GOLD COAST | Transit Centre Twin Towers | 101 fl x 2 | Pro

[Locke]

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E1 - 101 FLOORS - 340m and E2 - 70 FLOORS - 320m

Render from: http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1045.new#new
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Portberg Property has upped the ante to competitors with its submission (artist's impression pictured) for a $850 million 101-storey residential and commercial redevelopment of the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre tower. If built the property will eclipse Sunland's Q1 site on the Gold Coast. The architects are Marchese + Partners International. Portberg managing director, James Cirulis, said the project was fully underwritten by Winchester Group, an associate of merchant bank Gresham Partners. Mr Cirulis submitted a formal expression of interest to the Gold Coast City Council last week covering the acquisition and development of the Transit Centre.

http://www.marchesepartners.com/

Courtesy of Muse:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/Muse11/TransitCentreTowersAA.jpg

[-Corey-]

Awesome, but how tall are they going to be??

[Locke]

It just stays it will eclipse Q1.

Q1 is 323m to spire, these have no spire... so at least 323m to roof!

These would by far and away be the tallest buildings in Australia!:)

[ElVoltageDR]

Cool. Those look good, I can't wait to see some more detailed renderings.

[Brendan]

Cool. Those look good, I can't wait to see some more detailed renderings.

Neither can I! :)

I hope it looks similar to the Q1 and has a facade that is reflective aqua glass.

[Cristovão471]

Oh Glory, I was just about to upload that picture , Anyways Awesome!
Yay for Australia.

[Saudi guy]

wow great design but i hope if they make that bridge higher.

[vanhenrik]

i think a round 450 - 500 m

[R@ptor]

i think a round 450 - 500 m

No way, I would say something in the 330-350m range.

When I visited Gold Coast 2 years ago I was already really impressed by its skyline, especially when seen from the mountains. And now 200m and 300m (CoC, Soul, ANA,...) towers are popping up there all over the place. The Gold Coast will really become the Manhattan of the Southern Hemisphere

[beaujoe]

Aren't there height restrictions in place that would be prohibitive for these to be built? They do look nice though, at least in their granulated lo-res picture. And if they really will cost only $850 mil, they seem quite economically feasible, although that number seems a bit low to me for two 101-storey towers.

[Westyguy]

What are the chances of this actually happening?

Will it pass GC Council? What about the other proposals for the site?

[Locke]

This site is in the Surfers Paradise unlimited height zone on one of the biggest sites in the city, to go over 300m you need civil aviation clearance but it is formality. Clearly this is over well over 300m.

There are 5 other proposals for the site from some big companies and rumoured to be 80 storeys+, they include Sunland, the builders of Q1 and D1, Raptis who did a lot of towers of the Gold Coast, and Grocon who built the Eureka tower in Melbourne, bascially a who's who of Australian tall/supertall tower builders!:)

I would rate this design a good chance though.

[matt_sbs]

Finally a supertall for australia,

[malec]

I recon 360m or so. Looks like they have a roof feature as well

[Skyman]

Awesome towers

[Locke]

From DJ at AAS:

Lovely blue glass!
http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1045.new#new

Woot!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/djt99/IMG_3787-Copy-small.jpg

[Jude12]

residential??

[Cristovão471]

^^As if they would build a commercial building on the Gold Coast, I bet there will be restaurants and shops at the base.

[ZZ-II]

I recon 360m or so. Looks like they have a roof feature as well

that are wonderful news for Gold Coast. with 101F + Crown i think between 360m and 400m

[multifamilyinvestor]

From the initial rendering - they look almost identical to Empire World Towers in Miami - 1200ft | 106fl

http://www.kobikarp.com/images/ewt01.jpg

[reecebowker]

sweet i will try and get some info as i live right near the gold coast

[xiaoluis]

OMG!!!! congratulations aussies... it's a great project... :drool:

[choyak]

OMG I remember reading on the Miami Empire World Tower thread one of the forumers said it would appear alot better of the skybridges would be removed except one. Now Gold Coast has done it!!!!!

