ICSC unveils European Awards

Seven shopping centres located in Turkey. France, Italy, Germany, the UK, Poland and Austria have emerged as winners of the ICSC Europe Awards.

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) announced the awards on Wednesday evening during its annual European conference in Stockholm.

Awards jury chair Jan Eijkemans, managing director of MAB Development Group, said: 'Yet again this year, the quality of the best shopping centres across Europe remains high and they represent exemplars for the industry.'

This year ICSC also announced two new awards: The Established Centres Award for existing centres that have had the greatest impact on their surrounding community and the Regeneration Award for successful city centre regeneration. This award is given to both the local authority and the development company behind the project.

Every year, ICSC Europe presents awards to the best retail developments in Europe. Acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards within the industry, the ICSC Awards give developers, architects and shopping centre management the opportunity to showcase their work to both a European and a global audience.

The awards jury consists of senior international figures within the shopping centre industry and any retail or entertainment project opened or newly refurbished or extended between 1 July 2010 and 30 June 2012 was eligible to apply for an award.

All European award winners will be automatically submitted to the 2014 ICSC VIVA Best-of-the Best Awards Programme to be announced in May 2014.

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THE WINNERS
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS - SMALL (Projects less than 20,000 m2)

AWARD
St. Lazare Paris
Paris, France
Developer: Klépierre - SNCF
Architect: DGLa and AREP

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 11,691 m2
Number of Stores: 83

Major Tenants: Carrefour City, Virgin, Esprit, Sephora, Swarovski, Camaieu, Promod, Sud Express, Micromania, Muji to Go and Pandora

A new shopping concept within a major train station. The concourse is a glass-roofed gallery stretching 200 metres, constructed on three floors. While respecting the historical and architectural significance of the train station, the new retail space is flooded with natural light, giving visitors and customers the feeling of walking on a Parisian street.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS - MEDIUM (projects 20,001 to 45,000 m2)

AWARD
Le Terrazze
La Spezia, Italy
Developer: Sonae Sierra and ING Real Estate
Architect: Architect José Quintela da Fonseca (Sierra)

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 38,455 m2
Number of Stores: 102

Major Tenants: Ipercoop, H&M, Tonic Fitness, Scarpamondo, Cisalfa Sport, Deichmann, OVS Industry, Benetton, Piazza Italia, DeN Store, La Feltrinelli and Calliope.

The largest centre in the province including a hypermarket, department stores, restaurants and bars, as well as a gym with an indoor swimming pool and a casino. The architecture is inspired by the coastal area of La Spezia and by the colours and landscapes of Liguria coast. In order to underline strong local links, the shopping centre’s interior is characterised by alfresco painting.

COMMENDATION
Bulvar Yasam ve Alisveris Merkezi
Samsun, Turkey
Developer: TTA Gayrimenkul Yatirim Gelistirme A. S.
Architect: MIM Yapi

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 39,499 m2
Number of Stores: 44
Major Tenants: Teknosa, Boyner, FLO, Defacto, Koton, ADL and Deichmann

The restoration of an 1897 tobacco factory right in the middle of Samsun's main shopping streets. Designed as an extension of Mecidiye and Gazi shopping streets, it addresses the extensive retail demand. The architecture of the project enables the shopping centre to integrate into the texture of the city with a modern approach.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS - EXTRA LARGE (projects over 85,000 m2)

AWARD
Westfield Stratford City
London, United Kingdom
Developer: Westfield
Architect: Westfield

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 176.000 m2
Number of Stores: 268
Major Tenants: John Lewis Department Store, Marks & Spencer, Waitrose and Vue Cinema.

Westfield Stratford City comprises 1.9m sq. ft. of retail and leisure as well as office space, three hotels and homes. It is located adjacent to the Olympic Park and formed the prestigious gateway to the Olympic Games. Westfield Stratford is a combination of an enclosed mall and open-air streets that includes a 17-screen cinema, bowling and casino, all perfectly integrated into the Olympic Village.

OUTLET CENTRES, RETAIL PARKS, ENTERTAINMENT CENTRES

AWARD
L'Atoll
Angers - Beaucouze, France
Developer: Compagnie de Phalsbourg
Architect: Vincent Parreira & Antonio Virga

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 88,245 m2
Number of Stores: 57
Major Tenants: Alinea, Castorama, But, Boulanger, Zodio, Babou, Maisons Du Monde, Toys'R'Us and Intersport

Out-of-town retail park, landscaped centre, and one-stop-shopping place. This centre offers free electrical shuttles from one shop to another, an open air pedestrian promenade, bars, restaurants and cafés. The façade is made of perforated steel, painted in a light mother of pearl color. The unique façade also has a functional purpose, hiding delivery and waste disposal areas. The centre strives to be as eco-friendly as possible, with 60,000 sq.m. of green space.

REFURBISHMENTS AND/OR EXPANSION AWARD

AWARD
Silesia City Centre
Katowice, Poland

Developer: Immofinanz AG
Architect: BOSE International
Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 89,226 m2

Number of Stores: 337
Major Tenants: Saturn, Cinema City, Van Graaf, Smyk, Tesco, Pure Health and Fitness, C & A, H&M and Zara

Opened in 2005. Strong interest from national and international retailers persuaded Immofinanz Group to extend Silesia City Center adding a total of 20,000 sq. m. of new rental space. The aim was to change the stereotypical image of shopping malls. The design drew on the region’s traditions and maintained the elements’ characteristics from the original form.

COMMENDATION
Altmarkt-Galerie Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Developer: ECE Projektmanagement GmbH & Co. KG
Architect: ECE Architects/Prof. Manfred Schomers

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 50,335 m2
Number of Stores: 198
Major Tenants: Media/Saturn, Sinn Leffers, Sport Scheck, Kult, New Yorker, REWE, Leiser and Zara

Part of Dresden’s inner city retail as the central location and the key function of the urban development. Located directly at Dresden’s Altmarkt market, the link between the traditional shopping mall, Prager Straße street, and the historic old town. The centre is both a meeting place and point of attraction for the residents and tourists from all over the world. After opening in 2002, the centre was extended, adding 93 more retail shops in additions to the existing 107. The extension links the historic heritage of the area with the centre, with the addition of a hotel and reconstructed food court.

ESTABLISHED CENTRE AWARD

A new ICSC European Shopping Centre Award for 2013 honouring projects that, based on economic impact, aesthetics and ability to meet the needs of its investors and users, has had the greatest impact on its surrounding community.

COMMENDATION

Murpark
Graz, Austria
Developer: SES Spar European Shopping Centres
Architect: ATP Wien und ATW Dornbirn

Total Gross Leasable Area (GLA): 36,300 m2
Number of Stores: 75
Major Tenants: Interspar, Media Markt, hervis Sports, H&M, C&A and Adler

Inaugurated in March 2007, after a two-year construction period, as a two-storey shopping mall. The innovative architecture integrates living greenery with numerous national and internationally renowned retailers to provide an urban sense of living with family comfort and child areas, including changing stations and a space for nursing mothers, as well as an entertaining children’s world.

REGENERATION AWARD

This year the European Shopping Centre Jury has a new award.

The Regeneration Award honours shopping centres that have best demonstrated how close cooperation with the local government and community can result in a regenerated and revitalised city centre. The award is given to both the local authority and the development company behind the project.

In 2013 The ICSC European Shopping Centre Jury announces two winners:

Westfield Stratford City
London, United Kingdom
Developer: Westfield
Architect: Westfield

Bulvar Yasam ve Alisveris Merkezi
Samsun, Turkey
Developer: TTA Gayrimenkul Yatirim Gelistirme A. S.
Architect: MIM Yapi