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Q1 Tower
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Facts
Official Name
Q1 Tower
Former / Other Name
Q1
Type
building
Status
Completed
Country
Australia
State
Queensland
City
Gold Coast
Street Address
9 Hamilton Avenue
Building Function
residential
Structural Material
concrete
Start of Construction
2002
Completion
2005
Global Ranking
#44 tallest in the
World
Regional Ranking
#1 tallest in
Oceania
National Ranking
#1 tallest in
Australia
City Ranking
#1 tallest in
Gold Coast
Figures
Height: Architectural
322.5 meter / 1058 feet
Height: Occupied
235.0 meter / 771 feet
Height: To Tip
322.5 meter / 1058 feet
Height: Observatory
235.0 meter / 771 feet
Floors Above Ground
78
Floors Below Ground
2
# of Elevators
11
Top Elevator Speed
9 m/s
Tower GFA
107,510 m² / 1,157,228 ft²
# of Apartments
527
# of Parking Spaces
730
Companies Involved
Developers
Surfers Paradise Beach Resort;
Sunland Group
Design Architects
Sunland Group;
Innovarchi
Structural Engineer
Arup
Main Contractor
Sunland Constructions
Other Consultants
KONE;
(elevator supplier)
Windtech Consultants;
Dow Corning Corporation
Other CTBUH Links
Tall & Urban: An Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
CTBUH Report,
2011
Tall & Urban: An Analysis of Global Population and Tall Buildings
CTBUH Poster,
2011
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