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The Marine Parade Community Building (Chinese: 马林百列社区综合大厦; pinyin: Mǎlín Bǎiliè shèqū zhōnghé dàshà) is a community building located in Marine Parade, Singapore. Built at a cost of S$30 million, this building was completed in January 2000, and was open to the public on 6 March 2000. It currently houses the Marine Parade Community Centre and Marine Parade Community Library, as well as a performing arts group, The Necessary Stage.

One of this building's distinguishing feature is the mural cladding called the "Texturefulness of Life". Designed by Thai architect Surachai Yeamsiri, this mural is the largest piece of installation art in Singapore. The artwork's centrepiece resembles a huge human eye plastered on a wall, making use of a variety of materials such as glass and wood. The mural was installed at a cost of S$50,000.