MALL OF THE NORTH
MALL OF THE NORTH Polokwane
OWNERS & DEVELOPERS Flanagan & Gerard Moolman Group Resilient Property Income Fund
ARCHITECT MDS Architecture
PROJECT MANAGER Orion Project Managers
QUANTITY SURVEYOR NWS Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEER L & S Consulting
MECHANICAL ENGINEER WSP in Africa
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RWP Consulting Engineers
FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANT Specialised Fire Technology
LANDSCAPING Bertha Wium Landscape Development
Mall of the North opened its doors on 14 April 2011 in Polokwane , Limpopo . The shopping centre is visually well located in a major hub and is a welcome addition to local shoppers , many of whom have had to travel over two hours for shopping trips in the past .
Mall of the North was designed by MDS Architecture with strong reference to its context . The building offers 75,000m 2 GLA and is located on a 27ha site in a developing area of middle to high income housing complexes . The mall is jointly owned and developed by JSE-listed Resilient Property Income Fund , Flanagan & Gerard and Moolman Group .
Mall of the North offers 180 new retail outlets with anchor tenants including Pick n Pay , Checkers , Edgars , Woolworths and Game , as well as a Ster Kinekor cinema complex .
The Brief The client ’ s brief specified that the building should encompass a contemporary design . As a result , MDS Architecture took design cues from the area . From a distance , the building seems to blend into the landscape , despite its size . Pierre Lahaye , the partner in charge of the project , explained that the team went to a great deal of trouble to ensure that as much building material as possible was sourced from the area , down to the facebrick from the region .
MAIN CONTRACTOR WBHO Construction
PHOTOGRAPHY Courtesy of MDS Architecture
The building offers 75,000m 2 GLA and is located on a 27ha site in a developing area of middle to high income housing complexes
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