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W4 : Topic Research

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Some reading material relating to the topic of wet market and some case studies with tropical context.

You Are Where You Eat: Re-Focusing Communities Around Markets

Disappearance of the traditional wet markets, not only loss of a social gathering place, but also an important fresh food supply place.

The Future of Our Traditional Wet Market? Part One: A visit to the Chinatown Complex Market

The Future of Our Traditional Wet Market? Part Two: A visit to the Tiong Bahru Market

Tiong Bahru Wet Market, A Successful Case.

Tiong Bahru Wet Market is one of the wet market I visited during my trip to Singapore at early 2014. And I have to say this could be the best wet market that I had visited so far. (I love to explore the local wet market during my travel trip).

The market well planned with stalls and fresh food product on the ground floor, food court and eateries on the first floor, while the parking on the roof top. The courtyard at the middle had provide a good ventilation and natural lighting for the market space as well as the dining area.

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Tiong Bahru Market Amazing Directory Page (Truly amazing one)

 

4 Guideliasianurbanepicenters.comnes on Taking Public Markets to the Next Level

Some thinking process going on organized in a mind map to help the generating of the program and identity.

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In the mean time, some research and study on waste management going on to help me understand more about the process and how could I incorporate these into the market design.

Reducing and Managing Food Waste in Hotels

Alam Flora : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Recycling Organic Waste

Some successful case studies in Sri Lanka:  Household Waste Composting & MSW Recycling in Sri Lanka