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6 piles, up to 2.4 metres in diameter, extend up to 50 metres into rock


  • 61,000 cubic metres of concrete was used to build Q1
  • 9,300 tonnes of steel reinforcing
  • 250 tonnes of structural steel in the roof and spire
  • 18,926 panes of glass
  • 1000 kms of electrical cabling in the lifts of Q1 was used in the building enough to stretch from the Gold Coast to Sydney!
  • Sand from the site was taken by the truckload to replenish Surfers Paradise beach
  • Q1 sits on 1.2 hectares of land
  • The project cost approximately $255 million AUD
  • The spire is made of steel and glass, is 97.7 metres in height and begins at level 75
  • Illuminated by arc lights, the spire is visible 200kms away
  • During the construction phase a new level went up every four day
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Q: What were the materials used in the Q1?
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