The Wave is a residential

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

with an unusual appearance on the Gold Coast,

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. It rises to a height of and has 34 floors. It is located at the corner of Surf Parade and Victoria Avenue,

Broadbeach Broadbeach is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Broadbeach had a population of 6,786 people. Geography The Broadbeach stretch was originally coastal forest. This gradual ...

. In a competition against 467 new buildings taller than , The Wave was the recipient of the 2006 Silver

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. The innovative structure features reinforced concrete

balconies A balcony (from , "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor. They are commonly found on multi-level houses, apartme ...

that create a flowing, waveform exterior. The design ensures each of the 118 apartment's balconies receive a mix of shade and sunlight. The tower features

basement A basement is any Storey, floor of a building that is not above the grade plane. Especially in residential buildings, it often is used as a utility space for a building, where such items as the Furnace (house heating), furnace, water heating, ...

parking, a

podium A podium (: podiums or podia) is a platform used to raise something to a short distance above its surroundings. In architecture a building can rest on a large podium. Podiums can also be used to raise people, for instance the conductor of a ...

, three levels of commercial space and another level with recreation facilities. One, two and three bedroom

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s a found from floor five above. In 2007, the building was featured in a Bollywood movie called ''

Singh Is Kinng ''Singh Is Kinng'' is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee from a screenplay by Bazmee and Suresh Nair. The film stars Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, S ...

''.

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Broadbeach Accommodation At The Wave
Official Website Residential buildings completed in 2006 Skyscrapers on the Gold Coast, Queensland Broadbeach, Queensland 2006 establishments in Australia Residential skyscrapers in Australia Retail buildings in Queensland {{Queensland-struct-stub