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John Pawson
Marketmuseum
Bury Metropolitan Council
Radcliffe 2004
Unbuilt
 
This design for the redevelopment of an urban site in the north of England houses a range of functions, including the town's market and museum. Rather than assign separate territories to each, the scheme superimposes the two functions within one double-height, light-filled space. In place of architecture which formalises the distinctions between functions, here is a model which fosters resonances between ostensibly diverse activities.