COMMUNICATION, MARKETHALLS AND PUBLIC SPACE Two types of communication: 1. Physical communication
2. Social communication
Urban scale
About social interaction in and around a public space
Building / plot scale
1. MARKET HALLS AND THEIR IMAGE WITHIN THE URBAN DOMAIN
Market halls are located near main urban elements: the example of Barcelona
Urban context
La Boqueria, Barcelona
Sant Antoni, Barcelona
Sta. Catarina, Barcelona
path
intersection
square
Urban context
ʺThe integration of market halls in the urban fabric is DIFFERENT in each case.ʺ
Urban context : Invisible
inside a building block
Market halls can be invisible: MarchĂŠ Les Enfants Rouges, Paris.
Urban context : Landmark
a whole building block
Market halls can be landmarks: Mercat de Sant Antoni, Barcelona.
2. PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION ON PLOT SCALE
Conflict and dialog within the market hall
The skin A wind protecting skin of a market hall is only needed when the building is not part of a building block.
MarchĂŠ Les Enfant Rouge in Paris
Sta. Boqueria in Barcelona On the Afrikaanderplein depending where the market hall is build you will probably need wind protection.
The structure There is no typical circulation for market halls
circulation diagrams 1. Marché Les Enfants Rouges 2. Marché St. Quincy & Östermalm 3. Marché Beauvau & Marché du Temple 4. Hötorgshallen 5. La Boqueria
The organs Market stalls are the vital organs needed for a market hall A market is more vital when there is more diversity
Diversity in sold items Sta. Boqueria in Barcelona
The organs Activators are extra organs which make a market hall more active. Activators can be a part of the market hall, the building or the building block
Activators in Hรถtorgshallen in Stockholm
Activators in market of La Boqueria in Barcelona
The character The diversity in stalls and prices give a diversity in visitors A smaller market has a smaller target group and a more specific local identity
+ exclusive Social context Sta. Boqueria in Barcelona
Social context Ă–stermalm in Stockholm
+ chic
Social context St. Catarina in Barcelona
Social context MarchĂŠ Les Enfants Rouges
3. COMMUNICATION IS THE MAIN FACTOR FOR A PUBLIC SPACE TO GET ALIVE
Map of New York location of Tompkins Square Park
Tompkins Square Park: Jazz, festival, ethnic, young, old, children, drums, dogs, reading, music, hanging out, sun, guitars, benches, basketball, tables, ice cream, party, festivity, markets, news paper, bum, home less, bike, trees, trees, trees, chess play, fountains, statues‌
Tompkins Square Park:
“Every day is Halloween in the East Village”
Tompkins Square Park: Situation and Activators
Afrikaanderplein: Situation and Activators
Conclusion:
“social communication is the key for a working urban space”
“architectural communication is secondary”