[matt_sbs]

I wonder if this project is somehow a joint ventue with the miami towers.

[JayT]

^^As if they would build a commercial building on the Gold Coast, I bet there will be restaurants and shops at the base.

All the commercial buildings are being built outside Surfers Paradise - see Southport, Bundall and Robina for commercial towers. Also they like big sprawling campus complexes on the Gold Coast - not tall ones.

Its great to see this proposal. The Gold Coast is becoming equally famous for its skyline as for its beach and shopping. Gold Coast city council knows this and I'm sure it will be approved.

Good one - a new TALLEST FOR AUSTRALIA.

j

[Locke]

Twin towers proposal for transit site

27Sep07 - Gold Coast Bulletin

MYSTERY Sydney-based developer Portberg Property wants to build a twin-tower, 101-storey development on the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre.

The $850 million residential and commercial towers project has been designed by Marchese and Partners International, one of the world's leading architecture firms.

The ambitious application, which would soar above the city's tallest building -- the 80-storey Q1 -- was lodged with the Gold Coast City Council earlier this month.

The Gold Coast Bulletin could not contact Portberg Property managing director James Cirulis yesterday, but it is understood the development would be funded by the Winchester Group, an associated company with Sydney-based Gresham Partners.

The design has been modelled on a similar tower project in Miami, the 106-storey Empire World Towers.

It also mirrors the design of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which include a sky bridge.

Q1 developer Sunland has already formally acknowledged it was one of six applicants who submitted expressions of interest on the controversial site with the Gold Coast City Council.

The council's economic development department is preparing a report on the applications.

The council has refused to reveal details of the submissions.

Other major companies that are believed to have expressed interest in the site include City Pacific, Raptis Group and two interstate contenders.

Three of the applicants are based on the Gold Coast and three are based in Victoria and NSW.

The search for suitable development proposals for the site, which takes in the 600-space Bruce Bishop Car Park and bus transit centre, has been ongoing.

It is believed one of the proposals included plans to incorporate a water-themed resort similar to those found in Miami and the Middle East.

Mayoral candidate Cr Rob Molhoek said the land value of the site was measured at $75 million and that any use of publicly owned land needed full community consultation.

"This is a significant possession for the city and every possible element related to the applications must be looked at and eventually made public," said Cr Molhoek.

Cr Molhoek said he wanted surrounding properties, including the ageing Islander hotel, to be included as part of the applications.

[spotila]

fantastic GC~

[Locke]

I tried to piece this together from a video taken with a camera pointed at a tv, so the the picture quality is a shocker but the TOWER IS FANTABULOUS! Thanks to SoulVision for the capture!

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[Cristovão471]

Rejoice, yet Culwulla still think the roof will only go up to 300m , not including the finn or whatever.

[Brendan]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I hope the facade is not just balconies, though.

[reecebowker]

cool

[Locke]

Another angle off tv, so excuse the picture quality. But the towers are hot.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7826/ang2rr7.jpg

more news:
http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1045.new#new

[Wezza]

I caught the end of an article on 7 News the other night about these towers. They said there was alot of opposition from council members & they also said it was unlikely to be approved. Hope they're wrong though.

[Locke]

Nah, that's just eddie saroff and susie douglas who they interview every time a new tower is proposed and they always say they hate them, but guess what, the towers all get up!:)

[RON-E]

this is a great project! hooray for the gold coast!

[metroman]

I think it will be great, with more people like ourselves who are pro highrise, provided it is good development, then we can get a voice for a change.:banana:

[reecebowker]

i hope they build this i mean it might bring more people here i live on the sunshine coast and it is getting to busy here

[Locke]

Sunland, developers of current WTR Q1, and D1 in Dubai as well as the Palazzo Versace hotels even love the design! ...and they have a competing bid in for the site! (rumoured to be 80+ storeys).


Sunland boss praises city twin-towers plan
5 October 2007 - The Gold Coast Bulletin

SUNLAND managing director Sahba Abedian has praised the vision of a Sydney-based developer who plans to build two 101-storey towers on the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre site.

