RETAIL DEVELOPMENTS: COMMENDATION
Table Bay Mall, Sunningdale, Cape Town
Table Bay Mall, a new regional retail development
on the northern reaches of Sunningdale in Cape Town,
opened in September 2017. This is the largest regional
mall in the hub of the Big Bay, Bloubergstrand and West
Beach areas with over 65,000m 2 of retail space.
Table Bay Mall’s more than 150 shops and restaurants
are located on a single retail level in the form of a figure
eight layout. Retail food anchors are positioned at the
extreme ends of the mall on either side. The central mall
node is anchored by Woolworths and H&M as well as
larger restaurants. The layout provides for easy navigation
with particular attention being paid to sight lines from
all the key node areas to the anchor tenants, effectively
drawing the customer through the four mall quadrants.
Design Aesthetic
The design aesthetic considered the location of the
mall in close proximity to the coast as well as the mall
name. The overall design aesthetic has been inspired
and influenced by a contemporary nautical theme. The
architects took inspiration from modern super yachts,
incorporating curved flowing lines, contemporary materials
of glass, stainless steel and aluminium panelling and
natural timber.
The aesthetic is continued internally with extensive
timber panelling providing a warm texture throughout the
mail experience. The mall entrances are emphasised with
double height flushed glazed curtain wall glass, contrasted
against polished concrete entrance portals and columns.
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Natural light is introduced through extensive glazing and a
central skylight which appears throughout the mall.
Nautical and natural elements of the ocean are
referenced in materials, colours, forms, suspended
mobiles, light and texture, but always in a modern
interpretation of the elements, and completed with
modern finishes that were chosen for aesthetic as well
as practical reasons. Future growth has been designed
into the project from conception and will allow the mall
to organically expand to over 90,000m 2 .
Client: Zenprop Property Holdings
Project Managers:
PCPM; WT McClatchey Associates
Architect: VIVID Architects
Quantity Surveyors: MLC Quantity Surveyors
Tenant Co-ordinator: EQF
Civil, Structural, Fire & Wet Services: Aurecon
Electrical Engineer: Quad Africa Consulting
Mechanical Engineer: Graeme Page
Traffic Engineers: ITS Engineers
Landscape Architect:
Insite Landscape Architects
Interior Architect:
Savile Row Tailored Environments
Health & Safety:
Solid State Group Safety Consultants
Lift Consultant: Solutions for Elevating
Main Contractor: Group Five Building
SAPOA Awards