feature is shop-fitted from timber and inset with
LED strip lighting to create an incredible ceiling
feature that creates a destination for this part of
the mall. In tracking social media (#fourwaysmall)
it is currently the most photographed and
‘selfied’ feature of the Mall since it’s opening
late last year.
Glass Ceiling Features
The design for using glass as a decorative ceiling
feature was originated by Anneke Dearlove of the
Boogertman + Partners interior team.
“We were looking for something upmarket,
beautiful and linked to raw materials. Glass was
introduced to us by an international vendor but
once we had done the designs outsourcing
internationally was too expensive. We sought local
craftsmen and I am delighted the Gary and his
team at Trithor had the skill set and the appetite
for detail that has created these unique features,
said Anneke.”
Fourways Mall
The glass plates are hand blown and individually
coloured with pigment and range from 900mm to
500mm in diameter. They form a flowing pattern
on the 60m ceiling detail in Mall 3.
This attention to detail and hand work is carried
through in the glass chandelier features. The
fish shaped installation in the elevator courtyard
required intense collaboration between the malls
production team, the installer and shop-fitter and
the Boogertman + Partners design team. The
resulting sparkling shoal of 800 floating fishes adds
to the theme and the overall shopper experience.
“As retail design is under increasing pressure to
compete with online retail it is important to create
an environment that is rewarding and relaxing to
be in for shoppers,” explains Malcolm Coulson
the Architecture team leader from Boogertman +
Partners. “The reflection of the ceiling detailing in
the shop fronts and the floor surfaces creates flow
lines that bring cohesion and visual stimulation to
the shopping experience, he said”
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