Bronx Market
Critic: Aniket Shahane
Semester: Fall 2017
This proposal advocates for a new landscape on the site, one in which the actual buildings are a seamless extension of the ground. Incorporating the traffic flows of commuters, locals, market services, the ground plane is sculpted in a manner that gives rise to three volumes. These three volumes contain market, storage, and a food incubator, while the space in between is public space that can allow for some of the indoor activities to spill out.
The storage and incubator shells are conditioned spaces whereas the market shell is unconditioned and often reconfigured to accommodate events and seasonal shifts. A path weaves through the volumes and frequently fluctuates sectionally to provide uses above and below. Each shell peels up from the ground plane, and opens up to the sky for natural light.