Gulf Consult in joint venture with Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc. have been commissioned to design the new Headquarters Building for the Ministry of Education, located within the Ministries Zone area at South Surra.
Ministry of Education Headquarters
Architectural, Engineering Design and Construction Supervision
Awards
Location
Client
Ministry o Public Works on behalf of Ministry of Education
Services
Architectural, Engineering Design and Construction Supervision
Cost
KD 76.0 million
Data
Site AreaGross AreaBasements(3)PopulationFloorsParking : :::::40,000 m2142,300 m2104,500 m23,800 Employees12 floors1,600 cars
Status
Completed in 2018
Associate
Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., USA
The Ministry’s stated goal for the facility is to create an environment that enables, inspires and positively influences the future of Kuwait through the education of its future generations.
The building’s unique geometric configuration, resembling a Dhow, plays a major role in the distribution of the Ministry’s various administrative sectors and departments, around a soaring inner atrium of more than 50 meters height.
The Architectural concept has been carried out by Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., USA, while Gulf Consult has responsibility for all detailed Architectural and Engineering Design, Cost Control and Tender Documentation. Specialist Interiors and FF & E by NBBJ.
