nice pics

more nice pics by flyfiremairi today
the glazing is nearly complete

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-top-east2.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-close-transcent.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-top-northeast.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-top-south.jpg

looking great!

its a shame that the glazing doesnt go all the way up the fin.

I dont really mind the facade anymore. Its sexiness.

Drop-dead gorgeous...:drool:

looking great!

its a shame that the glazing doesnt go all the way up the fin.

Actually, the glass should go all the way to the top of the fins. It does in the rendering.

Actually, the glass should go all the way to the top of the fins. It does in the rendering.

Unfortunately, this is one of a number of areas in which economic cost-cutting has caused the tower's final appearance to be different to that in the initial renders. The glass won't be going to the top of the fins :(

Cost-cutting?
How much can a few metres of extra glass cost? Maybe $10,000? Whatever it is it can't be much compared to the cost of the entire building...:S.

as i mentioned a few days ago, it wasnt cost cutting at all, it was all beacuse of the BMU equipment using the frame as a runner. who cares. looks fabulous!

as i mentioned a few days ago, it wasnt cost cutting at all, it was all beacuse of the BMU equipment using the frame as a runner. who cares. looks fabulous!
I wouldn't waste your time Cul - some people are determined to find some fault with this tower simply because its one of the tallest buildings in the Southern Hemesphere - and because its in Queensland. Tall poppy syndrome at work.

Im from QLD and i find fault in it becuase there is plenty of fault.

Not becuase its a crap tower, but becuase the renders lead most to believe it would be a tall, smooth, shiney tower when in reality it isnt that

That is not to say that its not good, but it is a letdown from what we were expecting.

Denying this is stupid.

How are they gonna get the last crane down??

I'm a bit disappointed with the top of the tower. The fin, yes, but also the fact that the back (as seen in previous photos) looks a lot more mish-mash than I would have expected. I guess this must have been done to increase views.

I am totallly impartial and I am sorry to say the tower has turned out to be quite boring, mundane and plain. With the cost-cutting and supply problems for the reflective glazing to these new issues and a refusal to clad the very top of the fin I am upset. This whole building has turned into a fucking joke. Sure it is nice addition to the skyline and Australia but it falls well short of the originally intended design we all thought we were to be treated to.

So much for the "cando" nation it simply highlights a "she'll be right", half-arsed mentality entrenched in the Australian psychi. It depresses me a little. We can work wonders and do things right, it's just unfortunate this building did not live up to expectation.

I mean this is a landmark for Surfers, QLD and Australia - one would think the decision makers investing their efforts and monies would want something almost perfect - not some semi-completed, 80% effort gracing our skylines.

It has really turned out to be the biggest example of "near enough is good enough" development in Australia. Pretty sad really I expected more. We hope Soul and the other developments mooted for the Gold Coast add to the skyline with smooth, shiny perfection and materialise as they were originally intended.

For those that don't like the rear side of the fin, I am surprised, I find this part of the tower the most enduring and most interesting - in both shape form and difference.

You have become the biggest fucking whinger lately.

"So much for the "cando" nation it simply highlights a "she'll be right", half-arsed mentality entrenched in the Australian psychi."

And a total dumbarse as well.

looking good there

LOL I always whinged about Q1 and its facade... it is half-arsed. It would have been spectacular if they had got the right glass... so much for Australia having factories than could make it in time and in the qunatities required.

I am totallly impartial and I am sorry to say the tower has turned out to be quite boring, mundane and plain. With the cost-cutting and supply problems for the reflective glazing to these new issues and a refusal to clad the very top of the fin I am upset. This whole building has turned into a fucking joke. Sure it is nice addition to the skyline and Australia but it falls well short of the originally intended design we all thought we were to be treated to.

So much for the "cando" nation it simply highlights a "she'll be right", half-arsed mentality entrenched in the Australian psychi. It depresses me a little. We can work wonders and do things right, it's just unfortunate this building did not live up to expectation.

I mean this is a landmark for Surfers, QLD and Australia - one would think the decision makers investing their efforts and monies would want something almost perfect - not some semi-completed, 80% effort gracing our skylines.

It has really turned out to be the biggest example of "near enough is good enough" development in Australia. Pretty sad really I expected more. We hope Soul and the other developments mooted for the Gold Coast add to the skyline with smooth, shiny perfection and materialise as they were originally intended.

