The site sits on the outskirts of the old city, facing some of the last remaining battlement walls that once protected that region as well as a prominent church in the neighborhood. The market is designed to open up the narrow side streets that spill into the site as well as allocating gathering spaces for religious communities and festivals such as the Semana Santa.

A public market design encircled by a portico that is strategically opened in intervals to keep the space open and visible to the public whilst still giving some measure of privacy. The portico is widened to allow for temporary market stalls to set up inside for sun protection without impeding pedestrian traffic. Additionally, the portico encircling the site is a play conversing between the boundary wall west of the site and the old city to the east.

The market is split into two buildings, one is a large outdoor portico open to the boundary wall, outdoor garden, and highlighting an original historical tree that came with the site. The portico has clearstories to allow for some additional natural sunlight. The second is an enclosed space with the first floor divided to keep the fish stalls separated and refrigerated from the tapa restaurants. The second floor holding administrative offices and community center with a view of both site walls to the east and west is connected to the first floor by a large ramp facilitating indiscriminate public access to community spaces and restaurants.