Re-envisioning Community Space - market as community bond for different user groups

This thesis aims to reimagine how spatial layering activates the space value of a
limited-use space, and layers diverse interior activities inside the space so that it
can adapt to changing demands from the surrounding neighborhood and survive
the constant shifts in the urban environment. This thesis also explores how the
layering of different user groups can connect them when using the space, while
also clarifying the physical spatial orders and enhancing deep participation by
visitors. The application of the layer typologies will be tested against an urban
Chinese farmer’s market which will be transformed into a community center by
adding three-dimensional spatial layers (both plane and volume) to the whole
space.