The Red Dot – Sharq, Kuwait
Title
The Red Dot – Sharq, Kuwait
Designed by
TAEP/AAP
Image Credit
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Website Source
Project Description
Project description provided by 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 supplement the site’s already unique identity.
This exterior landscape, which stretches from north to south along the west side of the complex, connects the Office Tower Entrance and two Shopping Mall Entrances, and is wedged between the perimeter of the building and the profile of the road.
At its core, this project is a reflection upon the limits of spatial differentiation using a single material, granite. By employing variations in tone, color, texture, and format, ranging from polished triangular tiles to cobblestone pavers, rough slabs, and sets. It delineates and defines pedestrian and vehicular access patterns across, through, and into the site. This material exploration extends to solving the topographical difference between the building entrances and the side walk, ranging from the typical pedestrian stair and vehicular ramp configurations to a hybrid ramp/stair.
