Outline of the results ; space organization of the Old Market(1)Open air spaces without active air conditioning system
It is hot and humid in the old market, but open air system doesn’t give damage to the globe.
(2)Assembles of small scale buildings
Most of the shop buildings are consisted of 3m X 3m square. The square space is divided into four. 1.5m X 1.5m square space is for one shop. Around 650 shops exist in the old market. Assembles of small shops provide vitality.
(3)Shop building variations by reforming basic structure by themselves
Shop building structure has basic form. But the shop owner reforms the basic form by themselves. It is better to reform by themselves than to build several kinds of buildings because of the initial cost and space flexibility.
(4)Forming shop space by furniture layout
The shop owner set furniture and merchandises on the 1.5m square space. On the same unit each owner makes various kinds of selling space by setting furniture.
(5)Many temporary shops emerge around the old market
The public road to the west of the old market is occupied by many temporary shops. On the northern park and walk way to the south we can also find many temporary shops. It is interesting that the old market is not limited in the institution but is open to the spaces around.
(6)From morning until night each space utilization is changing
When they close the shop, they put all merchandises in the unit. So it looks like a box. Fish, meat, vegetables are bought from early morning, so these kinds of shops are open very early and often close in the afternoon. When it rains heavily, shops are closed because customers don’t come. These aspects indicate the variety, flexibility and redundancy of the shops.
