Type: Retail & Showrooms
Completion: 2018
Size: 21 230 m²
Client: Redefine Properties

Benmore Centre, with its roots deeply embedded in the Sandton CBD, has always exemplified a first rate and easy shopping experience. As a result of its symbolism and significance to its environment, it has always been a landmark in the area.
A redevelopment was required to safeguard and protect the asset going forward and was aimed at retaining the existing tenants whilst encouraging new shoppers to the facility.

With over 21 000m² of GLA, the new, contemporary design created a cosmopolitan atmosphere which aimed at attracting generous and sophisticated shoppers, whilst also developing an iconic language to create a sense of diversity and expand curiosity.

A realignment of the tenant mix was facilitated whilst additional GLA was gained through the relocation of the banking mall to the upper level. The upper parking deck gave way to the new flagship Woolworths onto the corner of Grayston Drive and West Street. New escalators were installed and upgraded circulation cores were introduced to make the transition between levels easy and functional. Shopfronts were pushed back to improve the lines of sight whilst walkways widened creating a greater sense of space.

All this in an attempt to advance variety and create a comfortable and enticing shopping environment for the consumer.