MVRDV reveals plans for stacked marketplace in Taiwan
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled its designs for Market Cube, an adaptable marketplace composed of stacked volumes in Zhubei, Taiwan. Designed by MVRDV as a modern take on the traditional market square, the building's tiered layout is hoped to provide adaptability and accommodate future changes in the market building typology. "With its stack of The post MVRDV reveals plans for stacked marketplace in Taiwan appeared first on Dezeen.
Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled its designs for Market Cube, an adaptable marketplace composed of stacked volumes in Zhubei, Taiwan.
Designed by MVRDV as a modern take on the traditional market square, the building's tiered layout is hoped to provide adaptability and accommodate future changes in the market building typology.
"With its stack of open, flexible floors that can adapt to changing demands, the building acts as an urban condenser and is envisaged as the next step in the evolution of the market," the studio said.
"This future-focused vision is reflected in its name: the market square becomes the Market Cube."
Spanning eight floors, the 18,962 square metre Market Cube will contain two floors of market space and food courts, alongside exhibition space, a daycare and children's centre and a rooftop performance area. Multi-level parking will be provided below ground.
The building layout will enable each level to be opened up to the outside or closed independently from the rest of the building, allowing some areas to remain open at night.
Renders of the proposal reveal wide external terraces that will serve as walkways at each level, accessed by two sets of escalators clad in translucent panels.
On the first floor, a pedestrian bridge will stretch over the adjacent road to provide a route directly from the neighbouring park into the food court. Meanwhile, the ground and lower ground floor market spaces will extend out into the surrounding streets.
Inside, Market Cube is set to hold a range of vendors, from traditional stalls to kiosks with built-in seating.
The interiors will be complete with spacious, flexible layouts and high ceilings to allow for "any alternative use imaginable".
To ease navigation around Market Cube, each level will be lit with a different colour that communicates different functions, coupled with LED screens and neon lights.
Elsewhere, MVRDV has recently revealed designs for a stacked shopping centre in Chengdu and completed an exhibition centre topped with a viewpoint in the Port of Rotterdam.
The renders are courtesy of MVRDV.
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