YOHO Mall
| Location | Yuen Long, Hong Kong |
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| Opening date |
New Yuen Long Centre：1994 YOHO Midtown：1/9/2015 Grand YOHO Development：end of 2016 |
| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| Management | Kai Shing Management Services Limited |
| Owner | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| Architect | AGC Design |
| No. of stores and services | 300 |
| Total retail floor area | 110 million square feet |
| No. of floors | 3(G、L1、L2) |
| Website | YOHO MALL 形點 |
YOHO Mall is a mall located at Yuen Long, Hong Kong. It is part of Sun Hung Kai Properties's Yohotown series. The project includes renovating YOHO Mall II and Yoho Mall. Yoho Mall II will become the largest shopping mall in the New Territories Northwest district.[1]
History
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The YOHO Midtown mall was finished in October 2010. It was planned to be opened in 2013. However, after the completion of the second phase of YOHO, the developers hope to enhance the attractiveness of the shopping malls through the renovation of the new Yuen Long Center Shopping Center. According to the Rating and Valuation Department, this will attract several extra hundred million dollars of revenue in terms of rent.[2] Sun Hung Kai Properties announced that YOHO City Shopping Center will be combined with New Yuen Long Center Shopping Center to become a new YOHO development. The renovation of YOHO Midtown mall started on October 15, 2013.
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Yoho Midtown mall entrance (2010)
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The restaurants on GF were still unopened in 2010
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The shops on Level 1 were not opened in 2010
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The atrium was under renovation in 2010
Design
The mall was designed by AGC Design. Part of its design was inspired by the design of Tokyo Midtown and it uses similar grey mirrors and wooden columns. Its atrium has four shops with a 8m tall ceiling so that these shops have more space.
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Bathroom area
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LED television in the atrium
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There are four shops in the atrium with a 8m tall ceiling
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Wooden columns in the lift lobby
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ceiling of H&M on the 2nd floor
Mall Structure
Phase I
Phase 1's area is 60 million square feet and has around 200 shops. It was hoped that there will be 150000 visitors to Phase I each day. Phase I has 1,500 parking spaces in its parking lot. The parking lot has 6 entrances.
Phase II
Phase II was originally New Yuen Shopping Center. It has an area of 280,000 square feet and 4 floors (excluding basement). Phase II mainly has shops which sells fashion for women, cosmetics, accessories, sports equipment, and electronics as well as travel agencies.
Public area and facilities
YOHO Midtown has a 50,000 square feet green area called Midtown Garden. The 1st floor of the mall has an access passage to phase 1 and 3 and it is open for 24 hours.[3]
Controversy
The external wall of YOHO MALL uses light-emitting diode which are turned on at night. