Siargao Community Market

Siargao Island, 2022

Architectural design of the Siargao Community Market, featuring a multi-story building with a distinctive large sloping roof, traditional wooden and patterned stone elements, and an open ground floor for community gathering amidst lush greenery.
Architectural design of the Siargao Community Market, featuring a multi-story building with a distinctive large sloping roof, traditional wooden and patterned stone elements, and an open ground floor for community gathering amidst lush greenery.
Architectural design of the Siargao Community Market, featuring a multi-story building with a distinctive large sloping roof, traditional wooden and patterned stone elements, and an open ground floor for community gathering amidst lush greenery.

Our design for the Siargao Market was a finalist in the international competition by NGO Lokal Lab to rebuild the community structure lost to Super Typhoon Odette in December 2021, aiming to help the island build back stronger and create a space that supports daily life and long-term resilience. Inspired by the Filipino bahay na bato, the market combines a secure stone base with a lightweight timber upper floor, offering both protection and openness, ensuring it is a safe refuge during storms while remaining accessible and welcoming. Community members are involved throughout construction, designing details like shutters, doors, and artwork, and building with familiar materials such as concrete blocks, coco timber, and galvanized steel sheets, with a straightforward system of walls, beams, and posts allowing both skilled and unskilled labor to take part. The site includes amenities for vendors and the community, such as a fruit orchard that provides food year-round and shades the south facade, a community garden and food store for sustainable learning and food drying, and small concrete benches and stalls along the northern edge for gathering, enjoying the view, and selling goods.

Architectural detail of the Siargao Community Market, depicted as a 3D model showcasing the intricate roof design and traditional building materials.
Interior architectural design of the Siargao Community Market's vibrant retail space, featuring individual market stalls, red ceiling elements for shading, and ample natural light.
Interior architectural design of the fresh produce section at the Siargao Community Market, displaying a variety of goods on light wooden fixtures within a bright, open-plan setting.
Conceptual material display for the Siargao Community Market, showing dried floral elements and packaging, hinting at artisanal products available.
Architectural detail of the Siargao Community Market, depicted as a 3D model showcasing the intricate roof design and traditional building materials.
Architectural detail of the Siargao Community Market, depicted as a 3D model showcasing the intricate roof design and traditional building materials.
Interior architectural design of the Siargao Community Market's vibrant retail space, featuring individual market stalls, red ceiling elements for shading, and ample natural light.
Interior architectural design of the Siargao Community Market's vibrant retail space, featuring individual market stalls, red ceiling elements for shading, and ample natural light.
Interior architectural design of the fresh produce section at the Siargao Community Market, displaying a variety of goods on light wooden fixtures within a bright, open-plan setting.
Interior architectural design of the fresh produce section at the Siargao Community Market, displaying a variety of goods on light wooden fixtures within a bright, open-plan setting.
Interior architectural design of the fresh produce section at the Siargao Community Market, displaying a variety of goods on light wooden fixtures within a bright, open-plan setting.
Conceptual material display for the Siargao Community Market, showing dried floral elements and packaging, hinting at artisanal products available.
Conceptual material display for the Siargao Community Market, showing dried floral elements and packaging, hinting at artisanal products available.

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