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Apr 17, 2002 12:00 PM
| RTKL International Ltd. One South Street Baltimore, MD 21202 (t) 410-528-8600 (f) 410-385-2455 www.rtkl.com |
Location: Madeira, Portugal
Size: 284,620 sq. ft. Category: New Centers Firm: RTKL International Ltd. Developer/Owner: Sonae Imobiliaria |
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 MadeiraShopping
takes advantage of the spectacular natural scenery of Madeira, offering
visitors a place to shop and be entertained while taking in the
dramatic sea views. The project arises out of the team's vision to
create the building, positioned as it is on a mountainside, as a series
of landscaped terraces. Primary public spaces are positioned to benefit
from prime waterfront views. Restaurants and catering are strategically
located on indoor and outdoor terrace spaces, many spilling out to
decked verandas with umbrella seating and exquisite panoramas.
The integration of greenery and the
natural carries through the environmental graphics design, from paving
patterns to handrails to directories. Metal palms rise from the mall
floor, progress up the western wall, pierce the glazing and end outside
above the roofline. Inside, mall furniture and wayfinding signs take on
aspects of plants and growth. Freestanding directories are fabricated
in the form of a cactus. Three distinctive flower motifs identify areas
of the mall. Paving patterns feature flower petals strewn over a
background of a tile grid with contrasting areas of terrazzo executed
in ivory and black. The result is a retail and leisure destination
unlike any other in the area.
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