Q1 (building)
| Q1 (Queensland Number One) | |
|---|---|
Q1 is the second tallest skyscraper in the Southern Hemisphere and the tallest building in Australia | |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere from 2005 to 2022[I] | |
| Preceded by | 120 Collins Street |
| Surpassed by | Autograph Tower |
| General information | |
| Type | Residential, Observation |
| Location | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°00′22″S 153°25′46″E / 28.00611°S 153.42944°E |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | November 2005 |
| Cost | $255 million |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 322.5 m (1,058 ft) |
| Roof | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Top floor | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Observatory | 235 m (771 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 78 (+2 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 107,510 m2 (1,157,200 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Buchan Group & Sunland Group |
| Developer | Sunland Group |
| Main contractor | Sunland Group |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) 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. It is the tallest building in Australia, the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, 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.
The landmark building was recognised as one of Queensland's icons during the state's 150th-birthday celebrations.