The project stands with outstretched arms, ready to foster, protect and guide its occupants.

The proposal carefully sites the required program elements within adobe block masses, interconnected via meandering paths across the landscape. These six masses become the structural backbone which supports three curved floating roofs that weave between the existing mango, sugar apple, and cashew trees and define distinct outdoor gathering spaces.

Between these volumes, three courtyards respond to divergent needs: public meeting space at the front - in the middle, a place to rest, play or exercise - and in the rear is a congregation, performance and teaching space.

Sustainable practices are woven into each of these elements. The geometry of the roof visually defines the project, but more importantly, its shape plays a number of performative roles. Where the volumes converge, the roof is used to collect grey-water through structural gutters, and funnels it into large clay cisterns which can be filtered for consumption or used to supply the building plumbing and irrigate the gardens. On the North-West, the curved roof is designed to accept large solar arrays oriented to maximize output.