Q1
Q1 (meaning Queensland Number One) is a super tall skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, on the Gold Coast. It is the world’s tallest residential tower and the tallest building in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. It is the second tallest free standing structure in the southern hemisphere, behind Auckland’s Sky Tower.
At 322.5 m (1,058 ft) and with a roof height of 275 m (900 ft), Q1 qualifies as the world’s tallest all-residential building when measured to the top of its structural point (spire), but is the world’s second tallest behind Melbourne’s Eureka Tower (roof height of 297.3 meters, 975 ft) when measured to its roof height and highest inhabitable floor. However, according to the ranking system developed by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the main criterion by which heights are ranked is the height of the top of the spire, qualifying Q1 as the taller.
Q1 was designed by Atelier SDG, and its form was inspired by the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House. The name was given in honor of members of Australia’s Olympic sculling team of the 1920s – Q1. 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 building is supported by 26 piles, each two meters in diameter, that extend 40 meters into the ground then up to four meters into solid rock.
Other Information
- Location : Gold Coast, Australia
- Also known as : Queensland Number One
- Status : Complete
- Constructed : 2002-2005
- Use : Residential
- Height Antenna/Spire : 323 m (1,058 ft)
- Roof : 275 m (902 ft)
- Floor count : 78
- Contractor : Sunland
- Developer : Sunland
- Architect : Atelier SDG
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