Kuwait National Museum

2004-2007

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Built in the 1960s, the Kuwait National Museum sustained extensive damage during the 1991 golf war, necessitating complete rehabilitation of the four-building complex.

Working within the existing building parameters, Imrey Culbert established a new module with various scales of complexity to re-clad 4500 m² of exterior façades with French limestone, and pixilated fritted glazing. Working with lighting experts Arup, we developed a daylight mitigation strategy of multi layer glazing, and perforated wood screening.