Countries’ recent transformations and urban growth have provided different approaches to social places and socialization. The paper investigates possible strategies that can influence the past and future approaches to social places for communities and social needs worldwide. The research has been based on comparing possible design strategies in diverse world capitals such as Shenzhen in China, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, based on reflection conducted into an extended design competition. The approach to analyses has highlighted similar societal needs, especially regarding communities. The research methodology is based on an analysis conducted in Amsterdam investigating the adopted design competition for community centers and proposing a possible interpretation of community users’ needs. Located in the western Netherlands, the IJsselmeer Amsterdam is connected to the North Sea. It quickly developed into a trading point and was affected by many urban transformations due to its changing population. The research methodology included analyses of case studies based on comparisons of parameters set to establish some guidelines for designing places for social interactions. As a result, the paper proposes a project for a community center that has been compared with the needs of other capitals, especially fast-growing countries such as Saudi Arabia and China, to define possible strategies for community center design. Results show how the case study design parameters supported a new community center design proposal enhancing sustainable social interaction and well-being by offering employment, education, and overall improvement opportunities.