Gantry Shed Market

Stalls at ground level, studios above, and a roof that lets the market stay open in January.

The site in Halifax set the terms before we drew anything. A harbour edge with weather from every direction. The market hall is a shed first and a building second.

A sawtooth roof brings in north light and sheds snow toward the yard.

We worked from a 1:50 model for most of the design stage and kept it on site through construction. Where the model and the drawings disagreed, the model usually won.