Platz am Meer Swakopmund shopping center is a landmark on the coastline of Namibia offering quality restaurants, luxury seafront apartments, banks and a selected variety of food and fashion retailers.
This new development is designed in harmony with the environment and offers luxury apartments and penthouses all linked to fashionable shopping with beachfront views, green walkways and child-friendly play areas.
Elegance and comfort, taken to new heights by the beauty of the Namibian coastline, is what makes Platz am Meer development the place to be.
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Sustainability features
Shopping Centres normally have large roofed areas making them ideal for photovoltaic electricity generation.
We are retro-fitting all our Centres with solar power systems. In Swakopmund, with its high electricity
price from the grid, this was an even more sensible option. All apartments and restaurants have access to or are supplied with natural gas, which is a cleaner fossil fuel than the diesel used to generate electricity in Walvis Bay.
The Shopping Centre’s walkways are naturally ventilated with the airflow controlled by the opening and closing of clerestory windows according to the need of the day. Natural light is as important in managing the electrical demand, so great care was given in flooding the mall with natural light from all sides.
Only high quality materials and suitable techniques for this unique environment were used in its construction. With the Sulphur rich mist in Swakopmund causing aggressive and corrosive conditions,
innovative installations were crucial. Imported self-adhesive roof tiles, with no metal were used. Such
finishes will enhance the lifespan of the building and simultaneously reduce the need for costly maintenance works and frequent improvements.
Some interesting facts about Platz am Meer:
• First two escalators for Swakopmund/Erongo area of Namibia
• First Dis-Chem and Checkers outlets in Erongo area
• ± 920 000 man hours of construction work
• Rock placed for breakwater: 135 000 tons
• Concrete placed: 15 866m³ (2 644 truckloads of 6m³ each – 13km queue of trucks)
• Bricks used: 2 764 951 (923 truckloads, a 5,5km queue of trucks)
• Form work: 100 579m² (16 rugby fields)
• Brick force: 70km used
• Reinforcing bar (Rebar) used: 1 129 tons
• Bags of cement: 135 565 bags/6 780 tons (226 truckloads of 30 tons each, a 2,48km queue of trucks)
• Plaster: 43 139m² (7 rugby fields)
Platz am Meer is a Namibian landmark that the local community can be proud of, granting opportunities, employment and business initiatives that should be claimed and cultivated for the better of the people.
We are confident that the Waterfront will become a popular destination, not only attracting the community of Swakopmund to its diverse amenities and activities, but also be a destination of choice for those from other towns along the coast.
Platz Am Meer accommodates 72 shops.
Entertainment on offer:
Permanent kids playing area
Promenade with Restaurants and Fast food outlets
Street address: corner of Albatros and Tsavorite Streets, Vineta North, Swakopmund, Namibia
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