The document describes a new fruit and vegetable market designed by architect Sarbjit Singh Bahga in Mohali, India. The 12-acre market features wholesale and retail market areas, as well as a farmers' market. It uses a pre-engineered steel structure for its large covered spaces, which are clad in powder-coated steel and insulated panels. The design incorporates facilities like storage, loading areas, and amenities to efficiently serve farmers, vendors and customers.

1. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE:
Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali.
 Architect:
 Sarbjit Singh Bahga

2. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Overview:
 The Market
 Master Plan
 Campus View
 Planning
 Campus Layout
 Cross Sections
 Campus View
 Wholesale Market
 Retail Market
 Farmers’ Market
 Common Facilities
 Pre-Engineered Steel Structure
 Cladding
 Other Views
 About the architect

3. The Market:
 The state-of-the-art Fruit and
Vegetable Market, Mohali is the
first such market not only in
Punjab but in the entire North
India.
 It is constructed on a plot of
12 acres in Sector-65 A, Mohali.
 The site of the market becomes
part of the 20-acre development
scheme comprising general
shopping area and offices.
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga

4. Master Plan:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga

5. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Campus View:

6. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Planning:
 The layout plan of the market incorporates a fully covered
market besides the general facilities like, cold store/ ripening
chamber, garbage collection and disposal, workers' canteen,
water works, air-conditioning plant etc.
 Provision has been made for adequate parking for all types of
vehicles coming to the market.
 Separate entries and exits have been planned for segregation
of different types of commuters for instance, the wholesalers
and retailers have separate ingress and egress to the market.

7. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Campus
Layout:

8. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Cross Sections:

9. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Campus View:

10. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Wholesale Market:
 The T-shaped main market block comprises mainly three wings.
 The larger flange of the T accommodates 34 wholesale shops.
 These shops are double storied and each shop has a size of 16'-0”x38'-0”.
 A 3-metre wide unloading platform has been provided on the outside
of the shops that is towards the parking lot.
 On the inner side, a 40-feet deep display platform has been provided in
front of each shop.
 Two rows of display platform on both sides together with 30 feet wide
circulation spine in between have been covered from top in the form
of an atrium.

11. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Inner View of Wholesale Market:

12. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Outer View of Wholesale Market

13. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Double-Storied Wholesale shops:

14. Retail Market:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
 Out of the two smaller flanges of the T, one on the front side
accommodates retail market.
 The fully enclosed and centrally air-conditioned retail market
comprises 84 small shops of 15’-0”x10’-0”.
 Besides, there are 11 larger shops of 16'-0”x38'-0”.
Outer view of
Retail Market

15. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Retail Market:
Entrance to the Retail Market Another view of Retail Market

16. Farmers’ Market:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
 The other smaller flange has been planned as farmers' market
or “Apni Mandi” as it is popularly known.
 After the grand success of weekly Apni Mandi in various
sectors of the city this component has been added in this modern
market.
 The farmers bring their produce directly to this place and sell it
to the consumers, thus eliminating the middle man.
 This model is beneficial both to the farmers and consumers.

17. Farmers’ Market:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
 The Apni Mandi is fully covered from top but open on the
sides.
 It accommodates 234 raised platforms of 6'x8' size each.
 These platforms shall be allocated temporarily to the
famers to display their produce and sell it to the consumers
directly.
 These platform and 10 feet wide circulation arteries in
between have been planned in a Cartesian pattern for easy
movement.

18. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Farmers’ Market:
Internal view of Farmers’ Market

19. Farmers’ Market:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Inner View of Farmers’ Market Outer view of Farmers’ Market

20. Common Facilities:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
 Sandwiched between
the Apni Mandi and Retail
Market is a partially double
storied block.
 It houses the common
facilities, like offices,
canteen, bank, police control
room, first-aid room etc.
 This block is easily
accessible from all the wings
of the market.

21. Pre-Engineered Steel Structure:
 The entire structure of the
market has been designed
in hi-tensile, pre-engineered
steel – popularly known as
PEB structure.
 Considering the large
covered area with huge
spans, this option was
considered most viable.
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga

22. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Pre-Engineered Steel Structure:
As is commonly known, PEB structure is:
 Latest material and technology in building construction.
 Being pre-engineered and pre-fabricated in factories–reduces construction time.
 Easy to erect and assemble at site.
 High precision is achieved in construction.
 Very versatile.
 Able to construct any shape and form, and large spans.
 Very durable and enduring.
 Can be reused and recycled.
 Very economical.

23. Pre-Engineered Steel Structure:
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga

24.  The entire roof and partial
facades are clad in powder-
coated profiled steel sheets
which are maintenance free
and durable.
 The air-conditioned retail
market is covered from top
and sides by 100 mm thick
puffed panels.
 These panels are most
effective for thermal
insulation.
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Cladding:

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Other Views:
Side entry to the wholesale market

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Other Views:

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Other Views:

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Other Views:

29. Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Other Views:

30. About the architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga
Sarbjit Singh Bahga (b1957) is a Chandigarh based architect, urbanist, author and
photo-artist. He graduated in architecture from Panjab University, Chandigarh,
(Chandigarh College of Architecture) in 1979. He works in the Department of
Architecture, Punjab and has 33 years of practical experience in designing and
supervision of various types of buildings, complexes and large campuses. He is
presently working on deputation as Senior Architect in the Punjab Mandi Board,
Chandigarh. His completed works include an eclectic and impressive range of medical,
educational, administrative, commercial and residential buildings. His buildings are
interesting and responsive to function, climate and materials. He is a staunch
modernist and an ardent, yet not blind, admirer of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and
Louis Kahn. Sarbjit is also a keen researcher, a prolific architectural writer, and a
Fellow of United Writers’ Association of India. He has six books to his credit. His
books, Modern Architecture in India: Post-Independence Perspective (1993), New
Indian Homes: An Architectural Renaissance (1996) and Le Corbusier & Pierre
Jeanneret: Footprints on the Sands of Indian Architecture are considered as
landmarks in the history of contemporary architecture of India. Apart from this, he is a
keen photo-artist especially in the field of architectural photography and has won many
awards in this field. Bahga takes special interest in the overall development of
profession of architecture and improvement of built-environment. He is an active
member of many professional associations including the Indian Institute of Architects.
His contribution to architecture has been largely recognized and his buildings/articles
have been widely published in many architectural journals and books.
Email: bahga.architect@gmail.com
Sustainable Architecture: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Mohali. Architect: Sarbjit Singh Bahga