Morocco Mall

Morocco Mall
Morocco Mall logo
LocationCasablanca, Morocco
Coordinates33°34′32.63″N 7°42′25.04″W / 33.5757306°N 7.7069556°W / 33.5757306; -7.7069556
Opened1 December 2011
DeveloperGroupes Aksal, Nesk Investment et famille Akhnouch
ManagementGroupes Aksal, Nesk Investment et famille Akhnouch
OwnerGroupes Aksal, Nesk Investment et famille Akhnouch
ArchitectDesign International
Stores350+
Floor area2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2)[citation needed]
Floors3
Parking5000+
Websitemoroccomall.net

Morocco Mall (Arabic: مول المغرب) is the largest shopping mall in Africa with 590000 m2 of floor space in Casablanca, Morocco. Morocco Mall, which opened on December 1, 2011, was designed by architect Davide Padoa of Design International, a global architecture boutique with its headquarters in London. Kuncara Wicaksana under the principal of Davide Padoa developed the Architectural Concept until the Design Development stage. The project site coordination was led by Miguel Fernandes and Catia Zizzi

Architecture

Morocco Mall was designed by CEO and principal architect of architecture firm, Design International.[citation needed]

Aquadream

The mall features a massive 1,000,000 L (220,000 imp gal; 260,000 U.S. gal) aquarium that contains over 40 different species of fish. The aquarium is called "Aquadream" and was designed and built by International Concept Management (ICM). Visitors have the opportunity to take a ride through the centre of the cylinder shaped aquarium with a 360-degree view of the sea life. Visitors can also go scuba diving with a professional instructor inside the aquarium.

Awards

Morocco Mall has won the following awards:

References

  1. ↑ "Morocco Mall: the biggest shopping centre in Africa". airfrance. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Le plus grand centre commercial d'Afrique, le Morocco Mall ouvre ses portes". Le journal du net. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2011-12-06.