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The Lideta Market in Addis-Abeba
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Vilalta Arquitectura The Lideta Market in Addis-Abeba [/vc_column_text][edgtf_separator type="normal" position="center" color="rgba(255,255,255,0.01)" top_margin="29" bottom_margin="0"][vc_column_text el_class="caseta"] Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Project title Lideta Mercato Architecture office Vilalta
Vilalta Arquitectura
The Lideta Market in Addis-Abeba
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Location
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Project title
Lideta Mercato
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Architecture office
Vilalta Arquitectura
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Director
Xavier Vilalta
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Project Leader
Maria Rosaria Favoino
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Project Team
Joao Medeiros, Miguel Sánchez Enkerlin, Reema Al-Ajlan, Daniel Vaczi
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Structural engineering
K2N Engineering
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Mechanical & Sanitary
Abiy Aberra
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Client
Flintstone Engineering
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Gross floor area
14.200 sqm
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Construction period
2010-2016
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Photographs
Gonzalo Guajardo
The Lideta Mercato was initially intended to be a shopping mall just like many others in the city of Addis Ababa. A rigorous analysis has identified the main issues of the existing malls in the city, which are commonly built using glazing structures. As a result, the buildings suffer uncomfortable thermal conditions and over-illumination in the interiors. The observation of the Old Mercato, the largest open air market in Africa, was an inspiration to redefine the program of the building, conceiving a multistory contemporary market instead of a conventional shopping mall.
The carved volume connects two parallel streets that define the plot of the project. This diagonal connection creates a shortcut for pedestrians and concentrates all the entrances of the building.
The façade acts as a protection from the sun, controlling the natural light and ventilation in the interior spaces. It was built using a lightweight concrete prefab system; the shapes come from a traditional Ethiopian fractal pattern commonly found in local fabrics.
