Q1 (building)

Q1 (Queensland Number One)
Q1 is the second tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere and the tallest building in Australia
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Record height
Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022[I]
Preceded by120 Collins Street
Surpassed byAutograph Tower
General information
TypeResidential, Observation
LocationGold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates28°00′22″S 153°25′46″E / 28.00611°S 153.42944°E / -28.00611; 153.42944
Construction started2002
CompletedNovember 2005
Cost$255 million
Height
Architectural322.5 m (1,058 ft)[1]
Roof245 m (804 ft)[2]
Top floor235 m (771 ft)[1]
Observatory235 m (771 ft)[1]
Technical details
Floor count78 (+2 basement floors)[1]
Floor area107,510 m2 (1,157,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Buchan Group & Sunland Group[3]
DeveloperSunland Group
Main contractorSunland Group
Website
www.q1.com.au
References
[1]

Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One)[4] is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper in Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011. As of 2023, it is the tallest building in Australia, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere,[5] and the third-tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand. The Q1 officially opened in November 2005.[4]

The landmark building was recognised as one of Queensland's icons during the state's 150th-birthday celebrations.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Q1 - The Skyscraper Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 17 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Q1 Tower, Gold Coast City - 101921 - EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Gold Coast’s Highest Tower, Buchan Group, accessed May 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Kevin Pilley (13 November 2008). "Q1". The Sydney Morning Herald: Travel. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Tower Tops Out in Jakarta Mixed-Use Complex". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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