The building is located in a way so it respects the existing square and it faces Carrer Pintor Guàrdia so that it is visible from Avinguda de Roma. The proposed volume balances the empty-full relationship with the square in favour of the empty space, creating the appearance of a surface parking area from Carrer Mercat.
The aim is to create a completely open and unified space in which light is the main character. Thus, a unidirectional east-west metal structure is proposed with specific supports at the ends in the market area.
A continuous skin that unifies the façade and roof folds, generating different heights that allow light to enter from the north and south and enable cross ventilation. This skin unfolds to create the porches of the main entrances (from Carrer Pintor Guàrdia, Plaça del Mercat and the surface car park).
The sun protection in different intensities of the openings in the south and on the main facades (southeast and southwest) allow for the atmosphere typical of Mediterranean markets: dim lighting and a relaxed atmosphere, cool in summer and warm in winter, similar to a greenhouse.
The visual connection between outside and inside is strengthened by the transparency of the ground floor and the continuity of the market's interior flooring into the urban space of Carrer Pintor i Guàrdia, as if it were a mat inviting people to enter.
The building blends into its surroundings with a fragmented roof (thanks to the slabs) that is reminiscent of the staircase of the adjoining terraced houses, thus preserving the view from the neighbouring houses and from the upper floors of the school.
