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Port Trust - Chennai

Building Type         : Commercial

Location                  : Chennai

Status                      : Completed

Nature of work      : Architect

Chennai Port Trust Centenary Building is a 12-storied building in Chennai, India, serving as the chief administrative building of the Chennai Port Trust. The Port Met Office of the Regional Meteorological Centre also functions from this building and the cyclone detection radar is situated atop the building contained in a giant football-like mascot structure, which serves as a prominent landmark in the harbour area.  The cyclone detection radar station of the Southern Regional Meteorological Centre is located at the Centenary Building, the administrative building of the port. It is located atop the building at a height of about 53 m above sea level in a dome weighing 18 tonnes.