Synergetic Spaces: Markthal

[ad_1] Photography: Courtesy the architects MVRDV . Market-housing hybrid Markthal reflects a new, sustainable urban typology in the Netherlands... Markthal, by Rotterdam-based architecture and urban planning firm MVRDV, is a food market of many firsts for the Netherlands. The 95,000 sq. ft. structure not only houses restaurants and fresh food stalls on the ground and first floors, and a supermarket and 1,200 parking spaces on the first underground level, but also apartments along its roof. .. As per Netherlands’ new laws, traditional open-air meat and fish markets should be mandatorily covered to ensure hygiene. Responding to this challenge, MVRDV have […]