Project Objectives
It is safe to say that Kigali City Tower, like most unique discoveries in history, owes its existence to sheer serendipity. Originally a parking site for taxis in Kigali, the promoters intended to re-develop the site into a modern taxi park offering organized parking to help Kigali manage the ever-worsening state of city parking. The concept gradually evolved into the current mixed use development that will for ever re-define the skyline of Kigali City.
KCT comes across as a unique state-of-the art development reflective of the rapid advancements in technology and the growing need for quality and innovation in shopping, entertainment, office accommodation, and car parking construction.
The project concept involves the development of a 14-storey office tower, a 356-car parking silo and a commercial complex housing a supermarket, food courts and shops, among others.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
This mixed-use development is meant to achieve the following core objectives: –
• To provide quality office accommodation, vehicle parking and a unique shopping and entertainment centre for the residents of Kigali.
• To exploit a business opportunity presented by the prime location of the project property at the heart of Kigali’s Central Business District coupled with a booming economy that requires the envisaged services
• To make a contribution towards achievement of the Government’s Vision 2020 initiative.
This aims at, among other things, modernizing the Central Business District in order to attract quality investments into Rwanda.
Services
The facilities and services envisaged under KCT are as follows: –
Phase 1: The Public Garage: –
The is a 4-storey car park using split-levels that conform to the natural slope of the site creating eight levels of parking space. Each level elevated from the next by a height difference of +1.50m. It is located at the higher plot area close to the street front. The internal vehicular communication is by two sets of ramps on both ends of the structure. Each set has ascending and descending ramps that rise to a height of 1.5m.
A centrally suited core houses pedestrian vertical communication, sanitary units and installation ducts for all the floors of the building. The vertical circulation includes two elevators and central staircase. The sanitary units include two toilets and a technical room for the installation ducts of each floor. The entry points will be manned by employees of the management company accompanied by security personnel. This is necessary for control and security and collection of parking fees during the entry of vehicles.
A breakdown of the utilization of this surface area is as follows: –
Function Area Surface Area
356 Parking Slots 4,475 M²
CIRCULATIONS and UTILITIES 4,215 M²
TOTAL: 8,690 M²
Phase 2: The Commercial Centre
The commercial centre represents the heart of the entire development and is designed to host different facilities that will operate virtually on a 24-hour basis. The structure comprises five floor levels. The main unit of the centre cascades upwards effectively decreasing the surface area of each additional flow above. The basement level of the building is accessed from the lower street. The small shops facing the street have supply areas at the back approachable by delivery vehicles from the controlled entrance gate. These shops are technically not included in the Commercial Centre unit since they are a separate building structure. In terms of utilization, the Commercial Centre is zoned as hereunder. It is important to mention that the provision for shops at KCT will be carefully selected to offer a diverse shop mix with goods and services ordinarily not available on this side of town. The Centre will cater for all kinds of shopping, from home accessories to gifts.
TOTAL AREA (lettable) 4,606 M² (gross) 7,075 M²
Phase 3: The Office Tower
This is the flagship of the development that gives it character and identity. Indeed, the tower has been touted as a symbol of the future prosperity and development of Rwanda.
The tower is a multi-storied building with the elegant shape of floors giving a unique appearance and devoted expression. A breakdown of the Office Tower by floors is as follows: –
TOTAL AREA (lettable) 4,626 M² (gross) 5,579 M
Contact Us!
5th Floor Tele 10 Building;
P.O. Box 1284 Kigali-Rwanda;
Office Phone: +250-5877-26/30; Fax: +250-587728
General Information : inquiries@kigalicitytower.rbo.rw
Management : management@kigalicitytower.rbo.rw
Engineers : engineers@kigalicitytower.rbo.rw
