Back of house servicing comes either directly from the four anchor corners , or from below ground – via a basement tunnel and centrally located service lifts which feed both levels of retail .
Interior The internal design emphasis is on visual and spatial connectivity , wide column-free malls with high double-volume voids in all main and cross malls – expansive roof lights and prismatic diffusers providing natural light into the lower
levels of the mall . The clear unobstructed sightlines create visual connectivity and the freeflowing mall layout provides a clearly legible retail experience .
The internal aspects of the mall focus on the shopping experience ; enhanced by the introduction of natural daylight , while vertical circulation includes substantial lift and escalator provision ( integral to pedestrian flow ), linking the two retail levels . This all serves to connect the two levels and allow ease of movement throughout the mall .
Shopfronts are designed to be ‘ frameless ’ and a maximum height of 3.9m with the main mall ceilings at 4.5m . Shopfronts in the main fashion court are at a height of 5.5m . Bulkheads are in painted plasterboard presenting ‘ clean ’ lines and LED technology features in all the lighting – both internally and externally .
Materials The building is constructed mainly of concrete with plastered and painted infill brickwork to the envelope . The parking podiums and entrance feature elements are in-off shutter concrete and the main roof is clip-lock sheeting , with roof-lights and prismatic diffusers in key areas above malls ( to allow natural daylight into the public areas ).
Mall entrances include double-volume canopies ( porte-cochères ) in lightweight steel , with glazed shopfronts and revolving doors . Hulabond
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