Duke Street GastroMarket is a fresh farmers market and cooking school located in Leeds, England that aims to provide local farmers an space to sell produce to eco-conscious urban customers. At its core is a kitchen that uses leftover produce to create meals and encourages customers to learn through demonstrations. The market also prioritizes sustainability by composting food waste to fertilize crops and reusing water to irrigate herb gardens.

1. Duke Street GastroMarket is a fresh alternative to the traditional farmers’ markets, providing
local farmers and producers with an exciting space to display and sell their produce to a new
generation of eco conscious, urban customers.
‘Gastronomy is the reasoned knowledge of everything that concerns man as he eats; it facilitates
choice, because it helps us to understand what quality is.’ Carlo Petrini (Slow Food)
As you walk in through the ground floor entrance you are greeted
by a member of staff from the GastroMarket in the reception area.
VIEW OF RECEPTION DESK AND LIFT
LOCATION CONTEXT
Munro House on Duke Street Leeds is the
location for the GastroMarket.
The reception desk acts as a divide between the two entrances to
the GastroMarket, the lift and the stairs. Along the right side there
are shelves intended to display possible products and produce from
the market, and a chalk board that will display the dishes that are
being cooked in the cookery school that day.
GROUND FLOOR PLAN RECEPTION AREA
Produce and Products

2. VIEW FROM ENTRANCE TOWARDS FEATURE KITCHEN
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3. The kitchen utilises left over produce that would otherwise be
discarded to create soups, smoothies and other wholesome healthy
meals, displaying recipe and produce information to encourage
experimentation and creativity.
At the core of the Gastromarket is a kitchen and cookery school
that places the kitchen at the very heart of the market experience,
and encourages customers to slow down, to make considered choices
and to be inspired by their surroundings.
VIEW ONTO FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STALLS
Discarded bio waste can be used to create compost which can then be
used to naturally fertilise new crops and grow fresh produce.
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Traditional markets inspired displays for produce

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FRUIT STALL
FISH STALL
VEG STALL
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5. Not only is left over produce used to create meals in the kitchen
but the kitchen is designed to filter water to be used to water
the herb gardens that are in the space. Bio waste is put into the
inbuilt composter which can be turned into compost and given to
the farmers to help grow their produce.
The name GastroMarket combines Gastronomy (the study of food
and culture) and the traditional food market. The term Gastro
is intended to replace the word Super that now typically comes
in front of the word market thanks to the bigger chain stores
people have come accustom to shopping in through convenience.
VIEW OF KITCHEN LOOKING TOWARDS MEAT STALL
VIEW OF KITCHEN DEMO AREA
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The kitchen includes an inbuilt composter which ensures bio waste can be
recycled and an inbuilt water filter allows for water to be reused to water
the herb gardens. The herbs will be used by the chefs to flavour their food.

6. VIEW OF KITCHEN LOOKING TOWARDS MEAT STALL

7. VIEW OF KITCHEN LOOKING TOWARDS FRUIT STALL
KITCHEN ELEVATIONS

8. VIEW OF FISH AND MEAT STALLS
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Packaging is made of flax viscose, a natural
material that decomposes approximately 2 months
after it is discarded.
Food crates and pallets are made into
seating and furniture

9. VIEW OF FISH AND MEAT STALLS
Packaging is made of flax viscose, a natural
material that decomposes approximately 2 months
after it is discarded.

10. VIEW OF VEG STALL AND TOILET AREA
SAGE THYME PARSLEY LAVENDER
VIEW OF HERB GARDEN
VIEW OF TOILETS AND COMMUNAL SINK
A mixture of reclaimed industrial lighting runs
throughout the scheme.
Herbs are grown to add flavour to the meals prepared. Lavender is grown to
add a pleasant fragrance and promote relaxation.

11. VIEW OF VEG STALL AND TOILET AREA