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planters , with colourful mall seating enticing shoppers to relax and enjoy all that is on offer at Design Quarter .
Timber cladding on the demising walls between shops brings warmth to the space , complementing the steel vertical columns . Additional sculptures , playfully placed at the water ’ s edge in the piazza , appeal to shoppers and design afficionados . The building also includes existing offices and showrooms located above the retail street at first and second floor levels .
Enhancing Fundamentals In addition to the reconfiguration and repositioning , the lifestyle centre was refurbished with new tiling , increased greenery , new way-finding signage and upgraded ablution facilities to the office levels above .
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