Design Menlyn trades over four levels of retail with the Ground Floor being the dominant footprint . It is flanked by a seven level parkade on the southern side , a three level parkade on the eastern side and a new three level parkade on the northern side facing Atterbury Road . The key to unlocking the expansion potential of the site was the relocation of Checkers Hyper ( built in the 1970 ’ s ) to the additional land acquired to the west of the original site . The expansion and redevelopment of Menlyn occurred over two construction phases .
Phase 1 Phase 1 consisted of the relocation of the Hyperama and House & Home on the lower first floor level and the establishment of a Pick n Pay and Food Lovers ’ Market on the level below . Some additional structured parking feeding into the grocery tenants and limited new line shops were also constructed . Total GLA for this portion of new retail was 32,100m 2 .
The second component of Phase 1 was the redevelopment of the old open-air Events Arena on the eastern side of the existing retail into a covered Food Court accommodating 15 fast food outlets arranged in an oval shape with communal seating for 520 patrons and a large Fun Company family entertainment tenant below .
A large , suspended circular electronic screen forms the focal point in the double volume atrium and is used for advertising purposes and the transmission of promotional , cultural and sporting events linked to DSTV channels . The space vacated by the fast food tenants was reconfigured into an extension to the high fashion node under the iconic tent structure , which was erected during the 2000 refurbishment .
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