This iconic structure for an International Port, with an area of 6,500 square meters, is primarily comprised of trade operation, engineering and customs offices, as well as training facilities for port personnel. The building functions as the ‘brain’ of the port. The visual and physical connection with the working quays is a critical aspect for the functionality of the design. The control tower at the top of the building has 360 view monitoring the international port operations. The circulation paths for the personnel in and out of the building are organized to establish efficient access to the operation points.
In the most general sense, since the movement at the port is the very reason of why and how this building should become, we thought of the movement in terms of its continuity and connectedness at a larger context in which the port belongs. We projected that the new port will be creating new trading routes. The direction of these extended routes could be redrawn on the site to create the basis of the planning. Since the port will be generating these new commercial lines, the lines reciprocates by generating the site lines of the administration building to complete the continuum of movement.