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Architect Aedas has been appointed to design a 2.1m ft2 retail and entertainment park in Lahore, Pakistan.

The Crystals scheme includes cinemas, food courts, a hotel, retail space and wedding facilities.

The design is inspired by Pakistani jewellery design and craftsmanship.

Marcus Wilkins, Aedas divisional diector, said: “There has been an increase in demand for retail space in Lahore, essentially due to the large population increase and growth of diverse income groups. Aedas is delighted to play its role in helping the city to meet this demand as well as create a significant catalyst for the ongoing development of the area.

“The arrival of the scheme will form a striking backdrop for the area. The Aedas concept of colours, colours and textiles has been inspired by the rich jewelry design and craftsmanship that Pakistan is historically renowned for. We thought this was particularly apt as Lahore is renowned as the cultural capital of Pakistan.”

Crystals forms phase one of the Expo site masterplan in the south western region of Lahore.

Start on site is scheduled for March 2013 and will be completed within a three year timescale.


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Nice project..


I think from the article's last line, this site is beside Expo Center, Lahore...
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Saw the site couple of days ago, the area is massive, around 20-30 digging machines were working, so nice to see...
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No official source confirmed the reduced height, so for the time being this one is credible i.e. the initial plan when MM laid the foundation stone of the project:

"The proposed building has a covered areas of 2.75 million square feet comprising of 11 levels (i.e eight floors plus ground plus three basements with adequate parking bays)housing 4 star 100 beds hotel, banquet halls, shopping malls and stores with food courts, cineplex, health and leisure zones etc."
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^^

Yes, atleast 3 basement are there. The area near the main road is almost at ground level...
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These are one month old pics, they are working on the 2nd floor (Ground floor + 1st floor completed) facing the road...
The project started off very quickly but it seems that it has now lost some momentum.
It still has the same pace, its not a small site, they are working on over 100 kanals. It will complete at the end of next year for sure...
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Estimated area of Malls

Emporium Mall = 2.75 million sq. ft
Lucky One Mall = 700,000 sq. ft
Dolmen Mall = 550,000 sq. ft
Centaurus Mall = 400,000 sq.ft
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