Places where people belong: contemporary destinations which celebrate a cultural legacy

• Sonae Sierra is an international retail real estate company but it doesn’t mean we leave aside the local impact and signature. Our Development Services team create design concepts that merge and celebrate the local culture in our and our clients’ shopping centres.
• We successfully blend elements of past and present, tradition and innovation, to create places which integrate seamlessly with the local environment and community, allowing visitors to enjoy deeper experiences and a sense of belonging.

All of our projects are unique with distinctive traces and elements. We’ve created in our recent development projects unique concepts with defined cultural characteristics, such as:

• Tachfine: inspired by the beautiful and harmonious arabesque patterns and traditional Maroquin arches, doors, tiles and ceilings.
• Jardín Plaza Cúcuta: where we will immerse visitors in the textures and colours of the natural tropical environment, integrating lush green areas and architectural design inspired by the patterns of nature.
• CityLife Shopping District: our design integrated the traditional piazza or urban square – the heart of Italian urban life – and landmark features at key interaction points to encourage people to gather and mix.
• Nikolsky: we created a design concept based on the timeline of the city’s rich history and cultural importance as a centre of scient