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Architects: Charmaine Lay & Carles Muro
Location: Inca, Mallorca
Completion date: 2011
By Oliver Wainwright
Charmaine Lay and Carles Muro have created a radical new public market building for the city of Inca in Mallorca, which wraps the town square up on to the roof of the building.
The demolition of the old market structure provided the opportunity to rediscover a new public space in the heart of the city. The proposal tries to obtain the maximum possible amount of public realm while accommodating the different requirements of a car park, supermarket and other shops, council offices and market.
The car park and the supermarket are located in...