The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the tallest building in Kuwait. Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.[2] It was completed in 2011.[2] Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, it is the tallest curved concrete skyscraper in the world, and the thirty-sixth tallest building in the world at 414 m (1,358 ft).[2]
| Al Hamra Tower | |
|---|---|
Burj Alhamra | |
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  Location within Kuwait | |
| Former names | Al Hamra Firdous Tower |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in Kuwait since 2011[I] | |
| Preceded by | Arraya Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Offices, shopping mall |
| Architectural style | Sculpted |
| Address | 13085 Jaber Al-Mubarak Street |
| Town or city | Kuwait City |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Coordinates | 29°22′44″N 47°59′36″E / 29.3790°N 47.9932°E |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Topped-out | 2010 |
| Completed | 2011 |
| Inaugurated | 2011 |
| Cost | $500 million |
| Owner | Al Hamra Real Estate Co. |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Tip | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Roof | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Top floor | 83 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Floor count | 85 |
| Floor area | 290,000 m2 (3,100,000 sq ft)[1] |
| Lifts/elevators | 43 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gary Haney Skidmore Owings & Merrill |
| Architecture firm | Al Jazera Consultants, Kuwait |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore Owings & Merrill |
| Services engineer | BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd. Momentive Hitachi |
| Main contractor | Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company |
| Awards and prizes | 2012 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Finalist |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Profile
editThe building utilizes wrapped glass on the east, north, and west both for aesthetics and to reduce the amount of reflective surface area on the south facade, which also features brushed Jura limestone. Flared walls reaching from the southwest and southeast corners of the core span the entire height of the tower, and there is a column-free 24-meter-tall lobby.[3][4]
The Tower also Includes a restaurant called Francesca's or known as At The Top by the restaurant themselves.
The landscape was designed by Francis Landscapes.[5]
The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by Time magazine.[6]
Awards
edit- 2011: Emporis Skyscraper Award[7]
- 2010: Cityscape • Commercial / Mixed Use Built[8]
- 2008: Chicago Athenaeum - American Architecture Award[9]
- 2008: Chicago Athenaeum - International Architecture Award for best new global design[10]
- 2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Overall[11]
- 2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Tall Buildings[11]
- 2007: Miami Architectural Bienal - Bronze Unbuilt Project[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City – Verdict Designbuild". www.designbuild-network.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ a b c "Al Hamra Tower – The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com.
- ^ "Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City". www.ctbuh.org. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ "AIA New York Chapter : 2013 Design Awards Winners". aiany.aiany.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
- ^ "Francis Landscapes". www.francislandscapes.com.
- ^ "Al Hamra Tower". SOM. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Emporis Skyscraper Award 2011 - Emporis Skyscraper Award - Emporis". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City".
- ^ "2008 American Architecture Award (The Chicago Athenaeum)". chi-athenaeum.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "2008 International Architecture Awards (The Chicago Athenaeum)". chi-athenaeum.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ a b "Protek - The Intelligent Underfloor Air Conditioning System". www.wmprotek.com.
- ^ "Infos at som.com". som.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
External links
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Media related to Al Hamra Tower at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- "Al Hamra Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- "Emporis building ID 239181". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Al Hamra Tower". SkyscraperPage.
