Besiktas Fishmarket
Estambul TR
GAD Architecture
2010
Type
Public Space
Tags
public spaces, spaces of encounter, markets
Visitability
Allowed
Description
This project has brought about a major transformation of the traditional Beşiktaş neighbourhood. The new triangular-shaped space created transforms the street into a market, making this covered square the centre of the daily activities of the neighbourhood’s residents.The market already existed, but it was in need of renovation. The designers’ aim was to maintain its essence and its iconic presence in the neighbourhood, while at the same time showing a transformation. The final solution consisted of a concrete shell with large openings to the street, thanks to a structure that only reaches the ground at the vertices of the triangle, providing an interior space completely free of columns.It is therefore a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Turkish market.