06 / Modern Dome
Competition, top shortlisted / Istanbul, Türkiye
Modern Dome
An open-air bazaar for Istanbul.
- Year
- 2019
- Place
- Istanbul
- Project
- Competition entry
- Result
- Top shortlisted entry
- Team
- Group of two
The project
Malls are displacing street commerce and the culturally rich heritage of Istanbul’s bazaars.
The Modern Dome is an open-air, multi-level market that blends the two: streets as cultural icons, malls as the modern shopping complex.
It offers a sitting arena, pop-up bazaar, pop-up art gallery, shelter and utility booths, runs off-grid and is built from modular, prefabricated sheets and C-channel. The slope on both sides of the bazaar mingles with the site’s context. It is designed to foster dialogue and transparency, and to support active community interaction.
The design was one of the top shortlisted entries in the competition.
Modern Dome
01 / Module
One module, many uses
A single prefabricated module becomes bazaar stall, shelter, landscape or exhibition space as the site needs it.
Modern Dome
02 / Concept and site
From street and mall to bazaar
Concept diagrams, an aerial site plan, six views of the bazaar and a long function section.
Modern Dome
03 / Over a day
Varying stages and usage of the site
The site changes through the day: bazaar in the morning and afternoon, landscape in the evening, shelter and utility booths at night.