An entertainment night market that caters to the theatric crowd of K road’s party people.

 

Free Market studio explores the potential of a new urban infrastructure to catalyse or enhance forms of exchange. In a site with an ecclectic collection of colliding sub-cultures and distinct 􏰊􏰉􏰀􏰃􏰔􏰂􏰌􏰅􏰈􏰁􏰘􏰇􏰡􏰄􏰒􏰉􏰄􏰌􏰂􏰉􏰄􏰉􏰍􏰘􏰃􏰓􏰂􏰌􏰔􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰋􏰃􏰄􏰘􏰈􏰌􏰆􏰆􏰉􏰍􏰔􏰉􏰄􏰋􏰈􏰉􏰄􏰁􏰊􏰉􏰌􏰄􏰃􏰎 􏰄􏰌􏰄􏰀􏰌􏰂􏰙􏰉􏰋􏰄􏰌􏰍􏰊􏰄􏰅􏰓􏰂􏰇􏰓􏰉􏰄􏰃􏰍􏰉􏰄􏰋􏰈􏰌􏰋􏰄􏰉􏰍􏰔􏰌􏰔􏰉􏰇􏰄􏰒􏰁􏰋􏰈􏰄􏰋􏰈􏰉􏰄􏰇􏰅􏰉􏰘􏰁􏰖􏰘􏰄􏰇􏰅􏰌􏰋􏰁􏰌􏰆􏰄􏰌􏰍􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰃􏰘􏰁􏰌􏰆􏰄􏰘􏰃􏰍􏰊􏰁􏰋􏰁􏰃􏰍􏰇􏰄􏰃􏰎 􏰄􏰋􏰈􏰉􏰄􏰢􏰄􏰣􏰊􏰄􏰘􏰃􏰍􏰋􏰉􏰤􏰋􏰏􏰄Looking back at the history of Karangahape Road, there has been a big transformation from being Auckland’s busiest shopping street in the 1900’s to a red light district from the 1960’s onwards dates the disparate activities typical of K Road. 

 

This design features an entertainment night market that caters to the theatric crowd of K road’s party people. It comprises of an authoritative set of steps set which proceeds towards a 􏰀􏰁􏰂􏰂􏰃􏰂􏰄􏰅􏰃􏰆􏰁􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰌􏰁􏰍􏰆􏰉􏰇􏰇􏰄􏰇􏰋􏰉􏰉􏰆􏰄􏰂􏰃􏰃􏰎􏰏􏰄􏰐􏰉􏰄􏰆􏰁􏰑􏰉􏰄􏰁􏰍􏰄􏰌􏰄􏰋􏰁􏰀􏰉􏰄􏰒􏰈􏰉􏰂􏰉􏰄􏰓􏰅􏰆􏰃􏰌􏰊􏰁􏰍􏰔􏰄􏰌􏰍􏰊􏰄􏰇􏰈􏰌􏰂􏰁􏰍􏰔􏰄􏰕􏰇􏰉􏰆􏰖􏰉􏰇􏰗􏰄􏰌􏰍􏰊􏰄􏰅􏰃􏰇􏰋􏰇􏰄􏰑􏰁􏰌􏰄􏰑􏰌􏰂􏰁􏰃􏰓􏰇􏰄􏰇􏰃􏰘􏰁􏰌􏰆􏰄􏰍􏰉􏰋􏰒􏰃􏰂􏰙􏰁􏰍􏰔􏰄􏰇􏰉􏰂􏰑􏰁􏰘􏰉􏰇􏰄􏰈􏰌􏰇􏰄􏰚􏰉􏰘􏰃􏰀􏰉􏰄􏰌􏰄􏰅􏰃􏰅􏰓􏰆􏰌􏰂􏰄􏰀􏰉􏰋􏰈􏰃􏰊􏰄􏰃􏰎 􏰄􏰁􏰍􏰋􏰉􏰂􏰌􏰘􏰋􏰁􏰃􏰍􏰏􏰄􏰛􏰈􏰁􏰇􏰄 progression towards a mirror roof will take advantage of the somewhat narcissistic and self-interested nature of today’s youth. 

 

Time and activity are employed as working variables in this design - the roof is a reflection of the temporal site where the plan of the market's activity is inscribed above you. 

 

The dialogue between the reflective surfaces and its responses continues to add to the potential mat-building effects. At the top of the steps, a stage is revealed on the other side which adds to the ongoing language of theatrics. This relationship between audience and stage is apparent in all four directions of the infrastructure.