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Identification
Name
Q1 Tower
Alternative name
Olympia Tower, Sunland Tower
Emporis Building ID
101921
Location
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District
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Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (tip)
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Height (architectural)
322.50 m
Height (roof)
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Height (top floor)
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Height (observation floor)
235.00 m
Floors (above ground)
78
Floors (underground)
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Elevators
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Parking places
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Units
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
concrete
Facade material
glass
Facade system
curtain wall
Architectural style
postmodern
Official website
Usages
Main usages
residential condominium
Side usages
rental apartments
Features and Amenities
Business center is available
Exercise facility is available
Hospitality room is available
Observation floor is available
Sauna is available
Sundeck is available
Swimming pool is available
Wintergarden is present
Facts
The elevators (by KONE) are the fastest in Australia, travelling at 9.0 meters per second (1772 ft/min).
Q1 boasts the highest swimming pool in Australia (15m x 6m), located in the penthouse on level 74, 217 meters above ground level.
The 74th floor has the highest external balconies in Australia, 217 meters above ground.
The level 60 skygarden holds a 30 meter high rainforest with an outdoor terrace observatory 180 meters above street level.
Powerful arc lights illuminate the spire and are visible from 200 kilometers away.
The stainless steel spire has internal access and tapers from 1.8 m to .8 m in diameter.
The spire weighs 110 tonnes and was put up in 8 tonne segments during June and July 2005, reaching full height on July 18.
Q1 Tower has the same number of apartment levels as Eureka Tower with 74.
The oval-shaped spire is one of the world's longest at 93.5 meters. It starts at level 77 (230 meters high) and extends 47 meters above the glass fin.
Q1 is the tallest all-residential tower in the world.
Q1 became the tallest self-supported structure in Australia on completion, surpassing the 274-meter Mount Isa Chimney Stack. On the continent only the guyed masts at Omega Base (Sale, VIC) & Tower Zero (Exmouth,WA) are higher. Q1 is the 16th building on the Gold Coast to hold the "tallest title" since the first highrise in 1957.
The building officially opened on 26 October 2005.
Q1 Tower was the world's first all-residential building to exceed 1,000 feet in height.
Companies involved in this building
Emporis Premium Companies:
KONE Corporation (elevator supplier)

architect: Sunland Group Ltd.

Other companies:
Sunland Group Ltd., Ove Arup & Partners, KONE Elevators Pty. Ltd., Sunland Group Ltd., DBI Group, Windtech Consultants Pty. Ltd., The Buchan Group, Arup Facade Engineering, Turner & Townsend, MEL Consultants Pty Ltd.
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