{"id":427817,"date":"2025-09-16T02:50:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427817\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T02:50:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:50:21","slug":"aidia-studio-tops-mexican-market-with-parabolic-roof-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/427817\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidia Studio tops Mexican market with parabolic roof system"},"content":{"rendered":"

International design practice Aidia Studio<\/a> has lofted a wave-like vaulted<\/a> roof with green details over a market<\/a> in Quintana Roo, Mexico.<\/p>\n

The 7,700-square metre (82,882-square foot) Mercado Nicol\u00e1s Bravo is characterised by a series of inverted umbrella shapes that sail above individual market stalls on a 3.2-acre site on the Yucatan peninsula.<\/p>\n

\"MercadoAidia Studio has completed a market in Quintana Roo, Mexico<\/p>\n

“The project is a testament to our commitment to a resilient architecture approach, prioritising construction techniques and materials that ensure minimal upkeep throughout the building’s lifespan,” said Aidia Studio<\/a>, which has offices in London and Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Completed in 2024, the market is dedicated to empowering the local community through arts and crafts as well as a place to offer fresh produce to tourists visiting the Mayan archaeological sites nearby.<\/p>\n

\"MercadoIt is topped with an undulating, parabolic roof<\/p>\n

Part of a government-funded program to improve underdeveloped Mexican municipalities, the market provides a link between the tourism industry and the needs of the less than 5,000 Nicol\u00e1s Bravo residents.<\/p>\n

The studio arranged 50 market stalls in 14 enclosed blocks on an 8-metre by 8-metre (26-foot by 26-foot) grid.<\/p>\n

\"Covered50 market stalls were arranged in 14 blocks<\/p>\n

Doubling as a community centre for cultural events and educational workshops, the building was constructed with four elements: a lightweight steel structure, reinforced convert slabs and parapets, concrete blocks and clay bricks.<\/p>\n

The masonry and concrete are pigmented with a natural sand colour that offsets the light olive green tone of the trim and market doors, continuing the colours of the surrounding palm trees throughout the market.<\/p>\n

\"ParabolicThe building is constructed with a lightweight steel structure, concrete blocks and clay bricks<\/p>\n

Raised above the market stalls like a tree canopy, the undulating roof \u2013 constructed from a series of hyperbolic paraboloid forms \u2013 is broken only by two planted courtyards.<\/p>\n

“This not only reflects our dedication to form-finding for architectural aesthetics and structural integrity but also integrates a biophilic design philosophy, seamlessly blending the structure with its natural surroundings,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

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Aidia Studio lifts lightweight metal roof over Mexican grandstand\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Clay bricks are laid across the metal structure, accommodating the multi-directional curvature of the roof sections.<\/p>\n

The courses run in alternating directions, creating a textured grid within the diagonal structural lines.<\/p>\n

\"MercadoRainwater runs down internal downspouts<\/p>\n

Lifting up at the corners, the roof directs rainwater to internal downspouts that run down the columns, rather than a perimeter gutter system.<\/p>\n

The columns are composed of four square metal pieces ganged together in a lightweight cluster.<\/p>\n

\"ParabolicThe roof lifts up at its corners<\/p>\n

The blocks are divided diagonally into four symmetrical triangles that can be configured into display spaces, kitchens and restrooms.<\/p>\n

Brick walkways extend out from under the roof and mark off square gardens that follow the rhythm of the market stalls.<\/p>\n

\"ParabolicThe project is part of a government program to support underdeveloped Mexican municipalities<\/p>\n

The Mercado Nicol\u00e1s Bravo is the latest in Aidia Studio’s designs of sail-like roof structures in Mexico. Previously, the studio lifted a zig-zag metal roof over a sports grandstand<\/a> and topped a community centre<\/a> with a series of concrete barrel vaults, both in Oaxaca.<\/p>\n

The team also completed a conceptual design for a Tulum train station<\/a> shaded by a curving, shell-like lattice roof.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Andr\u00e9s Cedillo.<\/a><\/p>\n

Project credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect:<\/strong> Aidia Studio
Lead architects:<\/strong> Rolando Rodriguez Leal, Natalia Wrzask
Project coordination:<\/strong> Jos\u00e9 Luis Mul\u00e1s
Project team:<\/strong> Alexis Escalante, Mariano Gonz\u00e1lez, Nitze Maga\u00f1a, Emilio V\u00e1squez
Structural engineering:<\/strong> Project & Calc
Client:<\/strong> Secretary of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"International design practice Aidia Studio has lofted a wave-like vaulted roof with green details over a market in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427818,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[145939,4021,4020,4022,77,2441,2132,128284,126129,126130,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-427817","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-aidia-studio","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-markets","14":"tag-mexico","15":"tag-public-and-leisure","16":"tag-sectionall","17":"tag-sectionarchitecture","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115211709053438172","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}