The Wave by DBI Design, Australia
The Wave, an Australian residential tower was designed by DBI Design is located in Queensland, Australia. “The Wave”, a catchy turn of housing and retail tower on the Gold Coast of Queensland, has left a number of renowned international events in its wake to take the silver medal in the annual Emporis Skyscraper Awards. The 35-story tower, gets its name from an external waveform designed to provide all residents with panoramic views of the ocean and the surrounding area Surfer’s Paradise. The architect of the building society DBI Design Gold Coast, were inspired by the idea of a “tape made in a stream, wrapping around a stick.” The contractor for the design and construction project was Multiplex, in association with Hyder Consulting as its civil and structural designer.
The tower was constructed from a series of reinforced concrete slabs of varying floor plate, supported by structural wall shear. Each level is surrounded by concrete balconies cantilevered and pre-curved panels of board cast. The structure is fully transferred to level 5 on a post tension slab 1200mm deep transfer beyond detail area. In projecting the retail areas are tense after large sheets overhang, the iconic function of this innovative structure. This year’s gold medal was New York’s Hearst Tower. The Wave put forward structures highly acclaimed Eureka Tower in Melbourne, 1180 Peachtree in the United States and the Hesperia Tower in Spain.
The Wave by DBI Design in Queensland Australia
The Wave, exterior facade tower building at night
The Wave, residential and retail tower on Queenslands Gold Coast
The Wave, waveform Emporis Skyscraper building
The Wave, waveform exterior residential tower building
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] The tower is terraced at the top to enhance its verticality while providing a smooth transition between the body of the tower for small scale buildings in the street. The design also allows private terraced balconies to be added to several condominiums. The building classic façade is articulated in three main ways to enhance its verticality using three different window systems. The verticality of the facade north and south closer is enhanced with the introduction of soft classical Chicago. Wrapping the corners are the same versions of fist style Chicago that transitions in the vertical bay windows type found in the body of the tower building. [...]