TAEP/AAP: At the base of SOM’s award-winning Al Hamra Tower in the Central Business District of Kuwait City, this project reconfigures the existing exterior public spaces into a unified urban space that defines vehicular and pedestrian access, reutilizes and adapts large existing landscape elements, and creates several landmark elements to suppleme...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, João Morgado
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Elvino Domingos, Bruna Silva, Emanuel Grave, Lionel Estriga Diogo Monteiro, Duarte Correia, Iria Arriaga, João Costa, Mariana Neves, Matteo Missaglia, Nádia Luís
Collaborators
Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Luísa Calvo, Lionel Estriga, Mariana Neves, Federica Fortugno, Raquel Martins
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Bruno Simão, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro, Iria Arriaga
Lighting
Light Design Portugal
Supervision
ASBUILT; Bruno Rosa, Carlos Magalhães, Luís Baptista, Rúben Rodrigues, Vando Beldade
Typology
Mixed-Use › Canopy
Working with the power of artificial intelligence, we have integrated it with our concept and made modifications using other software to generate a realistic output. Welcome to our journey into the Peace Oasis Mosques.
Project name
Peace Oasis Mosque
Architecture firm
Jumanah Muhsen Alqudaihi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jumanah Muhsen Alqudaihi
Visualization
Jumanah Muhsen Alqudaihi
Typology
Religious Architecture › Mosque
KitKat House is a beachside retreat built for an extended family and their guests. The house is made up of finger-like masses that break and shift in relation to one another, accommodating different functions and creating pockets of greenery, as well as circulation passages.
Project name
KitKat House
Architecture firm
AlHumaidhi Architects
Photography
Nelson Garrido
Principal architect
AbdulAziz AlHumaidhi
Design team
AlHumaidhi Architects
Interior design
AlHumaidhi Architects
Civil engineer
Eng. Romeo Azan
Supervision
AlHumaidhi Architects
Visualization
AlHumaidhi Architects
Construction
Arabian Sail Est. General Contracting & Trading W.L.L.
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Sharq, Kuwait, this project represents the idea of a multifunctional canopy, that acts as an urban installation for the heart of the business city center, artistically driving a new landmark and becoming a notorious place for gathering. Hosts several uses during each period of the day. Underneath it shields the drive-in restaurant, as we...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Sharq, Kuwait City
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas,Tiago Brito, João Costa, Dalia Aly, Rafael Fortes, Elvino Domingos, Paulo Monteiro, Carla Barroso, Gonçalo Silva, Lionel Estriga, Mohammed Fawaz Abdulhadi, Telmo Rodrigues, Tiago Lopes
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Raquel Martins, Federica Fortugno, Aquilino Sotero
Structural engineer
Al-Farooqi
Environmental & MEP
João Catrapona, Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Typology
Installation › Urban Installation, Restaurant
Inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula have a long-standing tradition of leaving the cities on holidays often traveling to the seaside or to the desert to set up temporary infrastructures and spend quality time with their families. The Tent residence conceptually recreates this idea of a family gathering under a lightweight and discrete shelter struc...
Architecture firm
TAEP/AAP
Location
Al Khiran, Kuwait
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Design team
Abdulatif Almishari, Rui Vargas, Telmo Rodrigues, Carla Barroso, Abdullahziz Al Kandahari, Fábio Guimarães, Alba Duarte, António Brigas, António Gorjão, Carlo Palma, Duarte Correia, Gonçalo Silva, Hassan Javed, João Costa, Mariana Neves, Maysi Vasquez, Pedro Batista, Pedro Miranda, Raquel Martins, Sofia Teixeira
Collaborators
Graphic Design: Mariana Neves, Aquilino Sotero, Diogo Monteiro, Federica Fortugno, Luísa Calvo
Interior design
Leonor Feyo, Carolina Grave, Estrela Nunes, Luísa Calvo
Structural engineer
R5 Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mohammed Hassan, Rúben Rodrigues, Sérgio Sousa
Landscape
Susana Pinheiro
Supervision
ASBUILT Lúcio Silva, Ricardo Janeiro, Vando Beldade
Typology
Residential › House
The Wing House is a multi-storey family house located in Kuwait, with 420 m² built-up area and app. 500 m² open landscape featuring diverse recreational spaces and magnificent scenes. Basement floor accommodates an open plan for family gatherings, kids’ activities, gym and music practices. While the ground floor is mainly the zone targeting formal...
Project name
The Wing House
Architecture firm
Loak Designs
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Megascan Quixel
Principal architect
Mirna Emad
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Studio Toggle,an architecture office from Kuwait, has won big at the prestigious A+ International Architecture awards presented by the popular Architizer magazine. The office, led by Architects Hend Almatrouk and Gijo Paul George, won the coveted "Popular Choice Award" in the "Best Young Firm" category, edging out four other finalists from the UK a...
Photography
Studio Toggle, Gijo Paul George
Al-Seif Staircase #s25k is a project under the umbrella of Amiri Diwan of Kuwait, donated by Tamdeen Group and supported by the Kuwait Municipality, Public Utilities Management Company (PUMC), and Al Ghanim International. It emerges as an initiative by Parallel Studio to refurbish the area that has witnessed significant contribution to cumulative K...
Project name
Al Seif Staircase #s25k
Architecture firm
Parallel Studio
Location
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Photography
Faisal Al Hindi and Yousif Abdulsaid
Principal architect
Mai Al Busairi
Design team
Mai Al Busairi, Daniel Oliveira, Daniel Kiss, Mohammad Najdi, Pil Matando, Uvis Mustathafa, Ali Fakhreddine
Collaborators
Amiri Diwan (Sponsor), Tamdeen Group (Donater), Al Ghanim International (Supporter), Kuwait Municipality (Supporter), Public Utilities Management Company (Supporter), Elevation Burger (Artist Program/ Graffiti Wall)
Structural engineer
Al Farooqi Engineering Consultants
Construction
Creative International, Arif Fawzi
Supervision
Parallel Studio
Visualization
Parallel Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Granite, Stainless Steel
Typology
Urban Development