Kuwait State Audit Bureau Headquarters
Kuwait
Government
Kuwait State Audit Bureau
The Associated Engineering Partnership
USD 33 million (AED 107 Million)
An important institution in Kuwait, the State Audit Bureau commissioned a new 30,000 m2 headquarters complex with state-of-the-art office space, IT-based auditing facilities, conference centre, training facilities and library in 2004. The project site with an area of 10,000 m² was located in Shuwaikh area, adjacent to the existing buildings of the Arab Organization Building and the Arab Shipping Company Headquarters and also included an adjacent site of 11,340 m².
A car parking building for 950 cars and a civil defence shelter for 300 persons was also located on the adjacent site. The complex comprises three ten-storey office buildings linked by full-height atria and sky gardens with the complete façade fronted by a spectacular curved glazed perimeter wall. The project was envisaged as a high-quality office space, to accommodate a total of 800 personnel who required “state of the art” IT-based Auditing Facilities, a Conference Centre together with Training Facilities, Library, and Cafeteria.