Out & About: Targ Blonie_Food Market

The Targ Blonie architectural walk inaugurates the Mosaic of local identities series organized by NIAiU. Participants will also be albe to take part in a shared breakfast and tasting of local products. The second part of the event will include workshops for children (registration required).

Targ Blonie Food Market by Aleksandra Wasilkowska

Hybrid public space combine two social functions – a park and a bazaar. White roofs reflect the sun rays and provide shelter from the rain. The stepped merchant displays can be used as seats and a space for spontaneous meetings. In the heart of the market there is a bar connected with a playground for children and a community table. Naturalistic green islands were designed around the roofing and pavilions. Trees and shrubs that provide food and shelter to birds and insects will, upon reaching a certain height, offer extra shade for open-air trading posts. Rainwater from the roof is retained in rain bowls, and its excess waters the plants and seeps into the soil. Completing the whole design are various street furniture fixtures, such as bicycle racks, boulders, bird and insect houses, a community table, playgarden with wood-carved animal-shaped rockers has been designed. A park-bazaar hybrid, Targ Blonie improves the microclimate, strengthens micro-entrepreneurship, and gives residents access to locally produced food in the open air, strengthening the city’s resilience in times of food and climate crises.

Guided tour: 22 June / 10:00 CET

Meeting point:
Targ Blonie, Targowa 3 Street,
Blonie, 05-870

◾In collaboration with Aleksandra Wasilkowska (Architect), Zenon Reszka (Mayor of the City of Błonie), Elżbieta Drapała (ZUK Błonie)

Language: Polish

Register here: https://niaiu.pl/en/

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