SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN MODERN FISH MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF MUTTRAH FISH MARKET

¹Nwokocha Chukwuebuka Gospel & ²Anthony Enwin

Department of Architecture

Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt Nigeria

E-mail: whitemangospel@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

In order to respond to the harsh environmental challenges, buildings are evolving to adapt to meet the needs of the people without harming the environment within its context. This research considers the Muttrah fish market project located in Muscat city, Oman and how it successfully implemented sustainability principles into its design process and construction. Several traditional markets in Oman experienced a great competition from the entrants of modern markets. The traditional markets failed to compete because of poor planning, inconvenient access, overcrowded trading activities, lack of air circulation and poor sanitation, affecting thousands of vendors. The former local market of Muttrah needed a new design to upgrade its commercial operations, in response to this, a more sustainable development model for Oman’s traditional markets is proposed based on sustainability and hopefully could become an example of traditional market revitalization in Oman.

Keywords: Muttrah, Fish market, Sustainability, Harbor, Development