Chadstone Shopping Center - interior

The most characteristic element in this project is the gridded glass roof that covers almost the entirety of the building. The translucent roof brings daylight into the mall, making it look more like an open boulevard than a regular closed shopping center- this feature makes the Chadstone mall one of the most popular shopping centers in Australia.

Designing the roof took the combined efforts of a team of architects, designers, and engineers, including research teams from the University of Bath and the University of Stuttgart; the structure was designed with the aid of a 3D parametric design software.