For those that don't like the rear side of the fin, I am surprised, I find this part of the tower the most enduring and most interesting - in both shape form and difference.
you didnt think itll turn out like the rendering did you?
its very rare for a building to turn out as good or better than its rendering :sleepy:
We're happy with what we've got and im sure as hell it's the best skyscraper in Australia :)

We're happy with what we've got and im sure as hell it's the best skyscraper in Australia :)


Hee hee.... i think you mean "could have been"......ahem Eureka ahem :runaway:

You have become the biggest fucking whinger lately.

"So much for the "cando" nation it simply highlights a "she'll be right", half-arsed mentality entrenched in the Australian psychi."

And a total dumbarse as well.
As a yank living in Perth I doubt if you can comment on the sloppy attitude that Avatar is refering to.
It does exist in spades and QI is just another example of something that was a good idea at the time but just way to hard to do properly.

Take off the rose coloured glasses mate and stop dreaming of an idealised Australia that dosent really exist.

i am deeply cut about the top as well
but then deal with it as its as good as it gets
used to false hope and being shot down with so many towers in the past will get over the lost and take the tower for what it is

As a yank living in Perth I doubt if you can comment on the sloppy attitude that Avatar is refering to.
It does exist in spades and QI is just another example of something that was a good idea at the time but just way to hard to do properly.

Take off the rose coloured glasses mate and stop dreaming of an idealised Australia that dosent really exist.

Gee, no need to make it a race or country of origin thing. Are you from Sri Lanka originally or Lancaster?

Gee, no need to make it a race or country of origin thing. Are you from Sri Lanka originally or Lancaster?
Sri lanka but born here 29 years ago.

HI ALL TOP LOOKS GREAT :)

More pics by fireflymairi, one of our Aussie Queensland Gold Coast correspodents...

...of the construction of the base:

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-base-south.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-basesouth.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-basewest.jpg

Landscaping along the southern footpaths:
http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-landscaping.jpg

excellent tower!! And this thread does contain a whole nuch of awesome update pics!!
That skyline pic (page 13) kicks ass!!

did not realise how small the podium was

The top looks fine. It's the curtain wall/glazing that ruins it. And there's so much of it...

curtain walls fine
fin now complete

todays pic by Aussie Buoy
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/AussieBhoy/Gold%20Coast/GC7.jpg

lovely isnt it? :angel1:

Wow, the best skyscraper of the Australia is now completed, I love it! :)
and thanks for Muse for the great pics of the entrace, I never see it before!

fucking boring!

I actually don't think its that bad, Avatar. But by saying that, I guess I also have to admit I didn't exactly know the initial design. But I really like its current appearance. Its beautiful; has nice colours, and it's tall. The only thing I probably don't like about it is its spire. The only design I ever saw (on Sixty Minutes - back it when was good), the spire looked much more appealing. And it actually pisses me off that they made the tower 322 M tall, when there are only 10 more metres left to beat the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere! :bash:

fucking boring!

im not really sure if any Dubai towers are interesting either :weirdo:

im not really sure if any Dubai towers are interesting either :weirdo:

There are fucking boring towers in Dubai, there are also fucking interesting ones. The same amazing phenomenon happens in Australia.

Now children, settle down. The same "phenomenon" happens in any country, in any city.

In the meantime, another pic of the by fireflymairi...and gee she takes great pics (see previous pages). The cladding looking clean 'n reflective:

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-170805-reflective.jpg

I love it!

This tower is great and definitely not boring.It looked better in the renderings,but this doesn't mean it's crappy now.

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/q1n75.jpg

:eek2:

Congrats! :okay:

WOW

:drool: Very nice tower!

Pics supplied by CULWULLA:

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2594/q1a2yf.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/25/38853024_40cae29bdf_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/27/41637302_47d5fbeec5_b.jpg


...and pics along with Gold Coast density :eek:

http://static.flickr.com/30/38302717_0fcd26d93f_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/25/41129538_1f8fe4c2c5_o.jpg

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9.9999/10
-0.0001 cos' the spire is out of proportion.

It's really really really Beautiful. Is it because the architect, the developer or Gold Coast?

coming along nicely. i love the colour...

