61-559: Eureka Tower is a 297.3 m (975 ft) skyscraper located in the Southbank precinct of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia. Construction began in August 2002 and the exterior was completed on 1 June 2006. The plaza was finished in June 2006 and the building was officially opened on 11 October 2006. The project was designed by Melbourne architectural firm Fender Katsalidis Architects and
122-605: A walkway around the outside of level 78 was lodged with the Gold Coast City Council in mid-2010. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Q1 was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat". SkyPoint, formerly known as QDeck, is an observation deck at levels 77 and 78. It is Australia's only beachside observation deck and has room for 400 people. It
183-483: A cluster of towers with over 340,000 square metres of office space in 2008. Southbank Promenade and Southgate Restaurant and Shopping Precinct, on the southern bank of the Yarra River , extending to Crown Casino , is one of Melbourne's major entertainment precincts. Southgate's landmark Ophelia sculpture by Deborah Halpern has been used to represent Melbourne in tourism campaigns. Before European settlement,
244-509: A glass cube which projects 3 m (9.8 ft) out from the building with visitors inside, suspended almost 300 m (980 ft) above the ground. When one enters, the glass is opaque as the cube moves out over the edge of the building. Once fully extended over the edge, the glass becomes clear. Located on the top floor (level 89) of the Eureka Tower, Eureka 89 Dining & Events is a restaurant, cocktail bar and event space offering
305-410: A hot dry summer. Not all plants survived. Those on eastern aspects died because of lack of rain. However, plants in the most exposed sites, facing west and on the open roof sites have survived and flourished. The plants have been regularly checked over a number of years (last check Dec 2021) and have grown into resilient colonies. As far as can be ascertained this is the highest building with plants on and
366-642: A large cinema and the Glacarium ice skating rink along City Road. In the 1920s the YMCA was built where City Road joined St Kilda Road, and in the 1960s two high rise office towers were built between City Road and Allen's. Replacing the amusement area, the National Gallery of Victoria was opened in 1968, with the Arts Centre eventually opening in the early 1980s. In 1987 the elevated West Gate Freeway
427-529: A modern Australian menu by award winning chef Renee Martillano. Eureka 89's location on the tower's top floor makes it the Southern Hemisphere's highest restaurant & bar at a staggering 292.3 m (959 ft) high. Construction began August 2002 and took 4 years and 2 months. The tower was built using reinforced concrete using a slipform method. Eureka Tower's lift core superseded the height of Rialto Towers on 9 November 2004. On 23 May 2006,
488-594: A new Sunday arts and crafts market, attracted tourists to the area. Further buildings including the Esso headquarters were built between 1992 and 1995. In 1987 the Port Melbourne railway line was closed and converted to light rail, running up Clarendon Street and into the city, freeing up the land of the raised viaduct, and with the State Government combining surrounding land which it already owed, allowed
549-807: A pedestrian and cycle path developed on the Sandridge Bridge. Having been disused since the closure of the railway line in 1987, it was spared from demolition and was opened to the public on 12 March 2006, just in time for the 2006 Commonwealth Games . The Northbank promenade was completed later in 2006 linking other promenades on the north side of the river. An increasing number of corporations began opening their offices in Southbank. PwC relocated its office from Spring Street to Freshwater Place in 2005. JB Hi-Fi relocated its corporate headquarters from Chadstone Shopping Centre to Southgate in 2020, after its acquisition of The Good Guys . Other names on
610-575: A restaurant, cocktail bar and event space. The building is home to the annual Eureka Climb and a 2013 experiment involving airplants . It was the world's tallest residential tower when measured to its highest floor, until surpassed by Ocean Heights and the HHHR Tower in Dubai . From 2006 to 2020, it was the tallest building in Melbourne, until the topping out of Australia 108 . It is currently
671-409: A significant structure, used for providing an adventure climb to the tip of the summit. On 16 April 2006, a new proposal was announced that the construction company and developers were considering options for the building to have a "skywalk" that would take daring people up 350 m (1,150 ft) high. The proposed structure may also include a communications tower. Skydeck 88 features The Edge –
SECTION 10
#1732786622101732-474: Is 217 m (712 ft) whilst Eureka's penthouse is 278 m (912 ft) high. However, the spire attached to the top of Q1 exceeds the Eureka Tower in the other two categories, namely "Height to the tip of spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole" – in this case, spire – and height to architectural top of the building. Floors 82 to 87, marketed as Summit Levels , contain only one apartment per floor, each with an original price of A$ 7 million for
