THINK TANK architecture Completes 81,500 m² Grand Marché Zando in Kinshasa

THINK TANK architecture designed the new Grand Marché Zando in Kinshasa, a project spanning 81,500 m² in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The scheme was conceived first and foremost as an African market rather than a shopping centre, according to the description submitted by the project team. Despite its scale, the design remains open to the city, its climate, its people and daily life, with attention given to comfort. Its architecture supplies a robust and dignified infrastructure while preserving the qualities that make a market a genuinely public and collective space. Curated by Nina Vuga, the project is documented in photographs by Martin Argyroglo, Ville Kinshasa & SZTC, the Zaire National Tourism Office and Cecile Septet. Classified under the market category, the work is located in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.