The ontological centrality or identity of a metropolitan area has decayed with the constant change in society by way of cultural shifts. The rationale of this thesis is to investigate the connection between community identity and the need for compact sustainable design building within a community while developing a design solution that will facilitate the creation of an identity by an identifiable or iconic building.
Community is the creating of an established identity that is derived from share goals, values and beliefs. These elements are normally displayed within the urban environment which is then accepted by the occupants of said community. One contends that society has moved on to a more homogeneous sense of identity by patterns created by sprawl or urban growth. However community identity needs to be established so that a community can thrive within its own confines before it can be associated as part of a large group.
How can creating an iconic, timeless or easy identifiable building help foster community identity? By taking into account the social, and cultural context and integrating them in to a semi-mount cultural object. One can encourage the growth of a community while giving it a directional path that cans strength the community that it is established in.
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