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Beda Amuli's Kariakoo market.
Kariakoo market is located in the city’s Kariakoo Neighborhood, at the intersection of Mkunguni and Nyamwezi Streets.
The building was Completed in 1974, and it was designed by Beda Amuli, the first east African to start private architectural practice in 1969. He was commissioned by city council to design a new market in the heart of Kariakoo in early 1970.
Talking on the project brief, the client (city council) had no idea what they wanted; but since he (Beda Amuli) had done some researches on market when he was studying architecture in Israel , he had a clear vision on what should be built. And the result speaks for itself; the building satisfied the users.
Beda Amuli wanted to design a real African market, so the concept was developed from traditional African markets. “an African market is normally under trees, so we made trees out of concrete” said Beda Amuli.
The market is rectangular box with parabolic hyperbola roof structure made up of concrete, the roof of the building is something that creates the illusion of trees. The concrete trees are seen clearly from both, inside and outside.
inside Kariakoo market
The roof structure helps in air circulation since it allows air to flow in and out easily through cross ventilation and stack effect. The structure has no finishing to its concrete roof, so the building is real and pure.
The market has two stories and one basement, for which all are used for market activities. The building has one main entrance and other two alternative entrances at the back side. The delivery entrance to the basement is located in another street.
main entrance to the market
The stairs to the upper floor are located at the centre of the market, so it is easy to circulate vertically from any point of the building. The cubes for businesses are arranged in a grid layout, so that the organization is easy.
The market is really public from the inside-out. There are concrete benches to the exterior which surround the market for people to rest and car parking.
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