Shopping centres of the future in Australia are being designed to be much more like resorts where people go to relax, have fun, stay and be entertained rather than merely picking up groceries or clothing, or doing the banking.In the biggest trend yet to hit the commercial real estate sector, experts predict that the retail experience will be transformed within the next 10 years, with attractions like flying foxes, cinemas used for TAFE courses during the mornings, spaces for community get-togethers, libraries, swimming pools and residential or serviced apartments, as well as stores.“Typically, shopping centres used to be boxes that you’d park beside, then go into an air-conditioned space to shop,” says Susanne Pini, the principal for retail and mixed-use for architects HDR Inc.“But now they are evolving out of that and into something that almost explodes out.“We are now talking about fully mixed-use town centres that include residential and commercial and that become almost a snapshot of the entire city they are in. We constantly urge governments to increase the supply of land for retail purposes in centres, and for the orderly development of new activity centres, rather than allowing an ‘ad hoc’ approach to retail investment which sees significant retail precincts delivered in out-of-centre locations. Phone: (02) 4725 9188 Address: 1 Town Terrace, Glenmore Park NSW 2745 Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm Castle Residences . Eastlakes is on the brink of a major transformation into a vibrant and flourishing community that will soon be a destination in itself. The development application is staged, and proposes changes to land uses, gross floor area, building size, public walkways, pedestrian and vehicle access. Caddens residents rejoice – a new shopping centre is on the way. The area will soon be home to a huge new retail space, setting a new standard for retail excellence in Australia.
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