Shopping centre industry honours top achievers

Cape Town - The 2017 Retail, Design and Development Awards (RDDA) winners were announced at the recent SA Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Annual Congress in Cape Town.

The RDDA winners are awarded annually to entrants that display a seamless harmony of design excellence, innovation and environmental consciousness.

This includes instore design, centre redevelopments, expansions of existing shopping centres and development of new centres.

SACSC CEO Amanda Stops said shopping centres and retailers have become more dynamic over recent years.

“South Africa remains world class in terms of the types of centres and retailers that we have designed and produced. Judging the awards have become progressively more difficult as we see even more innovation over the years and this year was no exception,” she said.

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre in Pretoria stood out from the rest of the winners and was named the winner of the Spectrum Award, which celebrates retail excellence across all disciplines and sectors.

Robin Lockhart Ross, managing executive of Nedbank CIB Property Finance (sponsors of the awards) believes cutting-edge shopping centre design and economic success are deserving of recognition.

Category Winners:

New developments

Ballito Junction - Architect: MDS Architecture and Boogertman KZN and developer: Flanagan & Gerard;

Renovation/Expansion

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre - Architect: BILD Architects/Terra Ether Architects and developer: Pareto;

Retail Design - Restaurant and Store

Restaurant

Old Town Italy - Designer: Design Partnership and developer: Menlyn Maine Investment Holdings;

Store

Exclusive Books (Ballito Junction) - Designer: Dakota Design and developer: Dakota Design;

International

Platz Am Meer Shopping Centre - Architect: Safari Developments and developer: MDM Architects;

Spectrum Award Winner

Menlyn Park Shopping Centre - Architect: BILD Architects/Terra Ether Architects and developer: Pareto;

Commendations
 
Renovation/Expansion

Musina Mall - Architect: LP Architects and Redevelopment Specialists and developer: Moolman Group, The Investec Property Fund;

Retail Design - Restaurant and Store

Restaurant

011 Dainfern by the Baron - Designer: Dakota Design and developer: Menlyn Maine Investment Holdings;

Store
 
Totalsports (Menlyn Park Shopping Centre) - Designer: TDC & Co and developer: Pareto.

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