An investment of over 41€ million
Estação Viana revitalizes Viana do Castelo's city centre
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16.820 m2 GLA hosts 7 anchor shops, 14 restaurants and 88 satellite shops
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6,7 million visits/year scheduled
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Creation of 900 new direct jobs
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Environmental quality and security systems ensured by sophisticated solutions
Estação Viana, scheduled to be inaugurated next Fall, will be positioned as the shopping and leisure centre of the Viana do Castelo region, bringing more quality to the city's commerce.
This revitalizing pole of the city will allow the population of the surrounding regions to satisfy their shopping and leisure needs in Viana do Castelo. In addition, the parking in the centre of the city will also be improved, thanks to the creation of 600 new spaces.
Held in equal shares by EstaçãoShopping and Sonae Imobiliária, Estação Viana required an investment of 41,2€ million for a gross lettable area [GLA] of 16.820 m2.
The majority of the shopping area has already been commercialized, and the presence of prestigious brands such as Zara, Cinemas Castelo Lopes, Worten, Vobis, Modalfa, Sportzone and a supermarket has already bee assured. These shops will be joined by 14 restaurants and other 88 commerce shops, among which are Stradivarius, Ohsyo, Pull&Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Often and Kiddys Class.
Besides the commercial offer, a cultural space to vitalize even further the Viana do Castelo city centre will be created near the Estação Viana's south entrance. This space will have about 600 m2 and will allow for exhibits and quality events to be brought into the city.
The developers figure Estação Viana will create 900 new jobs and generate 6,7 million visits per year. The sales prevision is of 30,3€ million [excluding the restaurants].
Among other infrastructures, the Estação Viana will ensure a cross over the railway which will connect the road transport interface and the railway station, as well as a parking lot of 600 spaces which will help overcome one of the city's biggest constraints.
The transport interface building will be handed over, once it's built, to the Viana do Castelo City Hall, thus becoming a city asset.
Designed by Sonae Imobiliária's architect team, lead by architect José Quintela, Estação Viana benefits from Sonae Imobiliária's vast know-how in the development of shopping and leisure centres, abiding to the company's rigorous demands in terms of comfort, security, integration in the surrounding environment and environmental quality.
This new development fits in the "green centre" concept the company has been developing, comprising the most sophisticated solutions for such important aspects as the separation and treatment of residues or the monitoring of water and air quality. The centre's energy management and saving system is fully computerized (BMS - Building Management System).
As far as safety is concerned, the Estação Viana will benefit from some of the most modern support systems, such as the automatic fire detection system (SADI), the closed circuit television surveillance system (CCTV), the automatic intruder alert system (SAI), the automatic CO detection system (SADCO), the fire fighting system (RIA), the portable extinguisher network (REP) or the access control system.
Viana do Castelo, January 30th 2003