how retail is evolving . The centre is a response to a global trend for hybrid retail spaces that offer leisure and outdoor public spaces alongside convenience and luxury shopping facilities . Moves towards these types of alternate concepts for leisure-based retail have been accelerated by the pandemic but were already in play due to the growth of online commerce .
Two key pavilion buildings define the entrances to a dispersed layout that has at its core a central green area that acts as an intersection of flow between the retail offerings and as a social condenser with restaurant and leisure offerings on the periphery . The resulting ‘ pocket park ’ within the retail space is orientated towards families with a fountain and play areas that creates a relaxing
outdoor area that benefits from the favourable local climate . Furthermore , the access to open air areas including all transit spaces and walkways encourages pedestrian mobility while allowing users a greater sense of well being and physical comfort .
The tenant mix includes an unusually high number of retail anchor tenants ; Woolworths , Checkers , Builders Warehouse and Dischem . The carefully planned precinct allows each brand to have a dedicated destination hub within the precinct , including direct parking access . The sites are interconnected through landscaped pedestrian walkways that accommodate a mix of 39 line shop tenants of which almost a third are restaurants , cafes and fast food outlets . A dedicated zone for the fast food outlets with drive through links
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