Mr Abedian said the Gold Coast deserved a visionary design on the site. "At the end of the day it is important for council to make the right choice. But I applaud the vision of others in the development industry and I love the big ideas,'' he said.

One of the proposals being considered is an $850 million twin-tower design that would overtake Sunland's Q1 as the city's tallest building.

"We are bound by a confidentiality clause so I can't say what we have planned,'' said Mr Abedian.

The council has remained tight-lipped about the six applications it received as part of an expression of interest process. A spokesman said they would remain confidential until a final decision was made.

"They are all under lock and key because there is a secure process that has to be adhered to by council officers,'' he said. The economic development department is wading through three interstate and three local applications.

"A report is being written up but no date has been given yet as to when it will be shown to councillors,'' said the spokesman.

Details on the luxury residential and commercial towers are sketchy, although it is believed property powerbroker Len McKinnon could be pushing the bid. Mc McKinnon is a director of Gresham Property Funds Management and a non-executive director of FKP.

The experienced property and investment banking industry figure is believed to be funding Portberg Property through his own specialist finance group, Winchester Property Services Limited, which he established in 1999.

Cr Eddy Sarroff, one of the most vocal opponents of the transit centre development, said it would be a disaster if the council approved a high-rise development on the site."There is graffiti down there on the site. Council should clean it up and establish an alfresco dining precinct rather than doing the quick fix,'' said Cr Sarroff. "The community has already spoken their mind and over the past 15 years we have seen the backlash.''

The main concern on the publicly-owned site, which is valued at more than $75 million, centres on the existing 600-space Bruce Bishop Car Park.

Most councillors want the car spaces to be retained along with adequate provision of open spaces.

The report on the expressions of interest is not expected until early next year. Any final decision on whether the process will enter a tender stage will be made after the March election.

Left to right: Sabha Abedian, Managing Director of Sunland Group; Reza Jafar, Joint-Managing Director of Emirates Sunland Group; Soheil Abedian, Founding Director of Sunland Group and Managing Director of Emirates Sunland Group; Cindy Crawford, world-famous supermodel and Dr Santo Versace, President of the House of Versace at the launch of Sunland's Palazzo Versace Dubai.
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[Wezza]

From the G.C. Bulletin:

Move over Q1, it's E1 and E2
15Oct07



MORE than 3000 car spaces and 12,000sqm of open space have been incorporated into the $850 million proposal to build twin towers atop the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre.

In documents exclusively obtained by The Gold Coast Bulletin, the proposal includes a 340m E1 tower at 101 storeys and another 320m E2 tower at 70 storeys.

E1 would become the tallest residential building in the world.

It would feature a roof-top garden and revolving garden restaurant as well as four sky gardens.

The report says it has addressed community concerns surrounding public car parking and parklands, with 'green levels' and waterfalls throughout.

The proposal would be financed by the Winchester Property Group and built by Sydney-based Portberg Properties.

A sky bridge would be a major feature of the development, which would overtake the 80-storey Q1 as the city's tallest building.

The report states that 'instead of placing buildings adjacent to the natural beauty of Surfers Paradise the proposal seeks to intergrate the two'.

In the larger E1 tower, there would be a pool and health club.

Outside the towers and the retail and office precinct, there would be an urban forest park featuring a grass oval and an open lawn area with a shade canopy.

When contacted by The Bulletin, Portberg Properties managing director James Cirulis said the proposal had catered for specific concerns surrounding the 600- space Bruce Bishop car park.

Public car parking will increase to 1577 with underground levels built around the existing car park.

"The proposal takes all of that into account because we realise it is a landmark site on the Gold Coast and we realise the concerns of the community that certain elements need to be addressed and we are confident that we've done our best to do that," said Mr Cirulis.

As part of the mammoth open spaces figure, Portberg would also streetscape a boulevard connecting to the transit street entry and a recycled-timber pontoon would allow access to the canals.

Portberg would keep the existing car park as well as adding additional spaces, the total number reaching more than 3000.

Attractions within the development would include an Australian wine museum, an art gallery and an outdoor cafe precinct.

