These towers were well accepted by the population to not project an overwhelming industrial image and allow the public use of the gardens that develop underneath. Only two of the groups have landscaped gardens designed by VBB, others were developed by the Municipality and differ greatly from the first. The towers are groups formed by pillars open rooms, which provide shade to the garden areas that develop underneath. The number of towers in each group varies between 6 and 9 and is determined by the consumption of each area. Each reservoir has a standard capacity of 3000m3 and are supported by shafts of different heights. The 31 remaining towers, the “Torres Mushroom”, are divided into five groups. The remaining towers were built following the design standardized form of “mushroom”. These three towers, different in design to the rest of completing the project, are known as “Kuwait Tower”, although the set is made up of three buildings, two towers of water and an upright concrete construction is completed. This includes the need to locate 9,000 m3 in the northern part of the city center, near the Persian Gulf coast.Īt the express wish of Emir Jaber Al Ahmed Shikh special attention was paid to the three towers located on a promontory of the Bay of Kuwait.

The new distribution and service areas require the storage of large amounts of water at various locations. They are the most visible aspect of the supply and distribution of the water supply of the place. The towers were designed both as architectural sculptures as functional needs. These areas were organized according to the distance of the desalination plant, altitude, location and population density, varying the height of the towers to ensure proper pressure, creating a dual system to provide controlled distribution of brackish water or drinking as needed, provided by separate pipes. According to their plans divided the city into six service areas, five of which were already functioning areas and a sixth is reserved for future expansion. To determine the location of towers groups the VBB team first determined the existing demands. Groups “Torres mushrooms” have been located in various strategic locations in Kuwait City, Kuwait and its surroundings. The 33 towers, with a combined storage capacity of 102.000m3 are the most visible aspect of the storage system and water distribution in Kuwait City. The new system should be able to ensure a constant supply of fresh water.

In 1965 the Ministry of Electricity and Water commissioned the Swedish engineering firm VBB design a modern distribution system, connected to the two existing distillation plants. The city had, in 1953, of two distillation plants seawater. These water tanks with mushroom, known as the Kuwait Water Towers, store water at a certain height from the ground and provide suburban residences in the area.

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