AGRO MARKET HUB

Abstract

Markets have been vital elements of cities for thousands of years to provide shelters for the buyers and sellers and to protect and promote the trade in fresh food. Markets have existed for millennia as an important part of cities not only for economic purposes but also as a place for social interaction. In the context of Nepal, the architecture of famers’ market remains unexplored and lacks permanency. So, there is need to explore the architectural possibilities of farmers’ market in accordance to very demanding population of present scenario. The research aims to touches on issues such as rethinking of the roles of markets in the urban structures as the new type of social area, supporting urban traditions and being the exchanging medium between communities not only economically, but also socially. The actual research is determined by the pursuit of new forms of market and functional programming corresponding to the request of a modern consumer. This report was prepared to document the research carried out to discover and understand the design of markets related to food procurement. Research on the history and trend of markets, food procurement, market mechanisms, issues, market culture, physical realms of market and placemaking through various case studies and literature. The study provides the design guidelines, technical foundations, spatial relations, and functional requirement that are to be realized in the farmers’ market.