African Design Magazine ADM #43 August 2018 | Page 42

MEADOW POINT SHOPPING CENTRE
MEADOW POINT
SHOPPING CENTRE
REVIT A L I S E D
K
When Retail spaces become tired, what better way to
rejuvenate the shopaholic’s spirit than with a revitalising
facelift and augmentation? Such was the case with
Meadow Point Shopping centre, situated in Soweto’s well
established node of Meadowlands, acquired by Dipula
Property Income Fund in 2014.
oen and Associates Architectural
firm were appointed architects
and project managers for the
±R26 million upgrade, which commenced
in 2016 and was recently completed.
The result is a modern, light and bright
urban centre that appeals to a broader
economic footprint.
THE DESIGN
Wishing to upgrade the existing 4 729m²
of GLA Convenience centre, anchored
by Pick n Pay and including KFC, to
reposition it more in line with the affluent
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cosmopolitan customers of the area,
the client’s brief to Koen & Associates
entailed an expansion to 6’500m² of GLA
to bring about a stronger national tenant
contingent. New sub-anchor tenants
Roots and P&L Hardware were brought
on, offering a wider service offering which
had been lacking in the retail mix. The
total build area including walkways is
7’463m².
Brodwen Koen of Koen and Associates,
describe their conceptualization of
the project, “Meadow Point shopping