THEORETICAL MODEL OF MODERN FARMERS' MARKET ARCHITECTURAL TYPOLOGY

The changes in consumer demand and consumption patterns in modern society have led to the diversified development of farmers' markets. However, the development of farmers' markets in China has not formed a systematic typological feature and there are many problems. This study aims to develop a new typological model of farmers' markets for China. The research method is to develop a comprehensive theoretical model of modern farmers' markets through theoretical modeling, including: social model, functional model and type model, which are interrelated. The results of the study include the division of the social model of farmers' markets: "family", "cooking practitioners", "tourists" and "food lovers"; the identification of functional models: transaction function block, cultural-entertainment function block, administrative-life function block, technical-warehousing function block and communication exchange space; the development of type models: type 1A "market-fair", type 1B "shed" market; type 2A "market-store", type 2B "neighborhood center"; type 3B "market-museum", type 3A "food market"; type 4A "market-farm", type 4B "agricultural complex". The contradiction between the diversified needs of modern consumers and the backward services of farmers' markets has become increasingly prominent, confirming the relevance and urgency of this study.