Al Hamra Firdous Tower, The tower was completed late last year, though work on tenant spaces and some of the public areas continues. But even before completion, some observers compared its striking silhouette to a figure wrapped in a cloak or a dishdasha, the floor-length robe worn by Kuwaiti men. The tower's project team, however, says any such associations are purely coincidental. “It's the product of parametric study,” says Gary Haney, SOM design partner, referring to the computational process used to generate Al Hamra's form. The tower's geometry is based on a set of criteria that took into account the clients' leasing strategy as well as environmental factors such as solar exposure and wind loading. “The tower responds to its context and cannot be repeated elsewhere,” confirms Farid Abou Arraj, projects development manager for Ajial Real Estate & Entertainment, the owner's representative.
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