It's really really really Beautiful. Is it because the architect, the developer or Gold Coast?
The architect was developers SUNLAND own architect- Eric Lee. He is brilliant and also designed more super towers for the coast. Have you been to Surfers paradise? its a fabulous spot. perfect weather. nice beaches.

makes me :drool:
Gold coast has a superb skyline

I love Q1
It has one of the best designs ever made.

pano from flyfiremairi
http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/skyline-pano-coolangatta.jpg

one of the worlds tallest buildings!!

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-150905.jpg

more!
absolutley brilliant!
http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/9341/q006mv.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/5025/q019ig.jpg

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/6984/q026gn.jpg

the 2nd one is stunning.

more!
absolutley brilliant!
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/5025/q019ig.jpg

Great angle! :drool:

:drool:

out of this world WoooooooooooooW

@ 322.5m, Q1 has come in @ no 20 in the official worlds tallest skyscrapers list.
And no 1 all-residential tower.

Great tower no Doubt!!!! but that antena adds alot of height

^ its a spire not antenna.lol
but only half the spire adds to the height! only 47m extends past 275m fin. The 93m/305ft spire weighs 110 tonnes and measures 1.8m dia > .8m).

awesome pics!

Definitely an impressive building!!

Just a philosophical point, massive shadows on the beach!, always a controversial issue?

certainly stunning!

Surreally unreal...:drool:

one of my fav' building actually, simply beautiful :)

Definitely an impressive building!!

Just a philosophical point, massive shadows on the beach!, always a controversial issue?
the developers located the tower 80m back from the beach and angled the oval shaped tower facing southeast. It actually doesnt shadow the beach in the enforced hours (11am-2pm) winter. the top section of tower is "see-thru" so sun can pass through to beach.the shadows are actually welcomed in late afternoon in summer. it gets pretty damn hot on the beach and people dont mind the shade after a few hours of sun.

Cul, With that spin on it, you've almost sold the concept to me :)

Privately, I'd debate you otherwise. It's still a stunning building, and that's what the Goldcoast is all about (not my favourite place in oz tho).

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

I second that, very nice.

This building looks so goddamn huge!!! and it's a residential tower,.. right?

^ Yep, all resi!! :)

excellent tower, my fabourite in Australia

Question: will the glass go all the way to the top of the fin? In the rendering it looks like it does.

no not any more

no it wont colemonkee...late changes as a result of cost cutting i think. The tower will remain as is. Good work GC...looks amazing!!!

From Ashmore Rd, a safe distance away of Q1...pic by defec8R:

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/q1n76.jpg
...and another supplied by CULWULLA:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y246/AussieBhoy/Gold%20Coast/GC7.jpg

2 pics by lozza:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/379Gold_Coast_4.JPG

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/379Gold_Coast_3.JPG

...and one man with his sand dune and one tall scraper...pic by Locke:

_______________http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/1000/dig14wg.jpg

So is it officially completed?

looks very nice

wow, I would like to see a new over sea pic with this almost finished tower again!

Great pics! One of the best towers in Australia.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/379Gold_Coast_3.JPG
Is it just me or does Q1's spire look out of proportion with the rest of the building?

Beautiful tower but it doesn't look anything like the renders...how far is it from completion?

^ Q1 opens in 2 weeks.

another fab pic by flyfiremairi
http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-top-250905.jpg

honestely my favourite tower in the world :)

Latest shots of Queensland First aka Q1:

It's scrolling time:
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1707/pan13mk.jpg
http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/4199/pan47te.jpg

its a huge buildings almost to big for the gold goast but its got to be the best looking building in the southern hemisphere

sexy.

Defiatly best Australien Skyscraper !!

Defiatly best Australien Skyscraper !!

Agreed till vision is built at least.

Latest spectacular pictures by defec8R

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/IMG_6235_700.jpg

http://www.ct4host.lunarpages.com/gc/IMG_6241_1024.jpg

Amazing pictures :eek:

Not a real city, but still very impressive !!!

In that last one Q1 looks like it's about to take off.

marbellous night pics!!

i'm not sure i like the final look and proportion of the spire but that is a marvelous bldg. and definitely australia's alpha skyscraper for now.

a little ironic that this isn't in sydney. the design mimics renzo piano's aurora tower a bit and it would have looked great in the middle of sydney's CBD.

