Luxury high-rise lifestyle at Q1
By RAMA GAIND
There’s nothing ordinary about Australia’s Gold Coast … it’s vibrant, impressive and it’s where high-rise living is being redefined.
The Gold Coast – has joined Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – in showcasing residential towers which have dwarfed surrounding buildings to produce ‘vertical villages’ that are in high demand.
Currently the world’s tallest residential tower, Q1 in Surfers Paradise, is 80 storeys high and 327 metres above ground level. Inspecting this residential village lifestyle was an eye-opening experience for me recently.
Surrounded by a bustling retail and shopping precinct, the Q1 Resort and Spa has 528 luxury one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments featuring chic and modern designs. Spaciousness is the key to their layout.
The high rise also has a two-storey glass-enclosed lobby and Australia’s only beachside observation deck on Levels 77 and 78.
While the price tag of these apartments are six figures and above, the 250-degree views (especially from the higher levels) of the ocean, beach and city are simply stunning. If you want to go further up the scale, then Australia’s most elevated penthouse address offers 360 degree views over golden beaches, waterways, city towers, mountains and the blue Pacific Ocean!
Q1 has many distinguishing features including the fact that the elevators are the fastest in Australia, travelling at 9.0 meters per second (1772 ft/min) and Q1 boasts the highest swimming pool in Australia (15m x 6m), located in the penthouse on level 74, 217 metres above ground level.
These inner city developments, where space is at a premium, is also following a popular lifestyle trend interstate.
Vying for the tallest residential building title, at 92 storeys, will soon be the Eureka Tower in Melbourne which is 300 metres above ground level.
In Sydney, there is World Tower in the southern CBD, a 79-storey, 234-metre development. Another is the 59-level Lumiere @ Regent Place (which includes a building of serviced apartments) that’s due for completion in 2008.
Brisbane’s new ‘iconic’ building is the mega high-rise called Vision which will have 79 storeys and stretch up to 287 metres high and is set for completion in 2010.
Defined as being a major status symbol for owner-occupiers and investors alike, Q1 apartments not only offer killer views, but tight security and close proximity to every desirable facility. As well, health, recreational and conference facilities inside the complex will ensure that residents enjoy every conceivable comfort.
This type of high-rise standard offers luxury living at its finest – and for some of us – that’s the lifestyle of which dreams are made!
