PREMISE

Convoluted Systems Lead To Simple Solutions

The project is located in Kunshan, a medium-sized city in Jiangsu province. The site currently has a market which is the commercial core of the surrounding areas. As Kunshan is not so big, most of its inhabitants are old and prefer to buy things in this market despite having some local supermarkets around. The government has started the plan of relocating this market closer to the main road, but this project is planned in the current location.

The form is determinated by the analysis of perspective along the project, the determination of angles that can help to visually separate the market from disturbing the appartments, this is a system of platforms that according to their height function as filters for the residents in the buildings. This is also the reason for the angles in the middle units that are key to separate the central park of the market, as well aaas functioning as green roofing for the project.

Market Solutions:

- A simple structure conformed by 4 sections that were chosen after analyzing the current market: living products, vegetables, food, and miscellaneous temporary vendors.

- Specific routes for storage and parking of small products transporting vehicles

- A connection to the waterfront, creating leisure spaces for not only customers but also vendors.

Housing Solutions:

- A deconstruction idea of the typical “apartment building”, creating several modules.

- Three different layers of public space are reflected in three different levels of platforms, public, semi-public, and public for only inhabitants of the project.

- Public activities are shared in public spaces, reducing the need for indoor space, therefore, making the project more affordable.