The 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 landscape was designed by Francis Landscapes.[5]
The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by Time magazine.[6]
hamra, tower, hamra, firduos, tower, skyscraper, kuwait, city, kuwait, tallest, building, kuwait, construction, skyscraper, started, 2005, completed, 2011, designed, architectural, firms, skidmore, owings, merrill, ramshir, callison, tallest, curved, concrete,. The Al Hamra Firduos 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 amp 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 TowerBurj AlhamraLocation within KuwaitFormer namesAl Hamra Firduos TowerRecord heightTallest in Kuwait since 2011 I Preceded byArraya TowerGeneral informationStatusCompletedTypeOffices shopping mallArchitectural styleSculptedAddress13085 Jaber Al Mubarak StreetTown or cityKuwait CityCountryKuwaitCoordinates29 22 44 N 47 59 36 E 29 3790 N 47 9932 E 29 3790 47 9932Elevation12 m 39 ft Construction started2005Topped out2010Completed2011Inaugurated2011Cost 500 millionOwnerAl Hamra Real Estate Co HeightArchitectural414 m 1 358 ft Tip414 m 1 358 ft Roof368 m 1 207 ft Top floor83Technical detailsMaterialConcreteFloor count85Floor area290 000 m2 3 100 000 sq ft 1 Lifts elevators43Design and constructionArchitect s Gary Paul Haney Skidmore Owings amp MerrillArchitecture firmAl Jazera Consultants KuwaitStructural engineerSkidmore Owings amp MerrillServices engineerBMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd MomentiveHitachiMain contractorAhmadiah Contracting and Trading CompanyAwards and prizes2012 Best Tall Building Middle East amp Africa FinalistWebsitewww wbr alhamra wbr com wbr kwReferences 1 Contents 1 Profile 2 Awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksProfile 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 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 edit2011 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 editList of tallest buildings in Kuwait Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Tower in Abu Dhabi another skyscraper with a fold like exteriorReferences 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 www emporis com Archived from the original on January 16 2013 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 edit nbsp 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 Al Hamra Tower SkyscraperPage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Hamra Tower amp oldid 1187336610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
