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Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba

Turrialba, Turrialba, Costa Rica. 2019

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, render of the bamboo pavilion beside the path and gardens, a locally produced material, Turrialba

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, render of the stalls under the bamboo roof with portable furniture, Turrialba

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, front render of the modular pavilion in the Incofer yards, a light and open space, Turrialba

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, render of the covered walkway with flowers toward the old railway station, Turrialba

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, render of the covered seating areas for visitors beside the fair, Turrialba

Mercado de Artesanos de Turrialba, diagonal render of the open pavilion, economic revival of the railway center, Turrialba

Overview

The Turrialba Artisans and Organic Producers Market sits in the INCOFER rail yards, diagonally across from the former Atlantic Railway Station, as part of the Feria Natural Project. The program is deliberately flexible. A modular, open pavilion houses sales stalls with portable furniture, joins the adjacent farmers market and offers covered seating areas for visitors.

The structure is proposed in bamboo, a locally produced material that shares a natural origin with the heritage buildings of the complex, which are built mostly in timber. The market thus belongs to the place through its materiality as well.

It is an open, lightweight and adaptable space for the economic and social revitalization of Turrialba, in the railway heart of the city.

Credits

Developer: Turrialba Sostenible
Architectural design: Luis Diego Barahona
Structural engineering: Luis Zamora
Electromechanical engineering: Cristian Jiménez
Collaborator: Agnes Sevilla
Area: 166 m²