793-700: Is 230 metres (750 ft) above the Surfers Paradise beach, giving the public a 360-degree view of Brisbane to the north, the Gold Coast hinterland to the west, Byron Bay, New South Wales , to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the east. The express elevator to the observation deck travels the 77 floors in 43 seconds. In 2009, reports of disrepair and poor building conditions emerged. Peeling paint which has revealed rusty steel inside and outside, as well as shattered glass panels are amongst
854-744: Is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper in Queensland , Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011. As of 2023, it is the tallest building in Australia , the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere , and the third-tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, behind the Autograph Tower in Jakarta , Indonesia , and
915-475: Is also located in Southbank. The suburb also has its own local newspaper the Southbank Local News , which circulates monthly. The Southbank Promenade, completed in 1990, was designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall, and runs from Princes Bridge along to Queens Bridge Street and Queens Bridge. The Evan Walker Footbridge was also built at this time. The Yarra Promenade further to the west up to
976-462: Is an art installation containing nine bees inside a white box, resembling a manmade beehive . There are two regular sized bees outside the box, and one queen bee on the top. The gold colour of the bees complements the gold at the top of the tower. The installation was created by Richard Stringer and Nonda Katsalidis, and was initially completed in December 2007. Other bees have since been added to
1037-418: Is closed in high winds. There is also a glass cube called The Edge , which extends itself 3 metres from the building to hang over the edge of the tower and add to the viewing experience. On 10 January 2005, Grocon , the firm building Eureka Tower, proposed adding a 53.8 m (177 ft) communications mast/observation tower. The proposal is currently before the local planning commission. This mast would be
1098-500: Is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the Yarra River , and to the east by St Kilda Road . Southbank's southern and western borders are bounded by Dorcas Street, Kings Way , Market Street, Ferrars Street, and a triangle bordered by Gladstone Street, Montague Street and the West Gate Freeway . Southbank was formerly a mostly industrial area, and simply part of
1159-645: Is now the most densely populated areas of Melbourne, with a large cluster of apartment towers . It is home to many of Australia's tallest buildings including the tallest measured to its highest floor, the Australia 108 and the former tallest Eureka Tower . It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne, being the headquarters of Treasury Wine Estates , Crown Resorts , Alumina , Incitec Pivot , The Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd, as well as regional offices of many major corporations, in
1220-723: Is often heavily congested with traffic and limited mainly to off-street multi-storey parking. The West Gate Freeway runs along the south border which has numerous interchanges to Southbank's roads. The main north–south arterials leading into the Melbourne City Centre are Kingsway, Clarendon Street and Queensbridge/Moray Street. Secondary internal main roads include Southbank Boulevard, Sturt Street and Power Street. The main east–west arterials are City Road (east–west) and Normanby Road (which curves south into Whiteman Street). Many smaller roads allow one-way traffic only, to limit congestion. Almost all southbound tramlines run along
1281-481: Is one of the most popular destinations for students celebrating schoolies week , despite the body corporate committee treasurer's claims that most of the building's unit owners were opposed to their stay. On 28 March 2007, two BASE jumpers made an early-morning illegal jump from a northern side apartment. The skydivers pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates' Court and were fined A$ 750 without
SECTION 20
#17327866221011342-474: Is ranked lower behind buildings including Melbourne 's Australia 108 (roof height of 316.7 m (1,039 ft)) and the Eureka Tower (roof height of 297.3 m (975 ft)) when measured to its roof height and highest inhabitable floor. However, according to the ranking system developed by the U.S.-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat , the main criterion by which buildings are ranked
1403-511: Is the height of the top of the spire, qualifying Q1 as the taller. When the Q1 was completed, it overtook the 21st Century Tower in Dubai , United Arab Emirates to become the world's tallest residential tower. When measured to its structural point, it dwarfs the Gold Coast skyline, with the closest buildings to Q1's height being the 220-metre (720 ft) North Tower of Circle on Cavill and
1464-472: Is the highest public vantage point in a building in the Southern Hemisphere at 285 m (935 ft). It opened to the public on 15 May 2007. An entry fee applies to access the Skydeck. The Skydeck features twenty viewfinders that help visitors to pinpoint numerous significant landmarks around all parts of Melbourne, along with several free binoculars. There is a small outside area called The Terrace which
