Radiance Market
Radiance Market
(Introduction)
Radiance Market is a spirited steel canopy that transitions from a farmers market during the day to an entertaining night market.
(Project)
Thecanopysheltersampleseatingspaces,bikeracks,marketbooths,bathrooms,andwaterstations.Thekaleidoscopecolouredglassroofallowssuntoshinethroughandcreateavibrantatmosphere,whileatnightthesteelstructureandglasspanelsglowtocreatevibrantatmosphere.Thefourdocksallowmarketvendorstosellfromtheirboatsandallowsaccesstothemarketthroughvariousmethodsoftransportation.
Thecanopysheltersampleseatingspaces,bikeracks,marketbooths,bathrooms,andwaterstations.Thekaleidoscopecolouredglassroofallowssuntoshinethroughandcreateavibrantatmosphere,whileatnightthesteelstructureandglasspanelsglowtocreatevibrantatmosphere.Thefourdocksallowmarketvendorstosellfromtheirboatsandallowsaccesstothemarketthroughvariousmethodsoftransportation.
(Client)
American institute of Steel Construction
American institute of Steel Construction
(Year)
2022
2022
(Software)
Rhino, Blender, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Enscape
Rhino, Blender, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Enscape
(Focus)
Environmental Graphics, Retail Concepts
Environmental Graphics, Retail Concepts
(Design Process)
LocatedinDowntown,Toronto,thepalettecamefromthesite'sstrongestemotionalmoment—thesunset.Oranges,magentas,andvioletswiththatreflectiveshimmeroffthewater.Material-wise,wewantedittoreadassteelwhichisdurable,industrial,butsoftenedbytranslucentcolour.
LocatedinDowntown,Toronto,thepalettecamefromthesite'sstrongestemotionalmoment—thesunset.Oranges,magentas,andvioletswiththatreflectiveshimmeroffthewater.Material-wise,wewantedittoreadassteelwhichisdurable,industrial,butsoftenedbytranslucentcolour.
Inspiredbylanternfestivalsandstainedglass,wedesignedarepeatingmodularcanopysystemforanemptypier,balancingstandardizationwithsignaturemoments.Thespatiallayoutsupportsaday-to-nightflip:shadestructurebyday,litnightmarketbyevening.ModeledinRhinoandEnscape,withGrasshopperexplorationforkaleidoscopicpatterning.
Inspiredbylanternfestivalsandstainedglass,wedesignedarepeatingmodularcanopysystemforanemptypier,balancingstandardizationwithsignaturemoments.Thespatiallayoutsupportsaday-to-nightflip:shadestructurebyday,litnightmarketbyevening.ModeledinRhinoandEnscape,withGrasshopperexplorationforkaleidoscopicpatterning.
Theplanshowsthreezoomedpop-outs—market,dining,anddocks.Theroofplanmakesclearwhichzonesarefullyshelteredandwhicharetransitional.Sectionsshowcanopyheightsinthe7–10metrerangewithsilhouettesforscale.Thesedrawingswerealsoourcoordinationtoolswithfabricators,howwecommunicatedwhatgetsbuiltfirst,andwheretolerancesmatter.
Theplanshowsthreezoomedpop-outs—market,dining,anddocks.Theroofplanmakesclearwhichzonesarefullyshelteredandwhicharetransitional.Sectionsshowcanopyheightsinthe7–10metrerangewithsilhouettesforscale.Thesedrawingswerealsoourcoordinationtoolswithfabricators,howwecommunicatedwhatgetsbuiltfirst,andwheretolerancesmatter.
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