The Old Market Library is built in a 100-year-old market building. The section for the library measures 3×9 metres internally, with a back yard facing a small canal. The roof and the walls were in very poor condition, and consequently any new element had to be self-supporting.
Bursa was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire and is today the center of manufacturing in Turkey, leading the field in the automotive and textile industries.
But the city is also a natural wonder: it sits at the base of the 2.000 meter-high Uludağ mountain, which is the location of the country’s first ski resort, and the city is also host to natural springs whose waters have long been thought to be therapeutic. Moreover, the fertile grounds around Bursa produce some of the country’s best produce.
Imagine a wall of spices containing all the colours, flavours and fragrances of Asian cuisine. Imagine a spice cabinet, 2 floors high, 24 metres long and revealing every ingredient the chef will need to create the distinguished Spice Market dishes. This spice cabinet is here, as the centre-piece of the restaurant and starting point for a great dinnertime. When you look up from the street and see through the transparent restaurant façade, you can even see the cabinet from there.
A client commissioned visiondivision to create a shop for showing and selling goods next to a highway in the Nakhon Ratchasima area in Northeastern Thailand.
The client is involved in many different enterprises, like manufacturing pottery, trading with flowers and garden trees, growing fruits, mushrooms and vegetables and also buying and selling shoes and clothes.
The Iron Market in Port-au-Prince is a cultural, historic and architectural landmark and has been an iconic symbol of Haitian community aspiration for over 120 years. Its location in the centre of the city means it is a significant commercial and social hub.
THE NEW MARKET OF LA LAGUNA IS AT THE SAME TIME AN URBAN CENTER OF A GREAT IMPORTANCE AND A BORDER BUILDING, WHICH LINKS FARMERS AND CONSUMERS, AND IT’S BORDER LOCATION. IN OUR CASE, HIGHLIGHTS ITS ROLE IN AN INTERVENTION FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.
The backbone of the new central market is formed by the covered Market Street, which lies on the level of main city square and connects the two spots closest to it on both access streets. The programme of the new central market is thus divided into two floors, one on the level of main square and the other on the level of Florjanov Square on the other side of the city block. The lower floor is partially dug in and features indoor trading and service surfaces, while the upper floor
is intended for the covered market and opens to all sides.
The aim of the contest was to select the best urban and architectural design for Plac Wolności (Freedom Square) and Rynek Zduński (Stove-Fitters’ Market Square) in Kutno. Such features as spatial development, functionality and practicability were taken into consideration.
The design by Joan Alomar (Estudio Lunar) presents a building that completes the urban block and blends in to the neighborhood. In classical Roman tradition a genius loci was the protective spirit of a place. This concept leads the architecture that mimics the events at it’s surroundings, the nature, vernacular architecture, etc.
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