MOVING MARKET

Project idea

I LIVE IN GURGAON, ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING CITIES IN INDIA. IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE IS A PURELY NEW CONSTRUCTION AREA WITH SO MANY ONGOING CONSTRUCTIONS PROJECTS. STANDING FROM THE BALCONY OF MY HOUSE ALL I SEE ARE THESE HIGH RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, SHAPING THE CITYSCAPE OF GURGAON.

ONE PARTICULAR THING CAPTURED MY FULL ATTENTION; IT'S THE POOR TEMPORARILY CONSTRUCTED HOMES OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO JUST HAVE THEIR HOMES BUILT CLOSE TO THE LATEST PROJECT THEY ARE WORKING ON. THIS OCCURS GLOBALLY AROUND THE WORLD WHEN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS TAKING PLACE THE WORKERS HIRED FOR THE WORK LIVE JUST CLOSE TO THE PROJECT, IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE TRANSPORTATION COSTS TO WORK EVERY DAY. SOME CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CAN TAKE UP TO 3-5 YEARS OR MORE TO COMPLETE, AND THE NEW HOUSES FOR THE WORKERS BECOME THEIR HOMES FOR A TIME. THEY BRING WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THERE IS A NEED OF FOOD, SO THEY CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN SMALL MARKET TO BUY DAILY NEEDS.

Project description

AS A TENANT AROUND THE AREA, I SHOP FOR MY DAILY NEEDS AT THESE SMALL SHOPS OF CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, FOOD SHOPS AROUND THIS KIND OF AREA IS HARD TO FIND. WE DEPEND ON THESE SMALL MARKETS OF WORKERS TO BUY DAILY GROCERIES,THIS IS THE CASE IN MOST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NOT JUST INDIA. THE HYGIENE OF THESE GROCERIES, VEGETABLES, AND MEAT MARKET IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN. THE SANITATION OF THE MARKET IS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THE WORKERS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE MARKET CONDITION. THE MARKET IS BUILT OF PLASTIC BAGS, MUD SOIL AND WOODEN PLANKS.

Technical information

HAVING BEEN TOLD OF MILLIONS OF CONTAINERS LEFT OUT OF USE IN THE PORTS WHY NOT USE THEM TO CREATE CLEAN SMALL MOVABLE MARKET DESIGNS AND EVEN HOUSES FOR THESE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WITH THE USE OF THESE CONTAINERS I CAME UP A FEW LAYOUTS SUITABLE FOR VEGETABLE AND MEAT MARKET SPACE.
THE CONTAINERS CAN BE INSTALLED EASILY AND DISASSEMBLED EASILY AND CARRIED OFF TO A NEW LOCATION OF A BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THIS MODEL CAN BE USED IN ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AROUND THE WORLD WITH SLIGHT MODIFICATION ON THE STRUCTURE TO SUIT HARSH CLIMATES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD

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