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Sunland
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Innovarchi |
Whaley
Consulting Group
ARUP |
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Engineering |
Orrcon
Smart Steel Hollow Section:
Large Pipe & RHS |
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Orrcon
Smart Steel Hollow Sections are the jewel in the crown of
Q1, an architectural masterpiece, which at 322.5 metres officially
ranks as the world’s tallest residential tower.
Developers Surfers Paradise Beach Resort Pty Ltd teamed with
Orrcon, Sun
Engineering and Sunland Constructions to design, fabricate and
erect the 90
metre high visionary steel spire, which sits atop Q1’s
80 storeys. The tower
is located on the southern fringe of Surfers Paradise on the
Gold Coast, and
offers sweeping views south to Byron Bay and north to Brisbane.
Sun Engineering used Orrcon’s Smart Steel Hollow Sections,
manufactured
at Orrcon’s world class Pipe and Tube Mill in Wollongong,
to fabricate the
crown. Sun Engineering’s Managing Director, Mr. Sean McMonagle
said that
he knew from Orrcon’s involvement in other major construction
projects we
had the right experience and capabilities to meet their requirements.
“The tolerances we required on the curved sections
provided by Orrcon Steel
were, by definition, much more precise, and Orrcon came through”.
An exacting and constant steel pipe and RHS supply schedule
over several
months was also necessary for the fabrication, with each part
being built to
completion by Sun Engineering, then disassembled for a police-escorted
truck
delivery to the Gold Coast construction site.
The stunning Q1 crown is testament to the creative applications
for Orrcon
Smart Steel Hollow Sections, and the company’s exceptional
manufacturing
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