Gastronomy Market Masjid Tanah

Masjid Tanah, Melaka

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

 

Revamping the local market of Masjid Tanah in Melaka (a subsidiary town of Alor Gajah) into a more sustainable and user friendly market. The proposed project involved understanding of the behavioral science behind local market where gastronomy study was chosen to be integrated as the main element for the design. The basic intention is to promote a market that provide both commercial and educational value in which people can understand the food around them. By acquiring such knowledge, people will become aware of food security and sustainability. In addition to that, the market also incorporated into the master planning of turning Masjid Tanah into a gastronomy themed town in the future (30 years according to planning) and contribute in the revitalization of the neighboring Baharu River.​