CATEGORY WINNER : RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS Mall of the South
Zenprop Property Holdings identified Meyersdal in southern Johannesburg as a potential location for a regional shopping centre as early as 2008 .
Having identified the Mall of the South as a retail development opportunity , Zenprop commissioned specialist market research that confirmed the need for a regional shopping centre within the catchment area of southern Johannesburg .
One of the specifics arising from the research was the above average prevalence of higher income profile shoppers in the catchment area , which largely informed the overall concept design of the centre .
Vivid Architects was appointed at the start of the site investigation phase and assisted the development team in investigating a number of potential sites . An ideal location was secured on the corner of Swaartkoppies and Klipriver Drive . The development proposal required a full rezoning application from residential to commercial rights .
Given the optimal location selected by Zenprop for a development of this nature , design constraints dictated a double level shopping centre and structured parking ( over three levels ) which resulted in value engineering strategies to achieve feasibility .
Such value engineering strategies include maximisation of rentable area to building area , simplified roof design , rationalisation of circulation cores and a focus on increasing natural light , thereby reducing the need for illumination .
The Mall of the South design brief was conceptualised as double level , enclosed regional mall of circa 65,000m 2 ( GLA ) with structured customer parking ( 4,200 parking bays ), with particular attention to detail in the following areas :
An abundance of natural light filters through a continuous sky light along the entire roof scape of the building . Main entrances to the mall are emphasised through increased scale , large volumes of glass and finishes . There is an active edge onto the structured parking area with outward facing shops along the full length of the building ’ s façade . Vertical connectivity within the building between the two retail levels is achieved by sight lines to retailers shop fronts . There is simplicity of access and egress to and from the site and circulation within the structured parking for customers . Finishes within the building are hard wearing yet at luxurious and classic at the same time .
The architecture is aesthetically stimulating whilst not compromising on efficiency and convenience . This has culminated in the most exciting and luxurious shopping centre Zenprop has developed to date .
Developer : Zenprop Property Holdings Architects : Vivid Architects Project Managers : WT McClatchey Quantity Surveyors : MLC Civil , Structural & Mechanical Engineers : Aurecon Structural Engineers : Sotiralis Consulting Electrical Engineers : Quad Africa Fire Consultants : TWCE Traffic Engineers : Civil Concepts Plumbing Consultant : Benatar Consulting Vertical Circulation Consultants : Solutions for Elevating Town Planners : GE Town Planning Landscape Architects : Insite Tenant Co-ordinator : EQF Main Contractor : Aveng Grinaker-LTA
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