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Studies on Market Logistics
Design Research on Wholesale Markets
In general, local wholesale markets are mostly comprised of logistics system, auction space, and retail vendors. The market can be considered as a freight-centered building typology. Therefore, the module of space follows the dimension of freight logistics, including vehicles, and vertical transportation system. In the early phase of the design project, I tried to integrate the logistics system and the human behavior through design researches on the existing market typology. From the loading of goods to the delivery segment, the entire procedure of freight transportation was organized and visualized with a view to clarifying the relation between each element. The results of the analysis are appied as the foundation of the following design strategies.
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1. Entrance Lane
The entrance for delivery trucks is one of the most crucial elements in wholesale markets, serving as the main connection between the urban logistics system and the production space. It is a part of the circulation exclusively for vehicles.
2. Loading Deck
The loading area, which is comprised of parking spaces, mechanical loading facilities, and a large scale of empty space, is responsible for the input of goods. After loaded from the trucks, these goods will be classified and then distributed to the auction space.
3. Auction Area
The auction area, in which all the tradings of goods occur, represents the core value of the wholesale market.
4. Processing
After the auction, all of the goods will be labeled by each bidder and packaged in boxes in the main processing zone. It is a place in which workers and vehicles are both involved.
5. Internal Delivery
Based on the bidder of the goods, each box will be moved from the processing zone to either the specific retail vendor or refrigerated storage, which is on the other floor of the wholesale market.
6. Retail Vendor
Each retail vendor, which is the destination of goods, is designed with a purpose of display and sale. To maximize profits, goods should be placed in different vendor units based on the properties of themselves.
