Tomok Tourist Market (Pasar Tomok)

Location : Samosir Island, North Sumatera

Floor Area : ±5000 m2

Type : Tourist Attraction

Tomok tourist market is one of the projects in the arrangement of the Tomok Samosir area. This design is one alternative for the tourist market. The site is located on highly contoured land with elevation difference of 15 meters. This site condition is utilized to create an amphitheater so that the market functions as a public space where people gather, using this facility for Onan activities (traditional weekend market).

The building zone and masses are divided according the traditional market functions; wet market, dry market, dry market stall, and souvenir stall. The form of the masses follow the local content of the Toba Batak traditional house which is divided vertically into three zones, namely the roof, Banua Ginjang (the lion in the sky), middle part of the house, Banua Tonga (the world), and lower part of the house, Banua Toru (under the earth). The kiosk stalls are designed with ornaments and architectural elements typical of the Batak Toba traditional house.