open-air market built around large tree breathes new life into narindrapur village, india

open-air market built around large tree breathes new life into narindrapur village, india

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studio matter designs open-air market in india

 

goa-based architecture studio matter has completed the design for a local produce market within the narindrapur village in bihar, india. developed around a large tree, the design retains all existing vendors as per the existing clusters with a few additional facilities and space for more vendors to join. the project also accounts for ideas of interaction, circulation, and accessibility in an attempt to invigorate the place as a small urban node with the possibility of activities even on days when the market is not open. 

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photo of the market on a busy day

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a lively gathering place 

 

since decades, a bi-weekly market has popped up on the site — an odd-shaped strip of land on opposite sides of the narindrapur road in siwan, bihar. with the goal to breathe new life into the area, studio matter has developed a new design that preserves the original market layout while adding new facilities and uses. 

 

the market is organized around a central tree, while the vendor stands stand on a series of plinths that form an enclosed layout. meanwhile, all structures are protected from the harsh sunlight thanks to the sade of the tree and wire-cut brick jaali screen. with its flexible design, the new market intends to promote interaction, circulation, and accessibility in order to establish the area as a lively gathering place for the locals.

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the new design promotes interaction, circulation, and accessibility

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the market serves as a small urban node where locals can interact

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view of the empty market

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activity mapping – during market days, after market days, during events and gatherings.
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project info:

 

 

name: narindrapur market
designer: studio matter
project team: aliptha govindu, rishiraj sarkar, ruturaj parikh

engineer: scon private limited, patna
client: sanjiv kumar singh
location: narindrapur, bihar, india

site area: 1280 sqm
built area: 250 sqm

 

 

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edited by: myrto katsikopoulou | designboom

Studio Matter
mar 23, 2022
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