The development features 12,320sqm of green space, while the towers take up 4925sqm.

Gold Coast based Sunland and City Pacific have already confirmed they have also lodged proposals with the Gold Coast City Council economic development office for the expressions of interest process.

The remaining three are believed to include two interstate companies and the Raptis Group.

A report is expected to be presented to council before the end of the year.

Impressive!! :banana:

[KJBrissy]

I'm still trying to figure out where the E comes from in E1 and E2?

[SkyscraperMad]

these towers will suit the gold coast...
also, the gold coast may now have the next tallest residential building overpassing Q1.
Thats exciting for an exciting city:):):)

[Locke]

The E I think could be for EVO as one of the earlier pictures said EVO in the corner.

So it could be EVO 1 and EVO 2, or EVOLUTION 1 and EVOLUTION 2, or maybe ENVIRO 1 or something, who knows, it's got a very green theme.

Also an obviously homage to Q1 next door.

Maybe the thread title should be updated to read:

E1 - 340 101/f and E2 - 320m 70/f

(I believe E2 is more a commercial tower)

[christianhoang]

Where it will be located? I ve came back to Sydney from Gold Coast. I didnot see any signal of this Building!

[SA BOY]

how can it be the tallest residential building in the world at 101F and 340m when Princess Tower in Dubaiu which is U/C is 107f and 414m??

[FREKI]

OMG!!!! congratulations aussies... it's a great project... :drool:Indeed - looks sweet! :yes:

[Locke]

Bigger render of E1 and E2 from Allaboutskyscrapers.com
http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1045.new#new

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/djt99/e1e2a-small.jpg

[ZZ-II]

looking great. and i hope this tower will really have trees on the top as in the render :)

[-Corey-]

how can it be the tallest residential building in the world at 101F and 340m when Princess Tower in Dubaiu which is U/C is 107f and 414m??
It wont be the tallest, CHicago Spire is U/C too and is 150f and 610m

[Locke]

EVO 1 (E1) and EVO 2 (E2)

Marchese+Partners have added a page about EVO to their site.
http://www.marchesepartners.com/site/assets/pdf/m+p%20news%20-%20issue%2026%20|%20Nov%2007.html

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Marchese + Partners design for 'evo' has been formally submitted as an Expression of Interest to the Gold Coast City Council. The $850 million proposal was prepared for Portberg Properties and includes two residential towers (101-storeys and 70-storeys) set amongst a 7000m2 public park. When constructed the e1 tower will eclipse Q1, currently the tallest building on the Gold Coast.

The development is made up of two towers that have an organic form - e1 and e2. e1 is a 101 storey residential tower, it penetrates the ground to allow a cascade of water to stream into the new transit centre and retail level below. At its peak a revolving restaurant is planned to give unobstructed views of the Gold Coast. e2 is a 70 storey tower twisting and curving out of the landscape. Both towers feature sky gardens that grow within the sculptured form of the buildings. The towers sprout from the substantial urban parkland proposed for the ground level of the site which will become the new 'green heart' of Surfers Paradise.

M+P's innovative approach to the design of the towers involves the fusing of the parkland and the towers facades, enveloping the facades in a landscaped skin while connecting the sculptural built form to the new urban park setting. The park at ground level is veiled in a tapestry of textured canopies and acts as a public green forecourt to the development.

A new park side low rise structure incorporating a cafe precinct, with galleries and exhibition spaces as well as boutique hotel edges the park. A resort style pool, health club, day spa, and tennis courts are located on the roof of this low rise structure. A landscaped roof area enjoys views over the park and provides pedestrian connection with the towers.

Below the parkland, a new retail centre is proposed, with large format convenience retail and specialty shops complementing the re-constructed Gold Coast Bus Transit centre on site.

With numerous tall residential buildings currently being planned and constructed worldwide, including 90, 100 and even 140 storey buildings it is clear that the future of high rise residential living is becoming a more recognized concept as space in our cities becomes more highly sought after. Evo belongs to this new generation of residential buildings.

