The Buddhist Meditation Centre is destined to take shape over many years. The first of the five buildings planned for the Whyalla EcoCity site has been built thanks to the spirit, dedication and hard work of Bruce Muhlan and his cohorts. Steel framed, strawbale construction makes this an unusual project, with the scale being larger than the usual domestic scale associated with strawbale. Particular colours are used for each compass orientation, in line with Buddhist philosophy. The project has been designed in close consultation with the Sakya Yigah Choeling group, and scrutinised and approved by HH Sakya Trizin.