ACI - Kuwait Chapter presents the Award of Excellence to a project in recognition of outstanding concrete construction and practices within Kuwait.
The Award of Excellence for 2012-2013 was presented Al-Arabiya Real Estate Company for Crystal Tower Project, for its innovative use of high performance concrete in structural elements;
for implementing a unique architectural landmark; and enhancing Kuwait's fast changing skyline.
Crystal Tower Project is indeed an iconic landmark, and one cannot pass by it without being impressed by its attractive form and overall aesthetic quality.
Structural and concrete engineers will also be impressed by the structural system that has been adopted in creating an outstanding building that deserves this recognition. The Award was presented to:
Location and Usage
Crystal Tower is located on Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, near Abdul-Razzak Square, on a site of 2840 m
2. The building is essentially a business tower, with its basement parking supplemented by an adjacent multi-storey car-park.
Business Tower
Gross Area
42,000 m2
Height
220 m/53 stpreys
Main Feature
Central Atrium
Retail
Ground, Mezzanine and Basement 1
Parking
Basements 2 and 3
Offices
44 floors
Services
3 Mechanical floors/1 Evacuation floor
Foundation
The Tower sits on a 2.8 m thick raft foundation, constructed on 60 piles of 1.0 m diameter and 25 m length, all located directly under the tower.
The Award was presented to:
Owner
Al-Arabiya Real Estate Company, Kuwait.
Co-recipients:
General Contractor
Bukhamseen International Group for Contracting.
Tower Design
Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK).
Local Consultant
Dar Osama Bukhamseen Design.
Concrete Supplier
Asian Concrete Industries Company.