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2015 ASIA PACIFIC SHOPPING CENTER AWARDS THE PONDS SHOPPING CENTRE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA V CITY HONG KONG TOTAL RETAIL SPACE: 7,000 SQM NUMBER OF STORES: 27 DEVELOPER: AUSTRALAND PTY LTD DESIGN ARCHITECTS: NH ARCHITECTURE TOTAL RETAIL SPACE: 24,982 SQM NUMBER OF STORES: 121 DEVELOPER: SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES DESIGN ARCHITECTS: BENOY PRODUCTION/EXECUTIVE ARCHITECTS: RONALD LU & PARTNERS (HONG KONG) LIMITED The Ponds Shopping Centre is a contemporary, state of the art, retail, dining and social hub boasting over 25 specialty stores, cafes and restaurants including high profile retailers Woolworths & BWS, in addition to over 7,000 sqm of retail, food and service outlets. A leader in environmentally sustainable design, the Ponds Shopping Centre is the first and only 6 star Green Star rated shopping centre as certified by the Green Building Council of Australia. V city’s lifestyle-oriented mall strategically located above a transport hub in Tuen Mun, has links to the Town Centre, public parks and other residences, and draws approximately 130,000 visitors each day. The interiors mimic nature— they are curved, sun-lit and accented by LEDs. This is a new urban design concept, creating a fluid, ‘hyperweb’ that weaves the existing urban fabric with the new to generate the greatest possible synergy. 21