SCHEDA PROJECT DATA -

Local Market

Location -

Hermel

Year -

2014

Client -

FMPCI, PDA, Provincia di Torino

Consultancies -

Total Cost -

SHORT DESCRIPTION

The project starts from the memory of a caravanserai, main historical reference for arabic markets. It interprets the reference in a contemporary way, considering the particular needs of Hermel. The result is an open air public space, shadowed and organized to host the wholesale activity. The main principles are: - funcionality, flexibility and modularity - water collection, energy self sufficiency - self construction All the sales areas are divided by cabinets, that contain the materials for the counters. So the seller can reach the place with a truck, can leave the product in frigo cells, and build quickly his own counter, that can disassemble at the end of the day preserving and protecting his own material.MAIN POINTS • local position near Hermel • flexibility, adaptable to different products • modular approach and possible extension • public spaces for workers • water collection • self construction