1525-856: The Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in 2002, the Southbank Theatre , Melbourne Recital Centre , and the Iwaki Auditorium at the ABC Centre In the early 2000s, a new headquarters for the State Emergency Service was built in City Road. Central Equity was a leader in the development of the area with apartment towers beginning in the mid-1990s, including Riverside Place, The Summit, Sentinel, Victoria Tower, Melbourne Tower and City Tower in
1586-588: The Sky Tower in Auckland , New Zealand . The Q1 officially opened in November 2005. The landmark building was recognised as one of Queensland's icons during the state's 150th-birthday celebrations. At 322.5 metres (1,058 feet) and with a roof height of 245 m (804 ft), Q1 qualifies as the world's 17th tallest all-residential building when measured to the top of its structural point ( spire ), but
1647-641: The Spencer Street Bridge was developed along with the Crown Entertainment Complex, completed in 1997, including Queensbridge Square, and running underneath the King Street Bridge . The Southbank art and craft market occurs on the promenade near the Arts Centre every Sunday. The promenade is also home to several buskers and a pavement chalk artists. Southbank has a network of major roads running through it and
1708-463: The 1980s the "give the Yarra a go' campaign was intended to create public awareness of the possibilities of making the south bank of the river a more useful part of the city, rather than the city 'turning its back' on the river. Planning toward this goal began under Planning Minister Evan Walker , and the first projects were the construction of a footbridge, the first such project in the city, now known as
1769-570: The 2016 Census, the most common response for religion was No Religion at 41.9%. Southbank is home to the Melbourne headquarters of C31 Melbourne , the Australian Broadcasting Corporation including the studios for ABC Radio Melbourne , Radio National , ABC NewsRadio , ABC Classic FM , Triple J , ABV-2 and ABC Australia TV . The Herald and Weekly Times Tower (headquarters of the Herald Sun newspaper)
1830-534: The 243-metre (797 ft) Soul building. Q1 Tower was designed by SDG & The Buchan Group, and its form was inspired by the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House . The name was given in honour of members of Australia’s Olympic sculling team of the 1920s – Q1. The concept was based on studies of wind, movement and tension, in which a series of ribbons wrap concentrically around
1891-792: The Evan Walker Footbridge, designed by Cocks Carmichael Whitford, and the Southbank Promenade, designed by Denton Corker Marshall , opening in 1990. The two projects together won the RVIA Urban Design Award in 1991. The Southgate development, which includes a shopping precinct, the Sheraton Towers hotel and new office buildings for the Herald & Weekly Times and IBM were built soon after in stages between 1990 and 1993, and combined with
Eureka Tower - Misplaced Pages Continue
1952-702: The St Kilda Road boundary, however the following tram lines run through Southbank: Although Southbank promenade forms part of the Capital City Bicycle Trail , the large number of pedestrians in the area means bicycle riding at high speed is hazardous; 10 km/h (6.2 mph) speed restrictions affecting cyclists are in place, with Victoria Police enforcing the speed limit. ^ = territory divided with another LGA ^ = territory divided with another LGA Q1 (building) Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One )
2013-784: The Tea House on Clarendon Street, as well as the Castlemaine Brewery . By 1940 businesses included the Allen's factory opposite Flinders Street station (with its famous animated neon sign), the Malvern Star bicycle works, and numerous car sales and maintenance businesses. By 1900 what is now the Victorian Arts Centre had become an entertainment precinct, with the Green Mill dance hall and circus site, and
2074-467: The area now called South Melbourne was a series of low lying swamps inhabited by Aboriginal tribes. With the establishment of Melbourne in 1835 on the opposite bank of the river, the area remained undeveloped for some time, although shipping used berths along the river west of what is now the Queens Bridge . St Kilda Road , connecting to Princes Bridge , was developed as the major thoroughfare to
2135-469: The building's gold crown representing the gold rush and a red stripe representing the blood spilt during the revolt. The blue glass cladding that covers most of the building represents the blue background of the stockade's flag and the white lines also represent the Eureka Stockade flag. The white horizontal stripes also represent markings on a surveyor's measuring staff . At the base of the tower
2196-423: The building, most recently in 2019. When measured either by the height of its roof, or by the height of its highest habitable floor, Eureka Tower was the tallest residential building in the world when completed. It was also the building with the most floors available for residential occupancy in the world. The building stands 297 m (974 ft) in height, with 91 storeys above ground plus one basement level. At
2257-416: The construction of a basement car park uneconomical. In all, there are 84 floors of apartments (including some floors shared between car parking and apartments), with the remainder being used for building facilities and the observation deck . According to the ranking system developed by the U.S.-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat , the Eureka Tower qualified as the tallest building in three of
