KFAS New Headquarters in Kuwait

Aufgabe

KFAS is arranging an international competition for the design of its new Headquarters and Convention Center. Each building shall have an approximate net utilization area of 11,000 sqm. The competition is not limited to the design of the Headquarters and Convention Center buildings, the scope should rather include the development of the entire area into a science-oriented district integrating adjacent science and technology functions that are currently in the area. The master plan for the area shall establish strong spatial connections between the new buildings and open spaces with quality ("Interconnecting Zone"). This competition and the realized projects are expected to become a future model for developments in the Gulf region. An awareness of the cultural and social context of the Gulf, and of Kuwait, through previous works is highly valued. KFAS expects that the submitted designs are forward-looking, innovative and cost-efficient, with inclusion and high regard for sustainability targets in the design and construction of the site. The new buildings should offer a flexible and modern working environment for the commissioned staff. The competition invites professional teams from all over the world to apply for the challenge of designing the new KFAS Headquarters and Convention Center. Through the launch of its very first international competition, KFAS envisions to generate science and technology-based designs for its building, as well as develop the area into a national science and technology zone.

Eckdaten

Ort

Kuwait

Auslober*in

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS)

Bauherrschaft

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS)

Verfahrensbegleitendes Büro

[phase eins].

Art der Aufgabe

Erweiterung, Neubau

Beschaffungsform

Projektwettbewerb

Sprache

Deutsch

anonymes Verfahren

ja

Art des Verfahrens

selektives Verfahren

Stufen

zweistufig

Fachgebiet Federführung

Architektur

Regionale Einschränkung

Internationaler Wettbewerb

Quelle des Ausschreibungstextes

KFAS: New Headquarters in Kuwait, Procedure. 26.03.2018. www.phase1.de/kfas

Resultat

1. Rang

1. Preis

Team

Topotek 1 GmbH

Architektur

Topotek 1 Gesellschaft von Landschaftsarchitekten mbh

1. Rang

1. Preis (1. Preis)

Team

Topotek 1 GmbH

Architektur

Topotek 1 Gesellschaft von Landschaftsarchitekten mbh

Jurymitglieder

Fachleute

Markus Allmann

Architect at Allmann Sattler Wappner Architects, TU Stuttgart, Munich (Germany) (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Prof. Nezar AlSayyad

Architect, UC Berkeley, Berkeley (USA) (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Prof. Amale Andraous

Architect at Work Architecture, Colombia University, UIA representative, New York (USA) (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Prof. Hasan-Uddin Khan

Architect, Roger Williams University, Bristol (USA) (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Prof. Mark Mack

Architect, UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles (USA) (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Sachverständige

Abdlatif Yousef Al-Hamad

Chairman of the Board of Directors General of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, Kuwait City (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)

Ahmed Abdullah Al-Manfouhi

Engineer, Director General of Kuwait Municipality, Salmiya (Mitglied mit Stimmberechtigung)