GSJ: Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2021 ISSN 2320-9186 1999 GSJ: Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2021, Online: ISSN 2320-9186 www.globalscientificjournal.com SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN MODERN FISH MARKET: A CASE STUDY OF MUTTRAH FISH MARKET 1Nwokocha Chukwuebuka Gospel. 2Anthony Enwin. Author Details Author: Nwokocha Chukwuebuka Gospel is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Architecture, Rivers State University, Port-Harcourt Nigeria. PH-+234-802-905-5654. E-mail:
[email protected] Co-Author: Anthony Enwin is an Architect and a senior lecturer at the Rivers State University, Port- Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria. He is also a member of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), PH- +234-802-223-4813. E-mail:
[email protected] ABSTRACT In order to respond to the harsh environmental challenges, buildings are evolving to adapt to meet the needs of the people without harming the environment within its context. This research considers the Muttrah fish market project located in Muscat city, Oman and how it successfully implemented sustainability principles into its design process and construction. Several traditional markets in Oman experienced a great competition from the entrants of modern markets. The traditional markets failed to compete because of poor planning, inconvenient access, overcrowded trading activities, lack of air circulation and poor sanitation, affecting thousands of vendors. The former local market of Muttrah needed a new design to upgrade its commercial operations, in response to this, a more sustainable development model for