The largest robotic parking lot in the world has more than 2,300 spaces and has a surprise: it is not in the US

Don’t look at the United States or China, look better at the Middle East. There, in a territory increasingly fond of architectural hyperbole, the largest robotic parking lot in the world has stood for years, a mass with more than 2,300 spaces and capable of moving 245 cars every hour that serves a judicial complex. The country that hosts the structure is in this case Kuwait, which joins the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in its commitment to XXXL mega constructions. The most curious thing, however, is not the capacity or size of the parking lot, but that in Kuwait they are already embarking on another project to launch an even larger one.

If it does not matter its type, focus or the uses to which it is intended, when it comes to titanic constructions the most logical thing is to look to the Middle East.

Parking problems? If what we are talking about is the Al Jahra court complex in Kuwait, the question has a special, almost ironic nuance. And the reason is simple: its promoters wanted to provide the building with a huge parking lot with hundreds of conventional spaces and, above all, an even larger space managed robotically. The facility is so large that at the beginning of 2018 the Guinness World Records recognized it as the largest automated parking lot in the world, a merit with which it still appears on the institution’s website today.

But… Is it that big? We refer to the figures. According to Robotic Parking Systems , the company that was in charge of the design, machinery and automation of the Al Jahra parking lot, the facility has 2,314 robotic spaces that are distributed along the upper part of a large building. And they are not the only ones.

The property has another 684 spaces to park cars in the traditional way, on a concrete ramp. The more than considerable difference between both sections serves the company to underline the benefits of automated systems when it comes to taking advantage of parking space: “Robotic systems provide 3.5 times more spaces in approximately the same volume.”

Is there more data? Yes, touches on its operation that Robotic Parking Systems uses to delve into the same idea. The company details that the complex has 12 entry and exit points through which it is capable of moving 425 vehicles per hour . “It represents the capacity to deliver almost seven cars every minute!” highlights the firm, which also claims that its brand is certified. The parking lot has more than a dozen levels and incorporates more than 1,293 tons of machinery, including electronics and equipment.

Another of the firms that participated in the project, Mohamed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons, assures that the automated parking occupies 14 floors and slightly reduces its capacity: it points out that it adds 2,280 spaces, in addition to another 646 conventional parking spaces. In total, it is estimated that the block reserved for parking reaches a total constructed area of ​​almost 104,900 m2.