Kuwait Embassy
The building architecture, we believe, responds well to the NCC guidelines in all aspects of its design, including massing, detail, articulation and materials.
At the eastern end of Confederation Boulevard, the character of development is changing from “Town” to “Crown”, with federal and embassy buildings standing as pavilions in a parkland setting.
It was important to bring the building as close to the sidewalk as possible to maintain the prevailing streetscape of the east side of the Boulevard. The ground floor areas along Sussex Drive are mostly occupied and visually accessible, through a two-storey glass wall (behind the portico). Concerning building heights, The top of the sandstone facade is matched with the cornice height of the adjacent stone building. Angling the Reception Hall and locating the building away from St. Andrew Street has maximized sun penetration into the walled garden. Development along the side streets, St. Andrew and Bruyère, has been scaled down to two-storey height to make the transition in scale from the ceremonial Sussex Drive (two to five-storey heights), to the one and two-storey residential building heights.
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