Cooo-eeee! The tower is ok, but don't like the top. It's like looking
at Donald Trump, and noticing his hair.
Golden Syrup Award for the crowing glory.

Very Beautiful Tower!!

Some views from atop Q1 Tower, showing the Gold Coast density:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v175/kwigibo/q1bulletin.jpg

http://www.ingenit.com.au/sscity/q1/lookingnorth.jpg

http://www.ingenit.com.au/sscity/q1/upbeach.jpg

http://www.ingenit.com.au/sscity/q1/lookingsouth.jpg

http://www.ingenit.com.au/sscity/q1/lookingwest.jpg

Looking str8 down:

http://www.ingenit.com.au/sscity/q1/straightdown.jpg


Time to scroll across on this one...taken from around 42nd level:

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/ViewNorth.jpg


...and Q1 in the very background; pic taken by a chopper:

http://static.flickr.com/32/49323781_8ef763529d_o.jpg

good apparence i really love this tower

probably the best for me to be completed in 2005,

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5505/coastline1qq.jpg

~DJ

^^
Cool photo - um..DJ
(sorry I find seeing my name at the end of yours kind of wierd - lol)

The views from the top floors of Q1 will be insane.
The people that wil live there are lucky indeed :)

I took these today, not quite finished yet, still some work on the back, the crane is still on the top and the base level pools/landscape/restaurants/retail are still very much u/c:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7866/q098ye.jpg

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/9415/q118gd.jpg

http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/1194/q066au.jpg

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/6910/q043ke.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/186/q085mz.jpg

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3548/q071lw.jpg

*drool*

Those shots, the first in particular, are sensational Locke. Great work! :)

Great angles Locke :okay:

this is a really terrific tower

I see this tower is defenetly finished

Those shots, the first in particular, are sensational Locke. Great work! :)
Agreed!
I think he has actually made the facade look better than it actually is - more glassy. Looks awsome!

Almost finished now:

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/20105/goldcoast_tower_signed_resized.jpg

Q1 hot pink for the Indy 300 this weekend: Fantastic Pics by fireflymairi
http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-night-pink2-231005.jpg

http://www.cmrdesign.net/towers/q1-night-pink-231005.jpg

fantastic !! but i think the lighting will not last long.

The lighting is wonderful.

The lighting is crazy

The pink lighting was beacuse of Breast cancer week. alot of bldgs all over Australia were light up pink to recognize the awareness.

I think it was all over the world, not just Australia. There's a thread for it somewhere. But yeah, that is what it was about.

Does this building count as complete enough to be included in the 'rate our talls' section yet. Will slot in at about 20th wont it?

i really like this tower even if i dont like spire

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5505/coastline1qq.jpg

~DJ

A true skyline in the making.

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/7866/q098ye.jpg

This is one of the best photos ive ever seen of a sky scraper.

Does this building count as complete enough to be included in the 'rate our talls' section yet. Will slot in at about 20th wont it?It's status is now completed - hence it is now officially the 17th tallest building on Earth and the world's tallest residential building.

It's status is now completed - hence it is now officially the 17th tallest building on Earth and the world's tallest residential building.

So.....Does someone want to add it to 'Rate Our Talls'?

The buildings lighting looked stunning as pink, they should have rotating colour patterns all the time. I find the plain white lighting a bit boring..

Posted on a few other threads so decided to post here too! Taken from somebody in Aquarius

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/2653/img5364resized4fl.jpg

Wow
they say it was Hit like 8 times last night

few images I took yesterday
walked around loking for dif views of the tower
I must have seen it from every angle
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid192/p59e0f5b84b617ad99a0fc5ebefe5594e/f1c039ab.jpg


Transit Center roof
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid192/p67163138bea8e90d3ad2dd226d62710e/f1c0094d.jpg

Me with the tower
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid192/p7aef28253b7f638a367504816ca72812/f1c02894.jpg


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid192/p521a77aae62d5851881ad17e387e0ba6/f1bff795.jpg

great photos guys

Posted on a few other threads so decided to post here too! Taken from Aquarius That's an incredible photo alright. Q1 was hit by lightning 8 times last night. There's a thread about it here (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=273015)

front of the Gold Coast Bulletin:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/brett_stainlay/front.jpg

The buildings lighting looked stunning as pink, they should have rotating colour patterns all the time. I find the plain white lighting a bit boring..

