African project
Riverside Shopping Centre – South Africa
A NEW CLASSIC
Riverside Shopping Centre, a distinctive landmark in Bryanston’s suburban landsc
a refurbishment and extension and now offers 5400 m2 of GLA. The centre has been
Architecture with a contemporary design which has managed to retain the village f
attracting new shoppers and a fresh new tenant mix.
M
DS Architecture designed the refurbishment and extension for clients Moolma
completed in two phases. Sean Pearce, the partner at MDS Architecture headin
pleased with the way in which the shopping centre retained its appeal while g
aesthetic.
“Moolman Group wanted to preserve the charm of Riverside Shopping Centre
issues and improving convenience and parking capacity,” says Pearce.
Tenants needed to trade during the refurbishment and the commercial consid
existing property were weighed up in determining the best solution for Rivers
account the yield on land value as well as a myriad of other considerations, a d
Meeting the brief
The existing building was well placed on the site but there was insufficient parking. For this reason, M
current structure and created new parking, almost doubling the parking capacity to 225 bays. The te
searched for ways in which to transform the aesthetic within the budget required for the developer to
“Working within the existing footprint, we honed in on areas that were dating the centre,”says Pearce
Certain walkways were widened, natural light was maximised and the existing square was enhanced
from the square to celebrate the outdoors. The existing roof, including its dated skylight, was remove
roof was added to create a distinctive feature for Riverside Shopping Centre, particularly as one appr
spruit. The main wall facing Bryanston Drive beneath the floating roof is utilised for elegant, monoch
signage.
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