2010 Winner
Camana Bay Town Centre (Commercial)

2010 Winner
Camana Bay Town Centre (Commercial)

The Town Centre at Camana Bay is an example of design excellence and inspiration for more sustainable development. The design successfully created pedestrian-friendly, human-scaled public spaces, taking into account sun and wind orientation through shading devices and building orientation. The Paseo has created the largest pedestrian-only, dedicated outdoor public space in the Cayman Islands and has become the centre of arts and cultural events for the entire community. Construction needed to respond to the environment in many ways. One of the largest challenges during construction was the dewatering process. The design called for basement parking, which meant building below the water table. In response to this, the construction team created a channel and used pumps to lower the water for construction. Most significantly, the entire Town Centre layout was designed to ensure that wind from the Harbour in the East would penetrate deep into all courtyards. Large openings facing into the wind were created, and subsequent buildings were modified to allow air to pass through the town. The input of the Town Centre to the Cayman economy is immeasurable. At its peak, construction involved over 850 persons from over 45 companies on site daily. The Town Centre has created a public space of immense size and complexity to host numerous cultural events in the years to come.

Owner – Cayman Shores Development Ltd
Architects – AECOM, Moore, Ruble & Yudell, The Burns Conolly Group, Ltd, OLIN
Contractors – Apec Consulting Engineers Ltd., DECCO Ltd., Flour Daniel Caribbean, Inc., McAlpine Ltd.