Vashon 2015 is the King County funded participation design process, involving the UW Storefront Studio and the Vashon Island Growers Association, aiming to reimagine a farmers market on Vashon Island. After showing different options to the community, a preferred option was voted on by VIGA and the public, and approved. The preferred option was then developed in detail, and a set of cost estimate documents was produced. Local contractors created accurate cost estimates and those were presented to the public. VIGA then proceeded to a permit and fund raising stage.
(1/11) Building from work done in 2012, the Storefront Studio further examined an expansion of the Vashon Island Farmers Market.
Storefront Studio's proposals for the Farmers Market recognize the site as both park and market, a Village Green. This ensures that the market site is also a space for community ownership, conservation, child's play and public art.
In addition to providing a central identity to the market and the community it supports, the Village Green aspect of the Farmers Market proposals provide programming and use flexibility, seasonally and daily, as well as enhancing nonmarket use of the Village Green for special events and everyday activities.
The Market Promenade Proposal shows the market stalls in two rows, lining the north and south of the site, leaving the center of the site open, to act as a village green and town square, centered on the existing trees.
The Market Promenade Proposal shows the market stalls in two rows, lining the north and south of the site, leaving the center of the site open, to act as a village green and town square, centered on the existing trees.
The Market Hall Proposal consolidates all the stalls under a single roof, shown here with a long span structure. The Village Green is to the north side of the site, where the existing trees are framed by the open space.
The Market Hall Proposal consolidates all the stalls under a single roof, shown here with a long span structure. The Village Green is to the north side of the site, where the existing trees are framed by the open space.
A Vashon community preference was clearly expressed for the Market Promenade Proposal, while some concerns were expressed for an area with maximum rain protection. A combination of the best of both directions led to the development of a hybrid proposal. As in the Promenade Proposal, market stalls line both the north and south perimeter of the Village Green, but the southern wing, is wider, doubling the roof width from eave to eave. A stage and community meeting area is located under the existing tree, and additional support structures provide enhanced storage and services.
After additional community comments, an alternate music stage location is being studied, and critical dimensions for stall layouts are being confirmed. Constructing scale physical models and reviewing them with a structural engineer will finalize the stall’s structure. A single full-scale market stall is proposed to be constructed in actual materials and installed on site. A set of as-built drawings will be developed for contractor pricing and VIGA fundraising.
A single full-scale market stall is proposed to be constructed in actual materials and installed on site. A set of as-built drawings will be developed for contractor pricing and VIGA fundraising.
The Studio produced detailed design drawings that could be easily implemented with community labor.
