Q1
Q1, from the south east. This page refers to Q1, a residential tower on the Gold Coast, Australia. ...
Information
Location	Gold Coast, Australia
Status	Complete
Groundbreaking	2002
Constructed	November 2005
Use	Residential
Height
Antenna/Spire	323 m (1,058 ft)
Roof	275 m (902 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	78
Companies
Contractor	Sunland
Developer	Sunland

Q1 (meaning Queensland Number One) is a skyscraper located in Surfers Paradise, the tourism hub in Gold Coast, Australia. Gold Coast redirects here. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sunland Group is an Australian development company based in Surfers Paradise, Queensland working in the residential, commercial, retail, hotels and child care sections. ... The Sunland Group is an Australian development company based in Surfers Paradise, Queensland working in the residential, commercial, retail, hotels and child care sections. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Surfers Paradise by day during Schoolies week, in Cavill Mall. ... Tourist redirects here. ... Gold Coast redirects here. ...

Height

At 322.5 metres (1,058 feet including spire) and with a roof height of 275 metres (902 feet), 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 metres, 975 ft) when measured to its roof height and highest inhabitable floor. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... The Eureka Tower is a residential building in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Q1 overtook the 21st Century Tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as the world's second tallest residential tower. It is the 20th tallest building in the world when measured to its structural point, dwarfing the Gold Coast skyline with the closest buildings to Q1's height being the 220 m (722 ft) North Tower of Circle on Cavill and the under construction 240 m (787 ft) Soul Building. 21st Century Tower is the worlds second tallest residential building, after the Q1 building in Australias Gold Coast, standing at 269 meters. ... Location of Dubai in the UAE Coordinates: , Country Emirate Dubai Incorporated (town) June 9, 1833 Incorporated (emirate) December 2, 1971 Founder Maktoum bin Bati bin Suhail (1833) Seat Dubai Subdivisions Towns and villages Jebel Ali Hatta Al Hunaiwah Al Aweer Al Hajarain Al Lusayli Al Marqab Al Shindagha Al Faq... For many millennia the record holder for worlds tallest structure was clearly defined (see table below. ... Circle on Cavill is a commercial development and two residential towers built by the Sunland Group at the western end of Cavill Mall, between the Gold Coast Highway and Ferny Avenue, in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. ... Soul is a planned residential tower of approximately 240m height to be built at the eastern end of Cavill Mall in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. ...

The 91-storey Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Victoria has been described as the tallest residential building in the world, and the tallest building in Australia. According to the ranking system developed by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Q1 qualifies as the taller building only in two of the four categories in which heights are ranked, namely Pinnacle Height and Architectural Top, due to its 97.7 metre spire. The Eureka Tower is taller in the other two categories, Roof Height and Highest Occupied Floor. The roof height of Q1 is 275m compared to Eureka's roof height of 297 m, and its top floor is at a height of 235 m, whereas Eureka's top floor is immediately below its roof, essentially making Eureka's superstructure 62 metres higher than Q1's. The Eureka Tower is a residential building in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... The Council on Tall buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was founded at Lehigh University in 1969. ...

Q1 will lose its status as the world's second tallest residential building sometime in 2008, when the 395 metre (1,296 ft) 23 Marina in Dubai is completed, making it the third tallest, again, behind Eureka. // 23 Marina is a residential skyscraper that is currently under construction in Dubai. ... 23 Marina is a residential skyscraper that is currently under construction in Dubai and is being made by the Hiranandani Group based in Mumbai, India. ...

Design and construction

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 honour of members of Australia’s Olympic sculling team of the 1920s – Q1. The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The flame at the 2002 Winter Olympics The Olympic Flame, Olympic Fire, Olympic Torch, Olympic Light, Olympic Eye, and Olympic Sun are all names for an important marketing promotion and symbol of the Olympic Games. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The 1920s they were sexy referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...

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 Sunland Group is an Australian development company based in Surfers Paradise, Queensland working in the residential, commercial, retail, hotels and child care sections. ... The Emporis Skyscraper Award is awarded annually by Emporis to the Best new skyscraper for design and functionality. The winner must have been completed during the previous year, and must be at least 100 meters in height. ... HSB Turning Torso is a skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden on the Swedish side of the Oresund strait. ...

Observation deck

Q1 observation deck view

The top of Q1 viewed from the rear.

Q1, the world's tallest residential tower

The observation deck at levels 77 and 78 is one of the world's few beachside observation decks, and has room for 400 people. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1710x1575, 225 KB) Summary The top of Q1 viewed from the rear. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1710x1575, 225 KB) Summary The top of Q1 viewed from the rear. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Q1_Gold_Coast. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Q1_Gold_Coast. ...

Trivia

• Sixty floors up is a 10 storey high mini-rainforest sky garden, which is illuminated at night.
• The building is supported by 26 piles, two metres in diameter, that extend 40 metres into the ground then up to four metres into solid rock.
• On the 28th of March 2007 two men were charged by the Queensland police for BASE jumping from the tower.

For the novel, see Rainforest (novel). ... A deep foundation installation for a bridge in Napa, California. ... BASE jumping is the sport of using a parachute to jump from fixed objects. ...

References

• Q1.com.au. Official Q1 Website. Retrieved on January 10, 2005.
• Gold Coast Portal. The record-setting view from Q1. Retrieved on January 10, 2005.
• Emporis - Q1 Tower

Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Australia
• List of skyscrapers
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world

This is a list of the 25 tallest buildings in Australia. ... Taipei 101, the worlds tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). ...

External links

• Q1 Resort & Spa
• Q1 at Emporis
• Q1 Observation Deck (QDeck)
• Q1 Penthouse
• Q1 Tower Community Intranet

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