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MALL OF AFRICA

MALL OF AFRICA Midrand
CLIENTS Attacq Atterbury Property Developments
ARCHITECT MDS Architecture
PROJECT MANAGER Origin
QUANTITY SURVEYOR NWS Quantity Surveyors
STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEER Aurecon ( now Zutari )
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RWP Consulting Engineers
MECHANICAL ENGINEER Graeme Page Consulting Engineers
TRAFFIC ENGINEER Arup
FIRE ENGINEER Specialised Fire Technology
WET SERVICES CKR Consulting Engineers
LIFT CONSULTANT ALC Lift Consultants
HEALTH & SAFETY CONSULTANT Cairnmead Industrial Consultants
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Daniel Rebel Landscape Architects
TENANT CO-ORDINATOR EQF
MAIN CONTRACTOR Mall of Africa JV comprising : WBHO Construction Group Five Building
PHOTOGRAPHY Mike Pawley Charles Corbett

The Mall of Africa in Midrand opened its doors to the public on 28 April 2016 . Close to 130,000m 2 GLA , it is South Africa ’ s largest single-phase shopping centre to be built in the country . Visitor numbers have been unprecedented , with over 1.3 million visitors in the first month of trading .

Mall of Africa was designed by MDS Architecture for clients , Attacq and Atterbury . The centre is located in Waterfall City , Midrand – midway between Johannesburg and Pretoria . Tia Kanakakis , the partner at MDS Architecture who led the project , says that the architecture and materials are inspired by the geological beauty of Africa and that
Mall of Africa was designed by MDS Architecture for clients , Attacq and Atterbury . The centre is located in Waterfall City , Midrand
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