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CLOCHE d’Or
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
developers: Promobe and Ceetrus
wESTFIELd MALL OF THE NETHErLANdS
randstad, Netherlands
developers: unibail-rodamco-westfield
POrTA A MArE OFFICINE STOrICHE
Livorno, Italy
developer: IGd
ITALy
IGD’s development of Livorno’s Porta a Mare Officine
Storiche will utilise and rejuvenate historic dockyard buildings
in the city’s harbour area. The development has been designed
as an extension of the city centre and will serve both local
people and the many tourists who land at Livorno’s port. The
concept of this project is the combination of recreational
and sports activities with a classic commercial retail offer. The
centre will provide a range of retail and F&B opportunities.
It was important that the design of the scheme preserved
the original space and restores the structure of the historic
buildings. The designs envisage a covered urban square
which overlooks the waterfront. The glazed frontage of the
buildings reveals their structure while allowing large amounts
of natural light to permeate the commercial areas while
providing a high degree of thermal insulation. The 15,600sq
m project will feature 30 stores, 11 F&B brands, a leisure area AMSTErdAM THE STyLE OuTLETS
and fitness centre and be opened next year. Amsterdam, Netherlands
developer: Neptune
LATVIA NETHErLANdS Westfield Mall of the Netherlands is the first Dutch
On 5 September, after two years of construction the Neinver and Nuveen Real Estate, the joint venture known development within the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield portfolio.
new enlarged Alfa shopping centre in Riga, Latvia opened as Neptune, is moving along with the development of The centre’s 280 stores, restaurants and leisure outlets, which
its doors to the public and welcomed 135,000 visitors in Amsterdam The Style Outlets, the first outlet centre in the together cover 117,000sq m will also offer visitors a Fresh! food
the first days after the opening. Works on the Alfa extension Greater Amsterdam area which is pencilled in for an autumn market, which is already open, a dining plaza, a Kinepolis cinema
started in September 2017 and involved the construction 2020 opening. Amsterdam The Style Outlets will bring some and a range of events and experiences. The Fresh! market stands
of a multi-storey car park, increasing the total number of of the most recognised premium Dutch and international at 2,500sq m and is a buy & eat food market combining the
parking spaces to 1,750, and a three-storey retail building. brands to the Randstad area, one of the wealthiest and best local high-street concepts and vibrant activities around
The number of tenants increased to 210 from the current most densely populated regions of Europe, benefiting from gastronomy. The market includes a collection of 10 kiosks and
170. The extension also included the addition of bike parking a catchment area of 12 million people within 90 minutes’ 24 shops. Westfield Mall of the Netherlands is located in the
facilities and a major landscaping upgrade. The area around drive. The centre will feature 115 stores set across 19,000sq Randstad area, which is the economic heart of the country and
the centre has been spruced up, adding 177 new trees, m of GLA, including 1,000sq m planned for leisure areas, includes the four largest cities: Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam
while the outdoor car park along Brivibas Street has been restaurants with outdoor seating, and walkways and gardens, and Utrecht. The area is home to 6.8m inhabitants which is 40
replaced with a park. Zara Home opened its first Latvian as well as 1,950 parking spaces. The opening of the centre per cent of the Dutch population. It also attracts the majority of
store in the Alfa shopping centre. Other new brands include will create around 600 direct jobs. the 15 million tourists that visit The Netherlands each year.
Black Star Wear, BabyBack Ribs & BBQ, and the Kinetic Play
entertainment area for children and youngsters.
LuxEMbOurG
Opened back in May was Luxembourg City’s newest
shopping centre, Cloche d’Or has opened with a total of
130 shops and a food court – which is all based around an
Auchan supermarket. The shop outlets are spread oWver
two floors and include many international names, especially
in terms of fashion. Shoppers can delight in brands like Arket,
& Other Stories or Weekday, which the H&M group brought
to Luxembourg for the first time. The mall occupies a total
space of 75,000sq m, or 25,000sq m per level, with the Auchan
supermarket taking up 12,850sq m of that surface area.
Alongside the development of the mall, 220 flats are still under
construction as well as an underground car park spanning
four levels, providing parking for 2,850 vehicles – of which
250 will be reserved for people living in the residential blocks.
The development has been built in a partnership between
developer Promobe and Ceetrus – Auchan’s real estate arm.
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