Tunapuna Multi-Purpose Building

This building will bring a visual landmark to Tunapuna and its environs. The features of its personality softly emerge without direct imposition on the environment while its multifaceted design reflects the buildings multi-use functionality. Their is a sunken floor, lower than the street level, which is designed to respect the proportions of the surrounding space and accommodate the human scale which will feature a supermarket. The rest of the structure will house a modern shopping center, food court and office spaces. There are no other significant buildings in the immediate surroundings and therefore the choice of the materials was autopoietic. The building is mainly made with prefabricated components and using simple and inexpensive technology.