What were the materials used in the Q1?

Answer 1

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