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[CULWULLA]

great stuff

[connected_]

Please please please let this get built! It's about time we got some supertalls in Aus, and fine ones at that!!

[Dale]

Question: why are spires included in building heights in nations other than Australia, but not Australia ? For instance, in NYC, the NY Times Building has a veritable flagpole included in its height.

[Edward]

Hahaha... please don't open this debate again.
For all the international fourmes, i'll fill you in:

Eureka (Melbourne): 297m to roof, no spire
Q1 (Gold Coast): 275m to roof, 323m to roof

Which one is taller?

[city_thing]

I expected this to be taller than the Empire State building. I guess not though! Really should go and read some more books...

[nbound]

Nice, I love the GC Skyline

[xXFallenXx]

nice!

[Dale]

Hahaha... please don't open this debate again.
For all the international fourmes, i'll fill you in:

Eureka (Melbourne): 297m to roof, no spire
Q1 (Gold Coast): 275m to roof, 323m to roof

Which one is taller?

Yes, of course. But that still doesn't answer my question.

[CrazyCanuck]

Wow, Gold Coast is taking the high rise world by storm. Good stuff.

[walli]

Yes, of course. But that still doesn't answer my question.

That might be a question for the folks on the Times building. And I promise not to answer (else they may throw me out of that thread).

For those interested and who may not have seen my comments over there, my compromise position suggestion was that spires could be included IF they measured to a maximum 10% of the total building height. I wanted to add that they also need to be aesthetically part of the form, but I was already on the verge with those guys, so I executed a bit of forbearance.

The Times building is a 748' building with a massive antenna spire that puts it up to 1140'. They justify saying 1140' as they call it an 'architectural height'.

The antenna spire on the Freedom tower is actually even bigger - well over 400', but they justify including it in height as it is 'more than just an antenna'. It has some basic steel-work around it going up. I say that is a crock, but who am I?

[mkclassic]

These towers are just unreal.

I judge a buildings height to roof. Spire's dont count, cos thats all it is - a stick atop a building, they serve no humane function to live or work in.
Eureka will always be Australia's tallest, until Evo that is.

[walli]

These towers are just unreal.

I judge a buildings height to roof. Spire's dont count, cos thats all it is - a stick atop a building, they serve no humane function to live or work in.
Eureka will always be Australia's tallest, until Evo that is.

I'm okay with that - but try selling that to the NY guys!

Oh yeah - forgot to mention that I also think these buildings are smashing. Hope they go up. I like this trend of having sky gardens way up there.

[Brendan]

These towers are just unreal.

I judge a buildings height to roof. Spire's dont count, cos thats all it is - a stick atop a building, they serve no humane function to live or work in.
Eureka will always be Australia's tallest, until Evo that is.

WRONG!


Hate to spoil your little party but the Eureka Tower never has been, isn't and never will be the tallest building in Australia, let alone the World's Tallest Residential Building. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has stated many times that a spire like that of Q1's is an architecture feature and is to be counted as the final height of the building, and whether you agree or not is irrelevent. Q1 is taller than Eureka, deal with it.

As for E1 and E2? Stunning buildings, far better than the Empire Towers in Miami itself. The skygardens is just a marvellous idea and the height is just amazing for a city with less than one million people.

[Cristovão471]

Yeah yeah we all know, whatever.

I still see Eureka taller though. A stick is pointless to me.

[MelboyPete]

Seriously, how can a pole be an architectural feature, if it is it's a pretty lame one at that and only flaunting a technicality to claim 'world's tallest' title.
IMO if a person can reside at a higher height then it's a taller building.
Of course people who profess that 'spires/poles' are architectural features always argue reciting the rules layed down by the almighty COUNCIL ON TALL BUILDINGS AND URBAN HABITAT because it suites them.
Eureka IS THE CURRENT TALLEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO ROOF....and that's a fact Jack.:bash:

[AltinD]

Yup, these towers are GREAT indeed. I love the twist feature on the shorter one.

[Spectrum]

Very nice design for super tall building

any idea how is doing the engineering for it ?

