Al Hamra Tower

Al Hamra Tower is a 1.9 million sqft sculptured building that houses shell and core office space constructed on above a luxury shopping centre in the heart of Kuwait city. The total construction cost of this facility was approximately $550 million.

The project began construction in 2006 and occupied in 2012. The project incorporates an energy efficient design with the goal of obtaining a high performance, low maintenance, low operating cost facility achieved through sustainable and energy efficient design features.

• Investigation into issues with previous commissioning works, identification of root cause and the engineering of remedial actions
• Verification and validation of commissioning of all MEP systems
• Independent review of fire and life safety strategy
• Fire and life safety system design review
• Independent review of cause and effect matrix
• Testing and commissioning of fire and life safety systems

• Client:
• Consultant: SOM
• Architect:
• Developer: Ajail
• Contractor:
• Scope: Commissioning
• Location: Kuwait
• Dates: 2014 – 2015