Owner: United Real Estate Co. (http://www.urconline.com)
Project Name: United Tower
Location: Kuwait City
Floors/Height: 60F / 240M
Type: Mixed Use Commercial and Residential
Construction Start: 2005
Construction End: 2008

Speac Facility : Mixed use : residential, offices, retail, parking
Size : 968,752 sq. ft / 90,000 sq. m (430,556 sq. ft / 40,000 sq. m Parking Structure)
Client: The United Real Estate Co.
Associate Architect: Salem Al-Marzouk & Sabah Abi-Hanna wll (SSH)
Structural Engineer: Cantor Seinuk UK
Mechanical Engineer: Flack & Kurtz Consulting Engineers
Facade Consultant: Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG


United Tower is a mixed-use project that is part of the regeneration of its central business district. One of the main goals of the project is to provide a welcome mix of activities so that the city’s streets are active at all times.

The project creates one tower, for offices and residential. The high building has an orientation which will maximize its presence on the skyline. The building is engaged into a podium which contains public spaces, retail and restaurants.

New open public space, between the structure and the existing buildings of Kuwait Business City, will be a lively and active focal point for the entire complex and provide a new access way into the existing building. This space is covered with a lightweight fabric roof and forms part of the overall landscaping of the block.



Renders:

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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/ut0.jpg

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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00461.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00467-1.jpg

information board
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00629.jpg

The site

Update 24/03/07
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00470.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00466.jpg

Good work Crazy ;)

Hello Sexy!

Wow. This is a great design. The facade is intricate and colorful up close, yet restrained and classy from afar. And the massing is at once towering and organic, yet not too flashy. That's very difficult to pull off. I'm very interested to see how this one turns out.

Nice tower!

nice curves!

the info said: Construction Start: 2005, Construction End: 2008

looks like that's no longer true :(

19/09/07

the worker's offices is set up. and construction has started.

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd166/7amani1/DSC02013.jpg

Kuwait is taking here place into the skycraper-race!!!

Pretty shape.This one looks pretty good!

Fantastic facade! :applause:

Check this out:

United Tower Website (http://www.unitedtowers.net)

Don't miss the 3D Movie of the tower (http://www.unitedtowers.net/AxCMSwebLive/marketing.cms)...

New renders from "unitedtowers.net":

http://www.unitedtowers.net/AxCMSwebLive/upload/banner_unitedtowers_1074.jpg http://www.unitedtowers.net/AxCMSwebLive/upload/banner_3Dwalkthrough_1078.jpg

http://www.unitedtowers.net/controlpanel/mediagallery/gallery/Photos/The_Shape_of_the_Tower/shape06.jpg http://www.unitedtowers.net/controlpanel/mediagallery/gallery/Photos/The_Shape_of_the_Tower/shape04.jpg

.....

updates by Thamerium

25th, August, 2008:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--25thAugust2008.jpg

This is one sexy tower

:cheers:

03-12-08
http://i33.tinypic.com/mn2nvc.jpg

Awesome tower, Q8's skyline is going to be kickass.

very modern and elegant. :okay:

awesome tower, thx for the update :okay:

12-12-08

http://i35.tinypic.com/2hp0n0x.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/2qivkgo.jpg

........
7th of March 09

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/1952/dsc00601e.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00601e.jpg)
http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/dsc00601e.jpg/1/w1024.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img27/dsc00601e.jpg/1/)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/797/dsc00600s.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00600s.jpg)
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/dsc00600s.jpg/1/w1024.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img21/dsc00600s.jpg/1/)

OMG!!! Kuwait is BOOMING like hell!!! :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:


That will be a crazy skyline by a couple of years!!!

