Trilogy Tower
| Trilogy Tower | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Never built |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Brisbane, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′50.90″S 153°01′51.54″E / 27.4641389°S 153.0309833°E |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 70 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Cottee Parker |
| Developer | APH Properties |
| Structural engineer | Robert Bird Group |
| Main contractor | Laing O'Rourke |
Trilogy Tower, was a commercial development proposed in Brisbane, Australia located at 480 Queen Street. Trilogy Tower was expected to be Brisbane's second tallest building (255 m) after Vision Brisbane (283 m, also cancelled). The tower was to feature 30,000 m2 of commercial office space, 192 one and two bedroom hotel apartments, and 109 single and double story residential apartments. The tower's name was derived from these three components.
The tower was designed by Cottee Parker Architects, who have also designed many completed and proposed Brisbane buildings such as Aurora Tower, Felix Tower and Evolution. The companies behind Trilogy Tower were APH Capital Partners (APH), a multi-award-winning Brisbane developer along with the Contractor Laing O'Rourke.
At the top of the building a large, solar-powered lamp visible from across the city was planned.[1]
Construction[edit]
The site was purchased from the Australian Red Cross in July, 2006 for A$32 million.[2] The total cost of Trilogy Tower was projected to be A$980 million.[2]
Demolition of the buildings on the site was completed 2008. The office floors were expected to open in 2011 before the rest of the building could be completed in the following year.[1] This part of the building was planned to sold by APH as a complete package for around A$300 million, however the global credit crisis was blamed for its failure to sell.[3] In April 2011 the site was bought by Grocon who was planning to construct a 37-storey commercial office tower.[4]
See also[edit]
- List of tallest buildings in Australia
- List of tallest buildings in Brisbane
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Australia
References[edit]
- ^ a b Georgia Waters (21 May 2008). "Trilogy to tower over Brisbane skyline". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Laing O'Rourke to build Brisbane's tower." The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 Sep 2007. Retrieved on 12 December 2007.
- ^ Fiona Cameron (15 May 2008). "Brisbane's $300m Trilogy tower campaign fails". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ Tony Moore (22 November 2011). "Tower rises from Trilogy's ashes". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 25 July 2012.