Public Building | Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India | Competition 2015 - Winning Entry | Completed 2023 | |
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This vegetable market designed as a simple open structure consisting of two blocks each with two floors consisting with different shops yet connected to each other with a central steel canopy. In the central market the ground floor is dedicated for vegetable vendors while the floors above are reserved for retail shops. The steel canopy is a dominant feature of the market and defines the covered and semi open spaces. The canopy design is an elegant triangulated system of steel sections that supports a deck roof with intermediate translucent poly carbonate sheets letting light. The canopy extends beyond the building edge to accommodate informal street vendors. From the street, the connection to the plaza and the central market is seamless making it accessible to people with different abilities. |