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Riparian Plaza is a 53-storey skyscraper located in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The building stands at in height to its communications spire and to its roof. It is the city's tallest building when measured to its pinnacle and fourth tallest when measured to its roof . It is a mixed use building, with 11 car park levels from the ground up, 25 commercial levels, and 12 residential levels originally housing 50 penthouse apartments. On top of the tower is a communications spire. A recreation centre including a swimming pool is located on 39th floor, between the commercial and residential sections. The carpark is accessed via a helical annexe. The tower has an open plaza and promenade space totaling . The upper plaza level contains the Siana Bar dining lounge. The building was developed by Bloomberg Incorporation Limited with a construction cost of A$130 million.〔 Bloomberg retained ownership of the commercial component and sold off the residential apartments during construction. It is located at 71 Eagle Street, and was the last waterfront vacant block in the Brisbane CBD. Riparian Plaza provided the first, new, premium office space available in the Brisbane CBD for a decade. The building has a total floor area of approximately .〔 Brisbane Square completed in 2006, was the next major office building constructed in Brisbane. ==Construction and design== Riparian Plaza was designed by Harry Seidler (architect) and Robert Bird Group (structural engineer). Most office spaces have river views, due to the 45-degree angle to the river of the building and the lack of columns on these mid level floors.〔 Each penthouse has its own curvilinear, projecting terrace that faces the river. The cantilevering balconies have a highly sculptured shape.〔 Seidler claimed the composite stacking of sectors vertically is unique in Australia.〔 There were significant delays in the completion of the building. It was originally scheduled to be completed by early 2004 (giving a record construction time of 100 weeks). This date was continually pushed back. The delay led to significant criticism of the project in the local media, as well as complaints from prospective tenants of the building and withdrawal of committed tenants. The building was completed in November 2005. In October 2007, Riparian Plaza won the top prize for commercial architecture at the annual national architecture awards.〔(Vic and Qld dominate architecture awards ). 25 October 2007. Retrieved on 27 October 2007.〕 In 2008, the building won the overall winner of the Rider Levett Bucknall / Property Council of Australia Award and the Property Council of Australia Award for Mixed Use Development. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riparian Plaza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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