I don't think the residents would be very happy.

The spire of 101 Collins St in Melbourne is lit in such a way though - it cycles through several colours slowly.

:drool: Cool!

The pink is mega hot but yeah like people have said the residents would be less than impressed. Their appartments on the upper floors must be bathed in pink light.

Picture sent to me by NCC1701D - taken last night
http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/2653/img5364resized4fl.jpg

Posted on a few other threads so decided to post here too! Taken from Aquarius

http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/2653/img5364resized4fl.jpg


I have no words to describe this image :eek:

Picture sent to me by NCC1701D - taken last night

I think you were beaten to it, a few posts up ;)

I have no words to describe this image :eek:

I agree *sets as new desktop*

That picture is incredible :eek:
It looks like a postcard :)

Some pics off the tele. Residents moved in today. Official opening probably in next week or two.

Anyway, drink it in, Q1 always goes down smooth...;)

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/5694/c06kh.jpg

During a storm two nights ago:
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/691/c16wy.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/1715/c23xw.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/201/c34pd.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/4167/c47qq.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9637/c57sk.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/1313/c66mz.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/7456/c73cd.jpg

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/8521/c85oi.jpg

http://img485.imageshack.us/img485/4703/c98gm.jpg

COMPLETED!

Well the official opening was last night, and now Sunland turn their focus to Q2:

Soheil ponders Q2
27Oct05
Q1 developer Soheil Abedian has yet to spend a night in his record-setting tower, yet he's ready to build another this time even bigger.

Opening the 80-level high rise the world's tallest residential build-ing to holidaymakers yesterday, Sunland boss Mr Abedian said the 'sky was the limit'.

"Providing the land and approvals came together, I would be prepared to take it even higher than the Q1," he said.

"This building has turned out even more beautiful than I dreamed.

"Why shouldn't we try it again?

"We never set out to break records with the Q1. We wanted two 40-storey towers then decided one 80- storey tower wouldbe better and wejust happened to be the tallest."

Mr Abedian said despite doubts about the building and its buyers, 358 of the tower's 475 apartments between levels three and 61 settled as planned on October 14.

He said it was the fastest settlement in Queensland and enabled Sunland to repay all of the project's $307 million construction costs after one day.

"We have heard so much criticism that we would never get approval, that we would never get the funding, we would never start construction,the building is sinking or windows are popping out but now we are vindicated," he said.

"All the world's great landmarks were met with such criticism, so perhaps it is a good sign for the Q1."

Mr Abedian said holiday accommodation packages started at $230 a night and bookings were strong.

He praised the one, two and three- bedroom units from level three upwards, but said he was yet to sample the tower's luxury.

"I haven't slept here yet," he said.

"I will when my wife lets me.

"We've been too busy working."

Each of the holiday apartments has a modern decor with glass and granite finishes, stainless steel appliances and a frameless glass balcony enclosure.

Facilities include two lagoon swimming pools, a sandy beach, indoor swimming pool, fitness venue, conference facilities, inhouse theatre and a beach club, which opens in December.

The Q1 spa will open late next month while the retail precinctwill be launched in December, along with Australia's only beachside observation deck, 235m above the ground with 360-degree views from Brisbane to Byron Bay.

The Skylight Room above the observation deck, which is proving popular with brides-to-be, also opens in December.

Oh! I love this one. It's tall and glassy. Wanna buy a unit!!

Courtesy of Locke:

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/2058/q1tall0in.jpg

omg...................

^^^ that picture above illustrates what australia is all about... hot women and hot buildings... *drool*

Q1 is great... 2 splendid new supertalls for the continent of australia all in the same year. Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

:eek2:




One of the most beautiful towers in the world. Incredible.

:eek2:

this pic is incredible!

^^ I think so too. Q1 Is a great building!

Wow :drool:

Nice swimmingpool, nice woman and a gorgeous building!:eek2:

Amazing pic Amazing woman Amazing tower!!!!

:eek2: Absolutely amazing!!!!!!!! no words
:omg:

OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is such a very beautiful and elegant skyscraper !!!!!

Amazing!!!!!