the nearby ruins of the vasu bihara buddhist temple, built in the third and fourth century, inspired the building's design. the low profile and green roofs integrate the buildings into their surroundings and from the air it appears more like a field than a building complex. the buildings are made from reinforced concrete, stone, local wood, and bricks produced by local craftspeople. the brick construction was inspired by third-century monastic ruins of mahasthangahr, bangladesh's earliest example of urban archaeology,  and imperfections in the bricks help provide the buildings with texture.