[CULWULLA]

only early days. this is one of 6 proposals ,so might not even get up.
btw, the shorter tower is closer to 280m not 320m.

[ZZ-II]

do you have any information about the other proposals?

[Infrasuper Planet]

From DJ at AAS:

Lovely blue glass!
http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum/index.php?topic=1045.new#new

Woot!
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w127/djt99/IMG_3787-Copy-small.jpg

Looks like a cheap rip off of the Petronas Towers with that sky bridge or whatever you call it.

[Dale]

That might be a question for the folks on the Times building. And I promise not to answer (else they may throw me out of that thread).

For those interested and who may not have seen my comments over there, my compromise position suggestion was that spires could be included IF they measured to a maximum 10% of the total building height. I wanted to add that they also need to be aesthetically part of the form, but I was already on the verge with those guys, so I executed a bit of forbearance.

The Times building is a 748' building with a massive antenna spire that puts it up to 1140'. They justify saying 1140' as they call it an 'architectural height'.

The antenna spire on the Freedom tower is actually even bigger - well over 400', but they justify including it in height as it is 'more than just an antenna'. It has some basic steel-work around it going up. I say that is a crock, but who am I?

But again, why do other countries' flagpoles get counted in the height and not Australia's ? Seems like Australia gets the wrong end of the didgeradoo every time.

[Cristovão471]

^^Because we have common sense here.

You say color we say colour.

[Brendan]

But again, why do other countries' flagpoles get counted in the height and not Australia's ? Seems like Australia gets the wrong end of the didgeradoo every time.

Please do not be put off by these morons. They can say what they want and keep telling themselves that spires don't count. But in Australia we count the spires as the final heights, regardless whether they agree or not.

[Wezza]

Looks like a cheap rip off of the Petronas Towers with that sky bridge or whatever you call it.

:lol:
Because Petronas are such pioneering skyscrapers..............:|

[Anberlin]

Nice building, but it eclipses Q1 :(

[RON-E]

great rendering! first time i have seen it, where did it come from?

[PwnedByASkyscraper]

Any recent news on this beauty?

[NEWUSER]

http://mailhost.marchesepartners.com.au/newsletter/evo%20newsletter/ef.jpg



It looks sweet... NICE!

[reecebowker]

:lol:
Because Petronas are such pioneering skyscrapers..............:|

townsville sweet i live on the sunshinecoast

[lowey]

i agree about the eureka tower being taller because the q1 spire is a form of cheating to get it a bit higher eureka tower looks better 2 those 2 towers look nice what a waste of good architecture on a shit city gold coast = fake

[city_life]

That's really gorgeous design. I love it. Gold coast is a cool city!

[city_life]

Youtube Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W555eeYqbQ

[Avatar]

Looks like a cheap rip off of the Petronas Towers with that sky bridge or whatever you call it.

It bares NO simularity with petronas at all. Maybe you should study design history and theory before throwing such stupid opinions into the mix.

The design for Petronas uses islamic ideals and borrows stylistically from the design of a flower to realise its form. This desigtn above has no aesthetic or design philosphy links to this tower at all. Big whoop so it's got an aerobridge joining the towers ... have you noticed they have been around far longer than petronas?

[davee08]

i love this twin tower proposal just don't like the skybridge part but i guess its got a purpose. for those complaining about eureka tower well get over it, spires does count as height of building....thats why eureka was never the tallest residential and that title belongs to Q1 for the moment

[allan_dude]

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Sexy curves!

[Þróndeimr]

Cool, much better now as the towers has a different height (101fl and 70fl) than been at the same height.

World's tallest sky homes
World Architecture News article (April 9th, 2008) (http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=2135)

Sky homes and urban parkland - a new 'green heart' for surfers paradise.

Marchese + Partners design for 'evo' has been formally submitted as an Expression of Interest to the Gold Coast City Council. The $850 million proposal was prepared for Portberg Properties and includes two residential towers (101-storeys and 70-storeys) set amongst a 7000m2 public park. When constructed the e1 tower will eclipse Q1, currently the tallest building on the Gold Coast.

