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The '''Al Hamra Tower''' is a [[skyscraper]] in [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]. It is the [[tallest building in Kuwait]].
The '''Al Hamra Tower''' is a [[skyscraper]] in [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]. Al Hamra is the tallest building in Kuwait and the [[List of tallest buildings in the world|23rd tallest in the world]].


==Profile==
==Profile==
Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.<ref name=alh/> It was completed in 2011.<ref name=alh/> Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings, Merrill and Ramshir and [[Callison]], it is the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world, and the thirtieth [[tallest building in the world]] at {{convert|414|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=alh>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/kuwait-city/al-hamra-tower/208/|title=Al Hamra Tower - The Skyscraper Center |author=|date= |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>
Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.<ref name=alh/> It was completed in 2011.<ref name=alh/> Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings, Merrill and Ramshir and [[Callison]], it is the [[tallest building in Kuwait]], the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world, and the twenty-third [[tallest building in the world]] at {{convert|414|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=alh>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/kuwait-city/al-hamra-tower/208/|title=Al Hamra Tower - The Skyscraper Center |author=|date= |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref> As of January 29, 2018, it became the twenty-eighth tallest building after the [[Lakhta Center]] in [[St. Petersburg]] Russia, reached the design height.


The building utilizes wrapped glass facades 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildingArchive2012/AlHamraFirdousTowerKuwaitCity/tabid/3859/language/en-GB/Default.aspx|title=Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City|website=www.ctbuh.org|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aiany.aiany.org/?section=2013_Design_Awards_Winners|title=AIA New York Chapter : 2013 Design Awards Winners|website=aiany.aiany.org|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref>
The building utilizes wrapped glass facades on the east, north, and west both for aesthetics and to reduce the amount of reflective surface area on the south facade, which would be exposed to the most intense solar radiation in a region where temperatures can easily exceed 115 degrees Fahrenheit. the south facade 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildings/FeaturedTallBuildingArchive2012/AlHamraFirdousTowerKuwaitCity/tabid/3859/language/en-GB/Default.aspx|title=Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City|website=www.ctbuh.org|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aiany.aiany.org/?section=2013_Design_Awards_Winners|title=AIA New York Chapter : 2013 Design Awards Winners|website=aiany.aiany.org|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref>


The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by ''[[TIME magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Hamra Tower|url=http://www.som.com/projects/al_hamra_tower|publisher=SOM|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>
The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by ''[[TIME magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Hamra Tower|url=http://www.som.com/projects/al_hamra_tower|publisher=SOM|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:05, 31 August 2018

Al Hamra Tower
Burj Alhamra
File:Alhamra Tower.jpg
Al Hamra Tower in November 2011
Al Hamra Tower is located in Kuwait
Al Hamra Tower
Location within Kuwait
Former namesAl Hamra Firduos Tower
Record height
Tallest in Kuwait since 2011[I]
Preceded byArraya Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffices, Shopping mall
Architectural styleSculpted
Address13085 Jaber Al-Mubarak Street
Town or cityKuwait City
CountryKuwait
Coordinates29°22′44″N 47°59′36″E / 29.3790°N 47.9932°E / 29.3790; 47.9932
Elevation12 m (39 ft)
Construction started2005
Completed2011
Inaugurated2011
Cost$500 million
OwnerAl Hamra Real Estate Co.
Height
Architectural414 m (1,358 ft)
Tip414 m (1,358 ft)
Roof368 m (1,207 ft)
Top floor80
Technical details
MaterialConcrete
Floor count80
Lifts/elevators43
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gary Paul Haney or Callison
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Structural engineerSkidmore Owings & Merrill
Services engineerBMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd.
Momentive
Hitachi
Main contractorAhmadiah Contracting and Trading Company
Awards and prizes2012 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Finalist
References
[1]

The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Al Hamra is the tallest building in Kuwait and the 23rd tallest in the world.

Profile

Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.[1] It was completed in 2011.[1] Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings, Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, it is the tallest building in Kuwait, the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world, and the twenty-third tallest building in the world at 414 m (1,358 ft).[1] As of January 29, 2018, it became the twenty-eighth tallest building after the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg Russia, reached the design height.

The building utilizes wrapped glass facades on the east, north, and west both for aesthetics and to reduce the amount of reflective surface area on the south facade, which would be exposed to the most intense solar radiation in a region where temperatures can easily exceed 115 degrees Fahrenheit. the south facade 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[2][3]

The tower was included in the list of the best inventions of 2011 by TIME magazine.[4]

Awards

  • 2011: Emporis Skyscraper Award[5]
  • 2010: Cityscape • Commercial / Mixed Use Built[6]
  • 2008: Chicago Athenaeum - American Architecture Award[7]
  • 2008: Chicago Athenaeum - International Architecture Award for best new global design[8]
  • 2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Overall[9]
  • 2008: MIPIM/Architectural Review - MIPIM Future Project Award: Tall Buildings[9]
  • 2007: Miami Architectural Bienal - Bronze Unbuilt Project[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Al Hamra Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. ^ "Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City". www.ctbuh.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  3. ^ "AIA New York Chapter : 2013 Design Awards Winners". aiany.aiany.org. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  4. ^ "Al Hamra Tower". SOM. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Emporis Skyscraper Award 2011 - Emporis Skyscraper Award - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
  6. ^ Infos at designbuild-network.com
  7. ^ "2008 American Architecture Award (The Chicaco Athenaeum)". chi-athenaeum.org.
  8. ^ "2008 International Architecture Awards (The Chicaco Athenaeum)". chi-athenaeum.org.
  9. ^ a b "Protek - The Intelligent Underfloor Air Conditioning System". www.wmprotek.com.
  10. ^ "Infos at som.com". som.com.
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