Iconic Tower.

(From Gulf Construction)

Kuwait's upmarket Al Sharq area now boasts a new architectural marvel which claims the distinction of being the capital city's tallest building. Gulf Construction takes a closer look at the striking landmark

he iconic Dar Al Awadi Complex shopping centre and office tower - claimed to be currently the tallest building in Kuwait - was poised for handover to the owner at the end of last month (June) following completion of structural and finishing works

Rising 171 m high, the 34-storey pentagon-shaped tower is now a highly prominent landmark in Sharq in the heart of Kuwait City, with its stainless steel dome and a mast nestled in a wide stainless steel circular saucer-shape roof canopy

Owned by the Real Estate Investment Company, the architectural masterpiece enjoys a strategic location in the capital with a panoramic view of the Arabian Gulf. The striking shape of this high-rise is further enhanced by its eye-catching exterior finishes combining granite, glazed curtain walls, stainless steel ribs and skylights which enfold a state-of-the-art building complex comprising a commercial office tower and a shopping mall. High-class finishes - in marble, steel, granite are the hallmark of the interiors

The tower has two basement levels and 36 commercial levels (including ground and mezzanine levels) while the mall has three basement levels and four above-ground levels

The project sits on a 5,820 sq m plot of which the mall covers 4,700 sq m and the tower 1,120 sq m. The entire development provides a total built-up area of 56,334 sq m (the tower accounting for 31,260 sq m and the mall, 25,074 sq m), of which close to half (25,000 sq m) will be offered as retail area - 15,000 sq m in the tower and 10,000 sq m with the retail mall