Gate of Kuwait was a
supertall skyscraper
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under construction in
Kuwait City
Kuwait City (; ) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf, it is the political, cultural and economic center of the emirate, containing Kuwait's Seif Pal ...
,
Kuwait
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. The 84 storey, building was planned to be used as a five-star
hotel
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,
office
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space,
multi-storey car park,
convention center
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and high-end
retail
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space. The developer was
Alshaya Group.
Initial plans for the project called for a tower with a Islamic arch. The intricately decorated arch, which featured geometric shapes and forms, was designed to reflect religious architectural elements found in Kuwait and Islam. However, a redesign saw the tower re-imagined as a slender tower clad entirely in blue glass on the façade and steel panels on the side. The "gate" element was changed from a giant portal into a simple, smaller opening to create a far more contemporary composition. The renderings that were released with the redesign featured a
Four Seasons logo on top of the tower and on the bottom of the renderings, indicating that the hotel portion of the tower will be the future home of Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait.
Asakheni Consulting Engineering was commissioned to work on the structural engineering design.
The construction of the building was never completed.
Gate of Kuwait Tower
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See also
* List of tallest buildings in Kuwait
References
External links
*
Skyscrapers in Kuwait
Proposed buildings and structures in Kuwait
Unbuilt skyscrapers
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