Al Hamra Tower

Al Hamra Tower
Burj Alhamra
Location within Kuwait
Former names	Al Hamra Firdous Tower
Record height
Tallest in Kuwait since 2011[I]
Preceded by	Arraya Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Offices, shopping mall
Architectural style	Sculpted
Address	13085 Jaber Al-Mubarak Street
Town or city	Kuwait City
Country	Kuwait
Coordinates	29°22′44″N 47°59′36″E / 29.3790°N 47.9932°E / 29.3790; 47.9932
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Construction started	2005
Topped-out	2010
Completed	2011
Inaugurated	2011
Cost	$500 million
Owner	Al Hamra Real Estate Co.
Height
Architectural	414 m (1,358 ft)
Tip	414 m (1,358 ft)
Roof	368 m (1,207 ft)
Top floor	83
Technical details
Material	Concrete
Floor count	85
Floor area	290,000 m2 (3,100,000 sq ft)[1]
Lifts/elevators	43
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Gary Haney Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Architecture firm	Al Jazera Consultants, Kuwait
Structural engineer	Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Services engineer	BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd. Momentive Hitachi
Main contractor	Ahmadiah Contracting and Trading Company
Awards and prizes	2012 Best Tall Building Middle East & Africa Finalist
Website
www.alhamra.com.kw
References
[1]

The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the tallest building in Kuwait. Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005.^[2] It was completed in 2011.^[2] Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, it is the tallest curved concrete skyscraper in the world, and the thirty-sixth tallest building in the world at 414 m (1,358 ft).^[2]