PAD10 was voted 5th by an international jury out of 110 entries from 25 countries in a 2-stage international design competition for KFAS New Headquarters in Kuwait. It was the only Kuwaiti and Arab office that was a stage-2 finalist.
The competition was organized as a restricted, international, 2-stage design competition with prior open pre-qualification procedure. The procedure maintained the competitors’ anonymity. The procedure was organized in agreement with the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA). This competition was conducted by [phase eins], Berlin-Germany, on behalf of KFAS.
PAD10’s entry embodies what KFAS stands for, where architecture stands beyond its bounds to become one with its surrounding. The building integrates and invites the surrounding landscape in, setting back from Pearl Marzouq, an architectural beacon of Kuwait’s modern era. It opens up to the breathless views of the Ras peninsula without constraining them on others.