Al Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Monday 29 Jan 2007

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A benchmark Kuwait office development, short listed for prestigious award

An Atkins Bahrain project, the Al Sharq office complex, has been short listed for the 2007 MIPIM (http://www.mipim.com/)Architectural Review Future Projects Award - Offices category. The 180m tower will cover an area of 56,400sq.m. Commissioned by Al Mar & Aqar, the complex combines work and leisure, internal and outside spaces, and offers a variety of scenarios for business within a sustainable and environmentally responsible design. Hovering above a glass fronted entrance is a podium with a sky garden food court. Office spaces are hung from a pairing of parallel blades topped at roof level with a gym, spa, health club and pool. Floating above this pool deck is a suspended high-panoramic views. Solar panel cladding contributes to the green building’s energy needs while the foliage camouflage provides office workers a place to step outside and recharge.

www.worldarchitecturenews.com

nice

im in love
i want a condo

Wooow I like the design

omg i luv it amazing

wow cool design

Al Sharq Office Complex
Kuwait
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Initially a concept design for a client this was subsequently the winning entry in the international MIPIM competition organised by the Architectural Review magazine.

The development provides a flexible campus-like environment in which to do business.

Atkins approach to the design was driven by a series of layered work spaces that are framed by 210m parallel blades. These spaces are vertically zoned and change function and appearance depending upon the level they occupy in the building.

There are three specific aspects to the building: the blades, its verticality and its sustainable design elements.

Visually, the building comprises two parallel blades between which office spaces are hung. Even the offices on the lowest levels are considerably elevated, thereby giving them perfect panoramic views of the surrounding city.

www.atkins-me.com

according to www.atkins.com the tower total height will be 210M :cheers:

according to www.atkins.com the tower total height will be 210M :cheers:

So thats it. It's 100% carb free? :D

So thats it. It's 100% carb free? :D

what make you say that !! :ohno:

www.atkins.com

SPAM I'M
lol sorry Chad :lol:

http://www.atkins-me.com/ProjectDetail.aspx?ProjectID=78

thats a cool height for this tower,, but i have to say it looks lebanese !!

So thats it. It's 100% carb free? :D

That's what I though!! LOOL! :lol:

I love this tower. I think it'll look great in the skyline. There is already a similar tower U/C in Q8, the Gate (I think), but the design is more Islamic. This tower looks more like a retro 60's design.

this add was published today in a kuwaiti newspaper

in the render you can see clearly that the tower will be located were is the fire station next to arraya tower

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OMG amazing location !!!!!!:shocked:

and the ugly fire station will be gone :cheer:,,, but i have to say the box thing at the botoom of the tower is a bit ugly!

wow really nice, great location

But when they demolished it ? :(

but i have to say the box thing at the botoom of the tower is a bit ugly!

I disagree, I love it as it is :)

WOW !!

but i guess the city needs that fire station ??????

WOW !!

but i guess the city needs that fire station ??????

im sure they will relocate the station in much more convenient location :lol:

this will take ages for them to get all the required approvals :ohno:

^^ putting an advertisment in the newspapers is a bold move !! lol

so i guess they have the approvals ( most of them !! ) :lol:

^^ putting an
so i guess they have the approvals ( most of them !! ) :lol:
no they dont , what a kiss ass :lol:

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HAHAHAHAHAAAAAY !!! OMG majles mo2qar !!! :lol: what a joke :P

BIG LOLS, KAK, KEEELESHAY (an Arabic arguing :P), than after ALbaladi approve this project they will >> demolish the FireStation than they will begin deigning than they will work on the foundation, than they will finish the project by 2015 :P, GUYS tell me how many times did i write THAN ^^ ??, this is the answer for how many times this project will be on-Hold in the upcoming years KAK :lol:

i don't think the fire station will be touched .. the plot of land for the project is already ready and empty right next to the station ... this project is right next to global's new headquarter ...

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from those renderings i am sure this project will NEVER EVER be built in kuwait ...

and i am wrong .. they made the design based on removing the firestation .. will never happen ..

amazing renders :)

i saw this on the render skouli provided, the building next to the tower looks like a firestation.....

can they build the tower on the current location of the station and they build the other one next to the tower on their own expense ??

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Al Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Monday 29 Jan 2007

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Very very nice tower! 2 thumbs up!

I know it says "proposed" but any new updates if it will happen?

Initially a concept design for a client this was subsequently the winning entry in the international MIPIM competition organised by the Architectural Review magazine.

