skyscraper q1 10020523
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GOLD COAST , AUSTRALIA
CASE STUDY / DD 203
MANNU AMRIT
10020523
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• Queensland Number One ( Q1) – located in Surfer’s Paradise , Gold Coast
• World’s third largest residential tower
• Tallest building in Australia and southern hemisphere
OVERVIEW
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Designed by Atelier SDG
Building type skyscraper
Building status existing [completed]
Structural material concrete
Facade material glass
Facade system curtain wall
Facade color light green
Architectural style postmodern
Roof System tapered roof with spire
FACTS
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CONSTRUCTION
Construction started 2002
Completed 2005
Cost $255 million
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Form inspired by
• Sydney Olympics Torch ( 2000 )
• Sydney Opera House
DESIGN / ARCHITECTURE Height
Antenna spire 323 m (1,060 ft)
Roof 275 m (902 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 80
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MANUFACTURING
METHODS
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• 18,926 panes of glass weighing 311 tonnes
• 9,500 tonnes of reinforcing steel plus 250 tonnes of steel in the roof spire and crown
• 34,500 square metres of curtain wall glazing
• 1,000 kilometres of electrical cable were used throughout the building
• 2,500 people contributed to the on-site construction of Q1
BUILDING MATERIAL
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METALS INVOLVED
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METAL FORMING
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MOLDS / CASTING
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INITIAL DRAWINGS / DESIGN
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PLAN
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CUTTING
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The tower has 10 elevators; the fastest being the one that reaches the
observatory, traveling at 9 meters per second
CORE
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DOUBLE COATINGS
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STATISTICS
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COMPOSITE
MATERIALS - MMC
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The world’s tallest building spire, at 97.7 metres and weighing 110 tonnes
SPIRE
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The spire, a purpose-built lightning rod, is designed to draw lightning away from
the structure and down to dissipate the voltage.
During recent Queensland storms, the spire was hit eight times by lightning bolts.
TECHNOLOGY
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• The key design criteria for the Q1 tower’s concrete requirements was to
provide an innovative concrete solution to ensure the concrete could be
pumped to great heights.
• 61,000 cubic meters of concrete used in the entire process.
CONCRETE
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