I love the cladding, seems like fish's scales!

http://i40.tinypic.com/2vjphue.jpg
By farfaratis

can someone please change the height title to 265 meter

very nice!

very smooth facade. :D

i just found out that UNITED TOWER have it own blog here it is

http://unitedtowersholdingcompany.blogspot.com/2009/04/united-towers-holding-company-leading.html

http://i40.tinypic.com/1235hch.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/serm6r.jpg

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http://i42.tinypic.com/o8s2tv.jpg




for more pictures please click on the link below
http://www.unitedtowers.net/AxCMSwebLive/projectmodel.cms

STUNNING SKYLINE and STUNNING BUILDING !!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

:cheers:

United Tower
Cw03Y7-3GVo

Beautiful designe.
Is beautiful and come to bee a beautiful tower.

awesome stunning design!

by Thamerium

10th, July, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--10thJuly2009.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--10thJuly2009.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--10thJuly2009-2.jpg

new video United Tower TVC - 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=aMazHVKg6PM

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3887094520_b9e05481f8.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3887094870_5e582e7854.jpg
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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3886295905_575fc52430.jpg
- q8500e

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28th, 09, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--28th092009.jpg

new video United Tower TVC - 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=aMazHVKg6PMThis video is just 40 seconds long and is not what you'd expect at all.
It's very visual indeed (big screen, great special effects). Anyone who watches it will play the first 30 seconds again straight away.
Have a look - it's a treat. :)

doable

aMazHVKg6PM

http://i33.tinypic.com/2yvv29c.jpg
By mohammad khorshid

latest update by Thamerium

Happy new year, everyone :)

The cladding process started already...

31st, December, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--31stDecember2009-2.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--31stDecember2009.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--31stDecember2009-3.jpg

thx Thamerium for new pic
is viry nic


31st, December, 2009:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower.jpg

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4346734312_df4977b2db_b.jpg
- loolykinns

http://i50.tinypic.com/mioq46.jpg


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By Ahmed.. ID

SUPER!!!!


Kuwait is amazing. :banana: :banana: :banana:

Terrific updates :)

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by Ahmed AlHunaif

By :
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3rd, March, 2010:

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4418729265_5ebb724e48_b.jpg

[QUOTE=CrazY;


Renders:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/kbcgn2.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/ut0.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/kbc5vi.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/kbc7gt.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00465-1.jpg

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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00463.jpg

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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e8/7amani/DSC00462.jpg
QUOTE]

:master::master::master::master::master::eek2::eek2::okay:

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q150/mathewj23/Al%20Hamra/DSC_5570.jpg
http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q150/mathewj23/Al%20Hamra/DSC_5573.jpg
- BloggerMathai (http://bloggermathai.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/burj-al-hamra/)

great design, thx for the updates

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By Thamerium

Very beautiful !

Wow great progress on the cladding the past 2 months. Thanks for the update.

This is an impressive tower!

Agreed. The facade is sick.:drool:

I think our skyline will eventually look great once all these projects are finished.

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/Q8CITY07-08-2010093.jpg

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/Q8CITY07-08-2010087.jpg

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http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/Q8CITY07-08-2010036.jpg

By Project Director

TOPPED OUT

04-09-2010

http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/projectdirector1/Q8CITY04-09-2010023-1.jpg


:cheers:PD

Great cladding :)

^^
Yeah.
It reminds me of the Ubora Towers in Dubai. :colgate:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4980390349_a598f95183_b.jpg
by hpkw

stunning wiew

That's pretty sweet.

by Thamerium

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--27thSeptember2010-8.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--27thSeptember2010-9.jpg

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http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/SharqSkyline--27thSeptember2010.jpg
:nuts:

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--22ndSeptemper2010.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--22ndSeptemper2010-3.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/thamerofarabia/UnitedTower--22ndSeptemper2010-5.jpg

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by loolykinns

Thank you, sieradzanin1 :)

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2-1-11

2-1-11

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By Hamad Almeer

^^ NICEEEE

nice :)

i´m thinking in this future skyline. Amazing!!!

From flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5340820153_3a72c6e017_b.jpg

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5378743152_1558054e61_b.jpg
Saleh AlRashaid

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5474734648_90e15693b4_b.jpg
Sarah Al-Sayegh Photography

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5177/5538036867_70a3341353_z.jpg
by kuwaiti tower

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5378743152_1558054e61_b.jpg
Saleh AlRashaid

such a nice picture :yes:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5054/5556511788_a8738587a1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/saleh100/5556511788/)
by: saleh alrashaid

by charles54

6-5-2011

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/al%20Hamra%206-5-2011%20friday/DSC01671.jpg http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af147/charles54/al%20Hamra%206-5-2011%20friday/DSC01656.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9757/imagewwd.jpg
taken yesterday

WoW

Really nice

Thank you for this picture

very beatifull

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by Mini Universe

beautiful tower!