What types of shopping centers are there?
Shopping centers vary depending on their size, location, offerings, and target audience. Understanding these differences helps us better grasp how these spaces…
Retail
What is a shopping mall renovation?
A shopping center refit is a partial or comprehensive renovation of an existing retail space designed to update its image, improve its…
What is commercial property renovation?
Shopping center revitalization is the process of renovating, updating, and improving a commercial property to adapt it to new market needs, optimize…
What is a retail park?
A retail park is a complex consisting of several stores or medium-sized retail outlets grouped together in a single area, typically with…
How are shopping centers classified?
Shopping centers are classified based on criteria such as their size, catchment area, retail offerings, location type, and role within the urban…
Retail
Design of shops and commercial spaces: types of shopping centres and retail parks, refits and renovations, spatial branding and the keys to retail that works.
In “Retail” we explain how shopping centres are classified, what separates a retail park from a shopping arcade, what a refit consists of and why renovating a shopping centre changes its performance. We also cover spatial branding: how a brand’s identity is translated into architecture and interior design.
If you are about to open or renovate a shop, see retail space design and shopping centre design to find out how we do it.
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