Redevelopment of CDA Karnaphuli Market, Agrabad, Chittagong

Abstract

Located at the heart of Chittagong city, Karnaphuli CDA market used to be one of the prominent economic hub of the city. But over the time and the development of new markets in adjoining areas, Karnaphuli market lost its prominence. With time, the market lost the greater appeal towards the buyers and vendors started to dislocate from this market towards the places with accentuated amenities. This design proposed to conceptualize the rejuvenation of CDA Market by not just making it a central shopping hub of the city but a common space of a meeting ground for all the group of people of the city where they would get an accentuated experience of shopping. This proposed design of CDA market focused on connecting the urban aspects of Agrabad, the contemporary features of retail and the psychological aspects of shopping from both the vendors and buyer’s perspective.