In pictures: OMA reveals Kuwait tower plans

By Elizabeth Hopkirk2019-10-24T05:00:00

02 Wafra Tower, Image by CGveron (C) OMA

Source: OMA /CGVeron

Construction to start next year

OMA has revealed images of what is set to be its first built project in Kuwait.

The architect was appointed after an invited design competition for a residential tower on the waterfront of Kuwait City’s Hessa al Mubarak district.

The Wafra tower design consists of five blocks marked by a rectangular grid. They form a vertical stepped sequence rising from L-shaped volume to slab and are connected by an exposed, monolithic core.

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