The development provides a flexible campus-like environment in which to do business.

Atkins approach to the design was driven by a series of layered work spaces that are framed by 210m parallel blades. These spaces are vertically zoned and change function and appearance depending upon the level they occupy in the building.

There are three specific aspects to the building: the blades, its verticality and its sustainable design elements.

Visually, the building comprises two parallel blades between which office spaces are hung. Even the offices on the lowest levels are considerably elevated, thereby giving them perfect panoramic views of the surrounding city.

http://www.atkins-me.com/ProjectDetail.aspx?ProjectID=78

News about the tower
http://www.atkins-me.com/News.aspx?ItemNo=36

one of the best designs in the middle east.

^^ I agree...

gr8 stuff NEWUSER thnx 4 the info man, and lets hope that majles albaladi not 2 be late approving the project

It is indeed a nice design. So this is going to be atkins second project in Q8 ? Now they will be having a new office there ..

i know this is sort of old news anyhow here you go

Kuwaiti tower wins high-rise award
14 August 2007

The Atkins-designed Al Sharq office complex in Kuwait has won the CNBC Arabian Property Award for high-rise architecture.

Nicholas Bailey, head of concept architecture at
Atkins Middle East in Bahrain, said: "Al Sharq is the way forward in terms of defining a new architecture for Kuwait and we are delighted to be recognised in this way for such an exciting and prestigious award.

"Atkins' design work is largely about adding maximum value to clients' projects through the collective cerebral processes of our multi-discipline design team, and it's fantastic to be involved with the project and also with the strong client-consultant partnership that drives innovation," he added.

www.arabianbusiness.com

British architects Atkins has been busy designing another award winning tower, this time to be located in Kuwait.

Standing at 210 metres the Al Sharq tower, located in Kuwait will cover a total of 56,400 square metres and will be a mixed use tower, the main body of which will accommodate premium grade offices.

Forming an almost campus like workspace the tower has a glass fronted entrance containing retail space which will be set back in a shady arcade. A podium featuring shops and restaurants set amongst a sky garden hovers above. Rising skywards from the podium are two parallel between which the office floors are suspended.

The design which was commissioned by Al Mar and Aqar is in keeping with Atkins apparent commitment to building ecologically friendly towers and pioneering new engineering techniques in the process.

It allows for shallow floor plates and heavily shaded facades that not only decrease the towers environmental impact but also allows internal environments to be comfortable for workers and bathed in natural diffused light. The cladding also incorporates the use of solar panels reducing the energy consumption of the tower and coloured fins to lessen solar gain.

Throughout the tower sky gardens are strategically placed to provide open spaces for workers to relax in and will also provide respite from the sun, even the lowest of the office floors will have panoramic views of the surrounding area. At the top of the tower an executive gymnasium, health club, spa and pool will feature.

The design for the tower which was originally just a concept, was the winner of the international MIPIM award 2007 and has also been awarded the CNBC Arabian Property High Rise Architecture Award.

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Source: http://www.skyscrapernews.com/news.php?ref=1182

NOTE: I dont know if there is already a thread for this but I thought of posting one in case.

MashAllah. This instant classic of a tower will give the city a proverbial facelift. No offence, but the capital needs a lot of work and a tower like this one will do.

Hope it gets approved.

3amaar ya Kuwait.

inshallah this tower gets built quickly its just too good i like the hole btw :D

...وسينظر الاعضاء في تعهد ملاك القسائم ارقام (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) بتحمل التكاليف المترتبة على تعديل تنظيم القطعة رقم 7 بمنطقة الشرق لتوفير مواقف السيارات التي تحتاج اليها المنطقة، وبناء مركز اطفاء بديل بشارع السور، وخطاب الادارة العامة للاطفاء المتضمن اقتراح شركة المال العقارية بشأن نقل مركز اطفاء الهلالي بمنطقة الشرق – قطعة 7 (31 سابقا)...

ok, the article says they are going to build a new car parking building for sharq area, and to build a new fire station on sour street to replace the helaly fire station next to arraya center. The Al-Maal real estate company sent to the firefighting public office a message to move the helaly fire station in sharq, block 7.

AlQabas (http://alqabas.com.kw/Final/NewspaperWebsite/NewspaperPublic/ArticlePage.aspx?ArticleID=351834)

OMG , it will take them ages to get them all the required approvals

i think things will be more streamlined now .. it will take less time than usual.

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great stuff as usual skouli :)