Q1 Tower 
Description
KONE supplied high-speed elevators – two of them operating at 9 m/s – for the Q1 Tower, the tallest all-residential building in the world, on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
Address
Queensland’s Gold Coast, Australia
Year 2005 
Project New building 
Products Elevators KONE Alta™ and KONE JumpLift™. 
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© Michael Hierner/ Emporis 

The building

The Q1 Tower project was developed by Sunland Group Ltd. The slim tapering tower resembles a rocket. The 80-story building, completed in 2005, rises to 323 meters (1060 ft).

The solution

Eleven KONE elevators serve over 500 residential units and various amenities. Nine KONE Alta™ elevators serve the residential floors, two of them at a speed of 9 m/s (1800 fpm). These are currently the world’s fastest apartment tower elevators. One KONE MonoSpace® elevator serves the car park and another shuttles between the top two floors. One of the observation deck elevators was used as a jump lift to speed up installation. The KONE Alta™ elevator has helped KONE gain a strong foothold in the high-rise market.

On level 60, there is an observation terrace and a rainforest. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis
On level 60, there is an observation terrace and a rainforest. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis Q1 placed second in the 2005 Emporis Skyscraper Award. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis Level 74 features the highest swimming pool in Australia. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis
Atelier SDG, experienced in Australian residential design, was the architect.
Observation terrace
On level 60, there is an observation terrace and a rainforest. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis
On level 60, there is an observation terrace and a rainforest. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis Q1 placed second in the 2005 Emporis Skyscraper Award. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis Level 74 features the highest swimming pool in Australia. Image: © Michael Hierner/ Emporis Atelier SDG, experienced in Australian residential design, was the architect.
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