Ministerial Complex, Kuwait

The scheme will be a prominent landmark in the northern region, acting as a gateway to Al Jahra and the Kuwait City conurbation from the north.

It is effectively a new urban quarter, comprising a group of buildings providing over 140,000 sq m of ministerial offices and associated support facilities linked by shaded walkways, high quality hard and soft landscape, and associated roads and staff and visitor car parking.

Brief

  • to design and deliver a new Ministerial Complex at Al Jahra Governorate
  • to provide a unique and beautiful urban environment which respects regional and Islamic architectural principles

Results

  • an exemplar of effective, inclusive workplace design, and a shining example of advanced thinking in sustainable low energy design

Facts

Location: Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait
Client: Kuwait Ministry of Public Works
Completes: 2016

Integrated services

architecture, masterplanning, space planning, interior design, graphics and signature, landscape architecture, sustainability, lighting, acoustics, project management (with OBD)

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