Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa January/February 2015 | Page 56

SVA INTERNATIONAL
ARCHITECTURAL TEAM:
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Paul Symondson – Executive
PRINCIPAL AGENT REPRESENTATIVE
Ray Shaw – Associate
PROJECT ARCHITECT
JP Gutierrez – Associate
ARCHITECTURAL TEAM
Johan van den Berg
Melinda Hardisty
Eleen Quan
Patrick du Plessis
Irene Stewart
Nqobile Lombo

‘basket’ icon that provides shade from the
northern sun, and acts as a landmark for the
development, drawing visitors towards the
food court piazza and providing a welcoming
flow into the main entrance atrium.
References to the mining history of the
North West Province are also noticeable on
the stone cladding at the main entrance wall.
The materials were carefully considered in
order to contrast in texture but harmonize
with the context.
Design Concept
In order to achieve the brief, the SVA
International team, headed by Paul
Symondson with his more than 30 years of

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retail experience, came up with a planning
proposal of a longitudinal building parallel
to the highway. The project contemplated
two major anchors, one at each end of
the mall. The layout resembled a building
opening its ‘arms’ to the public by means of
rotating the east and west wings and breaking
the one kilometre length of the mall into
shorter lengths.
The mall circulation was carefully planned,
by means of adding kinks and widening
portions of the mall, thereby creating
promotional space and food courts. These
wider spaces were then enhanced by the
introduction of natural light using pop
up skylights.

Matlosana Mall