ier ▁Market ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁repository ▁of ▁cultural ▁elements ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁features ▁and ▁issues ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁icon ic ▁feature ▁of ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁is ▁its ▁rows ▁of ▁pitch ed ▁z inc ▁roof ▁which ▁were ▁later ▁installed ▁with ▁light ing ▁elements ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁roof ▁structure ▁prominent ▁even ▁at ▁night . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁the ▁roof ▁design ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁shelter ▁the ▁wet ▁market ▁without ▁considering ▁its ▁possibility ▁to ▁be ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁food ▁centre . ▁After ▁the ▁transformation ▁from ▁a ▁wet ▁market ▁into ▁a ▁food ▁centre , ▁the ▁ce iling ▁is ▁too ▁low ▁to ▁ade qu ately ▁contain ▁the ▁exhaust ▁pip es ▁which ▁radi ate ▁heat ▁throughout ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁the ▁place . ▁Furthermore , ▁as ▁the ▁material ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁z inc , ▁it ▁conduct s ▁heat ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁exposed ▁to ▁direct ▁sun light , ▁making ▁it ▁un com fort able ▁for ▁customers ▁to ▁be ▁e ating ▁within ▁the ▁space , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁front ▁entrance ▁into ▁Bal est ier ▁Market ▁is ▁through ▁the ▁flight ▁of ▁st airs ▁beside ▁the ▁main ▁sign age . ▁The ▁elev ation ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁is ▁a ▁measure ▁to ▁d eter ▁flo oding ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁surface ▁run off ▁and ▁typ ology ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁which ▁occurred ▁quite ▁frequently ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁A ▁dis adv antage ▁of ▁this ▁feature ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁st airs ▁cause ▁difficulties ▁for ▁pat rons ▁in ▁entering ▁the ▁market , ▁as ▁a