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Ink Ink Market
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Ink Ink Market
Shanghai, China
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
Ink Ink Market is a vibrant crossroad of meeting and congregation under a series of translucent roof planes, set within the residential neighbourhood of the former Tiantong‘an Railway Station. Referencing the spatial qualities of Shanghai’s laneways, an assortment of sloped roofs with protruding chimney windows, the new three-storey architecture reinterprets these iconic roofs within the modern urban context, with a lightweight and translucent design. The interior of the market pays homage to the public halls of historic train stations and gives a nostalgic nod to old Shanghai through the use of dark walnut wood and playful mosaic paving patterns.
The sloping roof planes are crafted from a translucent solar skin (PTFE). Metal boxes protrude through openings in the mesh offering views into the restaurants on the upper floors. The length of the façade is lined with balconies that shift in and out of shaded in-between spaces created by the overlapping skin. From the street, greenery and market activities are visible. The skin acts as a translucent second screen to diffuse the strong sunlight into the interior, while at night, the light from within radiates through the screen creating a lively collage of activities and serving as a beacon for the neighbourhood. At the entrance, a large covered piazza is formed under the sloped plane facing the crossroad, welcoming the community through daily rituals.
The first floor is designed as an open market hall with flexibility for rotational events and vendors. Smaller market kiosks populate the atrium, while larger permanent lifestyle shops along the perimeter have a dual aspect, spilling out onto the street as well as into the market hall. The second and third floors are dedicated to larger restaurants which have generous spill out space on exterior balconies, shaded beneath the roof planes.
Internally, the central three-storey market hall is bathed with natural light, below a draped timber trellis hangs to filter the sunlight. To create a dynamic market atmosphere, the hall is stepped sectionally creating overlapping terraces. The edges of these terraces are lined with custom circular lights, leaner tables and greenery. A black metal and walnut lined floating staircase invites visitors to wander between the floors. At the centre, a central column rises, holding a custom-designed clock, creating a meeting point reminiscent of the iconic clocks of railway stations. A radial floor pattern of tumbled cobbled stone extends from the column.
The bathrooms exude the grandeur and nostalgia of old Shanghai meeting halls. On the ground floor, a round, carved marble sink is encircled by a colonnade of mirrors with vertical lights and a custom chandelier overhead. The mosaic floor references the dials and hands of a clock face. Inside the bathrooms, a playful composition and layering of different-sized Carrera marble mosaics and green-toned tiles is framed by a series of metal trims, each holding custom circular sconces.
Part of a broader masterplan for a new residential neighbourhood, Ink Ink Market stands as a new anchor for daily life and rituals. Designed with adaptability in mind, the building is not only suited to the needs of today but also to the rapidly evolving retail habits of Shanghai’s residents.
The sloping roof planes are crafted from a translucent solar skin (PTFE). Metal boxes protrude through openings in the mesh offering views into the restaurants on the upper floors. The length of the façade is lined with balconies that shift in and out of shaded in-between spaces created by the overlapping skin. From the street, greenery and market activities are visible. The skin acts as a translucent second screen to diffuse the strong sunlight into the interior, while at night, the light from within radiates through the screen creating a lively collage of activities and serving as a beacon for the neighbourhood. At the entrance, a large covered piazza is formed under the sloped plane facing the crossroad, welcoming the community through daily rituals.
The first floor is designed as an open market hall with flexibility for rotational events and vendors. Smaller market kiosks populate the atrium, while larger permanent lifestyle shops along the perimeter have a dual aspect, spilling out onto the street as well as into the market hall. The second and third floors are dedicated to larger restaurants which have generous spill out space on exterior balconies, shaded beneath the roof planes.
Internally, the central three-storey market hall is bathed with natural light, below a draped timber trellis hangs to filter the sunlight. To create a dynamic market atmosphere, the hall is stepped sectionally creating overlapping terraces. The edges of these terraces are lined with custom circular lights, leaner tables and greenery. A black metal and walnut lined floating staircase invites visitors to wander between the floors. At the centre, a central column rises, holding a custom-designed clock, creating a meeting point reminiscent of the iconic clocks of railway stations. A radial floor pattern of tumbled cobbled stone extends from the column.
The bathrooms exude the grandeur and nostalgia of old Shanghai meeting halls. On the ground floor, a round, carved marble sink is encircled by a colonnade of mirrors with vertical lights and a custom chandelier overhead. The mosaic floor references the dials and hands of a clock face. Inside the bathrooms, a playful composition and layering of different-sized Carrera marble mosaics and green-toned tiles is framed by a series of metal trims, each holding custom circular sconces.
Part of a broader masterplan for a new residential neighbourhood, Ink Ink Market stands as a new anchor for daily life and rituals. Designed with adaptability in mind, the building is not only suited to the needs of today but also to the rapidly evolving retail habits of Shanghai’s residents.
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