• [Q1 Observation Deck]
• [Q1 Penthouse]
• [Q1 Tower Community Intranet]

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