Reading Weleri as a (Non)Traditional Market Area

This design research was conducted as an initial effort to show that the economic activities in a market are part of urban space and not just about the building. This paper focused on the spatial pattern of the merchants stationed around a modernized traditional market. The research used Tour and Map method to find micro information regarding the trading patterns and the process related to their spatial aspect. The research found that there was a difference between the traditional trading pattern and the modern one. The trading pattern had different spatial requirements that should be met in the design process. This paper contributes to the process of designing a market area consisting of a mixture of traditional and modern trading patterns.