2318-508: The crane on top of the tower was dismantled by a smaller crane, which was dismantled by a smaller crane that could be taken down the service elevator. Eureka Tower has 24 carat (99.9%) gold plated glass windows on the top 10 floors of the building. Installation of the gold glass was completed in March 2006. Apartment owners and tenants had taken up residence in the building between Ground Level and Level 80 as of July 2006. On 11 October 2006,
2379-847: The development along the Yarra River westward, with the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in 1996 and Crown Casino in 1997. From the 1970s, the old Police Barracks had been home to the Victorian College of the Arts , and in the late 1980s an old Malthouse in City Road was converted into the Malthouse Theatre . Other institutions have joined since the 2000s to create the Melbourne Arts Precinct including award-winning buildings for
2440-547: The experiment paved the way for utilising Tillandsia on high-rise buildings. Southbank, Victoria Southbank is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia, 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the Melbourne central business district , located within the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip local government areas . Southbank recorded a population of 22,631 at the 2021 census . Its southernmost area
2501-445: The four categories in which heights are ranked, namely height to the floor of the highest occupied floor of the building. For comparison, the Q1 apartment tower on the Gold Coast has its highest habitable floor (the observation deck), reaching a height of 235 m (771 ft), some 62 m (203 ft) lower than Eureka Tower's highest habitable floor. Q1's highest penthouse apartment
Eureka Tower - Misplaced Pages Continue
2562-494: The land that is now the site of the Herald & Weekly Times building a few metres up City Road, to 20 City Road, and serves the Southbank community as a church and spiritual centre. The Church can be accessed either from City Rd or from the Southgate Shopping complex. The Queensbridge Precinct began development in 2005 with Freshwater Place . A plaza linked to the north bank and Flinders Street railway station via
2623-586: The list include Fujitsu , and Foster's . In May 2008 the Victorian Government created the new suburb place and name South Wharf , in the western end of Southbank (now encompassing the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Polly Woodside National Trust museum). South Wharf is home to several large apartment buildings, along with a hotel and a large shopping centre precinct. Southbank and South Wharf share
2684-483: The locality of South Melbourne , and the City of South Melbourne . It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s, as part of an urban renewal program. With the exceptions of the cultural precinct along St Kilda Road, few of the older industrial buildings were identified for retention. Today, Southbank is dominated by high-rise development and
2745-466: The observation deck. The current record is 7 minutes to climb up 88 floors. From June 2013, a team of researchers placed Tillandsia airplants on four locations on the tower. Two different species were placed at four levels: 56, 65, 91, and on top at level 92. These plants grow with no soil or watering / nutrient system and on Eureka Tower were exposed to the elements where they proved to grow through winter, saw winds over 200 km/h (120 mph) and
2806-440: The penthouse on level 74. The building is supported by 26 piles , each two metres (six point six feet) in diameter, that extend 40 metres (130 ft) into the ground passing through up to four metres (thirteen feet) of solid rock. Q1 contains one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Building facilities include two lagoon swimming pools, a lap pool, gymnasium, small theatre, a ballroom and a spa centre. An application to construct
2867-516: The same postcode (3006). Despite being dominated by modern apartments and office towers Southbank has a number of significant retained heritage buildings. Along St Kilda Road they include the 19th Century Victoria Barracks and the attached former Repatriation Commission Outpatient Clinic , the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria , parts of the Victorian College of the Arts campus. Some individual heritage buildings in
2928-445: The southern suburbs of Melbourne on the east side, and the track from the shipping piers of Port Melbourne to the city was formalised as City Road. After the Port Melbourne railway line was built across the area in 1854, the swamps were filled and the land, still much of which was in government hands, was developed as an industrial area. In 1888 the rail line was rebuilt, including the present Sandridge Bridge , and in 1890 Queensbridge
2989-449: The streets behind the waterfront. Central Equity apartments are aimed at both the owner occupier and rental market with management provided by Melbourne Inner City Management (MICM), a fully owned subsidiary of Central Equity. The 91 floor Eureka Tower was begun in 2002, aimed at being the tallest residential tower in the world and was completed in 2006. As part of the initial construction of Southgate, St Johns Lutheran Church relocated from
