Iron Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2023
Wugu Market Interior Space
by Chung-I Shih
- A' Design Award 2023 Iron Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: ICA Architecture
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,985
- Verification code 16D25C5576 · Verify this award
About Wugu Market Interior Space
Wugu Market is a modern public market interior in New Taipei, Taiwan. The 2327 square meter space occupies the first floor of a formerly idle multi-storey car park. Stalls are divided into raw and cooked food zones to simplify management and hygiene control. The fresh area uses refrigerated display cabinets and a low-temperature meat processing area. The cooked food area uses an electrostatic fume system to purify the air. Non-slip tiles cover the floor. Natural cement tones and wood grain grilles recall the local green bamboo shoots and bamboo forests.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Different from the morning business and complex environment of traditional markets, decided to create a new modern market to enhance the shopping experience of consumers.
Import the hardware equipment of store specifications, treat the pavement and sewage system, partition the raw and cooked industries, and provide corresponding equipment, overturn the stereotype and pattern of the traditional market, and lead people of different ages into a modern but humane market. - Dimensions & Packaging
- This project is 2327 square meters.
- Tags
- Market, Local culture, Modern, Human touch, Daily
- Production Technology
- The stalls use the raw and cooked separation mode to optimize business management. The fresh area introduces refrigerated display cabinets and divides the low-temperature meat processing area to provide a clean environment for processing raw food, while reducing the deterioration caused during transportation and display, so that the food can be delivered to consumers in the freshest condition; the cooked food area is set the electrostatic oil fume system reduces oil fume pollution and purifies the air inside the market.
- Design Challenge
- The design incorporates WUGU local specialties: green bamboo shoots and bamboo.
The natural color cement floor is used to bring the image of green bamboo shoots; the wood grain color and line grille create the feeling of bamboo forest, and the famous natural landscape of the region is added to the logo design.
Taking into account the characteristics of market use, the ground is made of non-slip tiles, and modern hardware equipment is introduced to create a safe and hygienic environment. - Project Duration
- This project is finished in May 2022 in New Taipei, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- Vendors in the market cover different industries ,emphasizing one-stop shopping experience.
- Research
- Taking the image of the local element green bamboo shoots as the main axis, combining sustainability, promotion and interaction to create a special market in line with local culture.
The separation of raw and cooked food in the market, and the partition configuration of various industries, optimizes business management, achieves site safety and clean environment, and makes food hygiene control easier.
With a clear image of the entrance, increase the self-evidence of the market, and create an all-day market to drive local development. - Inspiration
- The population of WUGU district is growing rapidly, but there is no market in the area.
Citizens must go to other areas to solve their daily purchasing problems. In order to improve the quality of life and convenience of citizens, the first floor of the idle three-dimensional parking lot will be renovated into a modern market, breaking the concept of traditional market, solving problems and also driving economic activity. - Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Hung-Hua Tseng, WUGU Market, 2022.