The development is made up of two towers that have an organic form - e1 and e2. e1 is a 101 storey residential tower, it penetrates the ground to allow a cascade of water to stream into the new transit centre and retail level below. At its peak a revolving restaurant is planned to give unobstructed views of the Gold Coast. e2 is a 70 storey tower twisting and curving out of the landscape. Both towers feature sky gardens that grow within the sculptured form of the buildings. The towers sprout from the substantial urban parkland proposed for the ground level of the site which will become the new 'green heart' of Surfers Paradise.

[DrT]

Marchese + Partners design for 'evo' has been formally submitted as an Expression of Interest to the Gold Coast City Council.

?Expression of interest?
Is that like a "trial balloon" to see if or how much support/oppossition there will be in the City Council?

[Northerly]

Who cares what some committee says. They are residential buildings - if people could live in the silly stick on top of Q1 it would be taller than Eureka, but they can't.

WRONG!


Hate to spoil your little party but the Eureka Tower never has been, isn't and never will be the tallest building in Australia, let alone the World's Tallest Residential Building. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has stated many times that a spire like that of Q1's is an architecture feature and is to be counted as the final height of the building, and whether you agree or not is irrelevent. Q1 is taller than Eureka, deal with it.

As for E1 and E2? Stunning buildings, far better than the Empire Towers in Miami itself. The skygardens is just a marvellous idea and the height is just amazing for a city with less than one million people.

[HD]

Question: why are spires included in building heights in nations other than Australia, but not Australia ? For instance, in NYC, the NY Times Building has a veritable flagpole included in its height.


what are you talking about? look at sydney's or melbourne's tallest list - alf of the buildings have spires and they're included in the height...

[HD]

Question: why are spires included in building heights in nations other than Australia, but not Australia ? For instance, in NYC, the NY Times Building has a veritable flagpole included in its height.


what are you talking about? look at sydney's or melbourne's tallest list - half of the buildings have spires and they're included in the height...

[Ni3lS]

This project looks awesome !! :)

[Burden]

This one went down the gurdler, the GCC wanted 60m ferris wheel instead, id rather pay and go up a 350m+ building then a ferris wheel :ohno:

[Ragarms]

This one went down the gurdler, the GCC wanted 60m ferris wheel instead, id rather pay and go up a 350m+ building then a ferris wheel :ohno:

So is the GC ferris wheel going to be bigger than Melbourne's Star-wheel, or are they going to put flags on the top of each capsule to increase the total height?
:nuts:

:lol:

[Anberlin]

Melbourne's wheel is 120m.

[MelbourneMaverick]

what do u say to that Gold coast!!:cheers:

[Locke]

Actually the Ferris wheel on the GC isn't going ahead (thank goodness!) and this is not a dead project, it's more like in stasis at the moment.

[Burden]

Ron Clark (I believe thats his name?) Gold Coast mayor, didnt want a building or super tall as big as this. Interesting to see what good comes out of this site, I really liked what they had proposed.

[Auxodium]

lol why not mayor? GC already has heaps.... lol Q1 needs friends :P

[Locke]

Below is one of the alternative designs.

As spotted by London Lad in the GC forums:

This is the proposal by world famous architect Zaha Hadid in collaboration with Patrik Schumacher for a 101-storey transit centre in Surfer’s Paradise in Queensland.

The as-yet-unbuilt structure is featured in The Complete Zaha Hadid, a retrospective of the architect’s work that will be published on Monday.

Check out the render. Must be going on 400m tall, and if I do say so myself, quite the looker!

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/7298/96371614.jpg

[Jude12]

Looks better. :) too bad it will not be twins anymore.

[Þróndeimr]

Don't really like the previous twins, Zaha Hadid's proposal looks far better! Hopes for approval!

[germantower]

Since this aren't twins anymore can a mod please change the title to only "101floors" instead of "2* 101floors"? Thx.

[Jude12]

^^ no need to remind them, they know what they're doing. :D

[skyperu34]

Proposal looks nice, hope it is built soon...