During the last Instep workshops, some\nbrainstorming took place, where my group\nand myself came up with some ideas for the revitalization of the Obchodna\nstreet. One of our ideas was to design a space that would unite people around\nObchodna. We mentioned at that time that one of such spaces could be a market\nhall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The subject of my project is an effective market hall<\/strong>, situated at\nObchodna Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n As we know, Obchodna street is located in the\nvery centre of the city, on a frequently used pedestrian artery connecting, among\nothers, the university area with the historic Old Town. Although there are\nplenty of pubs, bars, small services as well as local and chain stores, the\nstreet is still lacking spaces for rest and meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The project is located on a corner plot at the\nintersection of Obchodna and Postova streets, where it infills the urban block.\nIts shape is dictated by site\u2019s footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to the commercial nature of the street and my\ndesire to extend the existing Obchodna range of services, I decided to design a\nmarket hall, but my main goal was to answer the question of how such a\ntraditional commercial building should work in the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The key word for the\nproject became ‘efficiency’ <\/strong>– energy, social and nature. Apart from the commercial space which would\nbe the basis for any market hall, I tried to provide other, related functions\nthat would enhance the experience of the market hall user: food courts,\neducational facilities and most importantly-\nvertical farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Linking market and\nfood growing seems to be logical.<\/strong> This way we achieve an extraordinary product: ecological and on spot.\nProduct like this would attract more passers-by, as well as encourage them to learn about cutting-edge\ntechnologies which provide the answer to some environmental problems, such as\nthe need to reduce water consumption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The market space is located on the ground floor\nof the building. I think that modern exhibition space should be transformable,\ntherefore I do not design a permanent division into stalls, only an open space\nand extensive warehouses on the floors 0 and -1, which can serve as a storage\nfor modular stalls. Flexibility in layout, space and\nuse creates a sustainable market, which would allow the investor the\nfreedom to create space, for example, depending on the occasion, the\norganization of ecological or a Christmas market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The interior of the building is clearly divided\ninto two parts: the first, solid and compact contrasted with a spatial void\nfilled with overhanging platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My concept for the design of the fa\u00e7ade was\nclear- a varied and attractive interior of the hall, perfectly visible from\noutside. An approach unusual for market halls, typically clad in complex\nfacades. The\ntransparency of the building, however, allows you to read the extended\nfunctional program of the building. As a result, I designed double skin glass fa\u00e7ade\nwith vertical, wooden sun shades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My building is based on the use of ecological\ntechnological solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. photovoltaic cells, supplying the building\nwith electricity, also selling additional energy to the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. a double skin fa\u00e7ade that allows natural\ncooling and heating of the building<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. rainwater system for watering the green wall<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each part of the building has individually\ndesigned structural system, including the rooftop, glass fa\u00e7ade, internal\nplatforms. The whole building was crowned with a truss construction made of\nrecycled steel, which allowed to cover significant spans of the market hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I believe that my concept presents a possible way of creating a multi-functional object open for people. The designed building faces important environmental issues, including the sustainable shaping of the urban environment and the reduction of the carbon footprint, by introducing vertical farming into the urban structure or the use of recycled materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Weronika Dams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n During the last Instep workshops, some brainstorming took place, where my group and myself came up with some ideas for the revitalization of the Obchodna street. One of our ideas was to design a space that would unite people around Obchodna. We mentioned at that time that one of such spaces could be a market … <\/p>\n