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multiple levels, moving visitors vertically
through this pivot point.
From here, a linear event space stretches
out to culminate in full-width landscaped
stairs that lead up to a panoramic window:
an elongated cantilever that prominently
reaches out into the surrounding
cityscape. The bridge narrative continues
in the industrial feel of the bright red
exposed ceiling structure.
Throughout the mall, strong colour
accents mark spatial importance and
activity. Diverse floor and ceiling patterns
emphasise different ways of movement:
waves and linear stripes create directional
dynamics, while circles establish focal
points. Clustered circles evoke ‘bubbling’
aesthetics that highlight feature zones.
Ancillary and transitional spaces take
up the bold patterns together with softer
colours and warm textures.
The interior key zones and their
dynamics are reproduced in the approach
towards the exterior façade design:
The V-shaped massing is bisected by
the focal glass protrusion of the Bridge,
with the adjacent volumes receding in
terraces, a gesture to the park across
the intersection. Key functions such as

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