6 Incredible Marketplaces

Markthal

This structure houses 2 distinct main programs. 228 residential units surround and arch over a tunnel like space within, where a marketplace lives. However, this marketplace doesn't only service the tenants but also the public for eating, drinking and shopping.

To gain as much transparency into the marketplace, the architects used steel cable net facade system, which is the largest of its kind in Europe to date. There is also a duality in the main material use as well. The exterior facade is cladded with stone while the inside facade is cladded with vibrant and colorful murals, painted on perforated aluminium panels.

Ostermalm Temporary Market Hall

In order to relate to its local context, the architects used light weight, cost efficient and sustainable materials for this project. On one facade, lower band of vertical untreated pine battens on plywood boards meet translucent polycarbonate facade on the upper band. Other facades such as the South and East, wooden wall meets transparent glazing to provide views into the market hall.

The main entrance is located in a specific alignment where it faces the old market hall on the edge of the square on which this project sits, with each facade having its own additional entrance in order to allow pedestrian traffic flow through the market hall as easily as possible.

World of Food

Located within one of the most culturally diverse communities in the world, this marketplace boasts just as diverse selection of food such as Armenian, Egyptian, Thai, Indonesian, Caribbean, Liberian, and even McDonalds.

This building was transformed from an abandoned parking garage and architects exposed the original structure rather than hiding it. The old crash barriers now serve as balustrade, and glass and steel from demolished garages on site were refurbished for this project.

Boxpark Croydon

The overarching concept was to create a modern day piazza where people can gather and enjoy themselves with diverse choices in food, drinks, and free events that change every so often. To heighten the social sense in both sensory experience and spatially, multiple entrances on both the ground and the second floor exist so that people can filter through this place from multiple points.

The architects used 96 shipping containers to assemble this market hall, with 4 of the containers remaining completely unaltered. The raw material of the shipping containers also creates a raw aesthetic language to this social place.

Secretan Covered Market

This rehabilitated and restored Baltard style structure now houses a vibrant market hall inside. The masonry walls were replaced by glazing to create a strong visual and emotional relationship from the marketplace to the street. The original surrounding pavement were also replaced by wide pavement, more conducive to strolling around easily with any pair of shoes.

In order to save square footage and have the main ground floor focused on food store and any other food related items, basement was excavated to house fitness rooms. There was also a need for a dedicated area for families and their children and for that, a mezzanine was added inside to accommodate that program.

Abu Dhabi Central Market

The architect's intent was to create a new market place typology within this site, one of the oldest sites in the city. To create this new typology, the architect made many moves such as minimizing the physical barrier between inside and outside, sequencing of courtyards and alleys and integrating balconies. Programmatically, markets, shops, roof gardens, offices, apartments and hotels are all part of the master planning of this site.

Festivals and communal events also occur here and for that, sliding roofs are installed to protect from rainy weather conditions, as well as providing ventilation control. To pay homage to the local vernacular, stained glass windows were used to mark the entrances.