Natal Ficus tree which the developer managed to preserve through the construction process and has subsequently become the focal meeting point of the centre and also incorporated into the Cornubia logo ‘ Our heart , our sun , our leaf and our Circle ”.
Description of Architectural Features The 65,000m 2 GLA ( gross lettable area ) retail centre is built on one level with basement parking . The Centre has been built with a main road through the middle , thereby linking the retail centre to the larger Cornubia development node , and to the north section of the Umhlanga town centre , with the completion of the new bridge .
Challenges Durban experiences rain on average 200 days out of 365 , which posed a challenge in completing the anchor tenant boxes for their fit outs . The retail ‘ boxes ’ were built and roofed as soon as possible to complete the internal works in dry conditions . At the last minute , a decision was reached to retain the wild fig tree , which meant a great deal of re-planning of levels and layouts . This
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