3050-527: The third tallest building in Australia, behind the Q1 in Queensland and Australia 108, as well as the second tallest to roof (excluding spire) behind the latter skyscraper. As of 2016 it was the 15th tallest residential building in the world . Eureka Tower is named after the Eureka Stockade , a rebellion during the Victorian gold rush in 1854. This has been incorporated into the design, with
3111-407: The time of its completion, it was one of the only buildings in the world with 90 or more storeys. It is also the third-tallest building in Australia and the second tallest building in Melbourne , behind Australia 108 which topped out in November 2019. The single level basement and first 9 floors contain car parking . The building's proximity to the water table as well as the Yarra River made
SECTION 50
#17327866221013172-573: The tower was officially opened by then Premier of Victoria , Steve Bracks . A 2-floor Grocon-Lubeca jumpform system was used to halve work time, concrete and joints required in the core, as well as increasing structural integrity . Grocon purchased the Singapore company Lubeca in 2000, and then did more R&D to design the 2-floor jumpform system. Since 2012, the Eureka Climb event has been held annually. Participants climb 1642 steps to
3233-469: The tower’s exterior and hover above the entry plaza area, providing cover and shade. The tension in the movement and free form are expressed by the gradual twisting of the aluminium-clad ribbons as they move around the building. The result is an open-air galleria-like shopping precinct under the glazed ribbon structure and a curved retail façade to the street edges. The project was developed by The Sunland Group and built by Sunland Constructions. The building
3294-411: The unfurnished floor space alone. The highest floors of the tower house an observation deck (level 88), restaurant (level 89), communication rooms and balcony (90) and water tanks (90 and 91). A system of pumps constantly moves water between the two 300,000-litre tanks to counteract wind-induced oscillations. The observation deck (Melbourne Skydeck) occupies the entire 88th floor of the Eureka Tower and
3355-532: The visible concerns. The Building Services Authority has confirmed it has received complaints in relation to the building. The north stairwell was assessed as defective due to the stairwell pressurisation system not meeting the minimum air-flow requirements during a fire emergency. The Building Services Authority asked Q1's builders to rectify the problem in July 2010. Q1 has been used as a fireworks launch site during New Year's Eve celebrations. The building
3416-683: The wider Southbank precinct include the 1888 Jones Bond Store (25-43 Southbank Boulevard), the 1888 Tea House on Clarendon Street, the 1885 JH Boyd High School on City Road (now a community centre), and the former Castlemaine Brewery on Queensbridge Street. In the 2021 Census, there were 22,631 people in Southbank. . 33.3% people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 9.4%, China (excludes SARs & Taiwan) 8.9%, Colombia 3.9%, Malaysia 3.7% & England 3%. 45.4% spoke only English at home. Language used at home, top responses other than English were, Mandarin 11.6%, Spanish 5.3%, Hindi 4%, Cantonese 3.1% & Indonesian 2.1%. In
3477-522: Was built by Grocon (Grollo Australia). The developer of the tower was Eureka Tower Pty Ltd, a joint venture consisting of Daniel Grollo (Grocon), investor Tab Fried and one of the Tower's architects Nonda Katsalidis . Construction began August 2002. The tower was officially opened on 11 October 2006. The building's design is themed around the Eureka Stockade. It contains 556 apartments serviced by 13 lifts. Level 88 features an observation deck and level 89,
3538-600: Was built creating another access to City Road, allowing cable tram access to Port Melbourne. By this time the riverside west of Queensbridge was lined with wharves and shipping sheds and maritime businesses including the Duke & Orr drydock, now housing the Polly Woodside maritime museum (this small area including the Exhibition Centre was separated off as its own suburb South Wharf in 2008). Princes Bridge
3599-656: Was extended to Kings Way, and by 1999 was extended to join the CityLink tunnels, carving a line across Southbank with a large area occupied by off ramps. St Kilda Road was soon lined with a series of important institutions including the Police Barracks, Prince Henry's Hospital and the Victoria Barracks . It also contained amusements such as a circus and dance halls where the Arts Centre is now. In
3660-491: Was rebuilt in 1888, allowing cable trams to reach the southern suburbs along St Kilda Road, and raising the road level at the river's edge, with gardens established either side, the western one known as the Snowden Gardens. A wide range of industries and warehousing occupied much of the area, mainly low scale shed-like light industrial buildings, but also heavy engineering works such as Austral Otis elevators on Kings Way (formerly Hannah Street), multi level store houses such as
3721-438: Was the Silver Award winner of the 2005 Emporis Skyscraper Award , coming in second to Turning Torso in Sweden. Q1 was completed towards the end of 2005. Its main point of difference to other high-rise buildings in Surfers Paradise is its glass-enclosed sleek look. Q1's lift lobby is separated into two high-speed lift groups. Four high-speed lifts service levels B2 to level 42. Three separate high-speed lifts service levels 43 to
SECTION 60
#1732786622101#100899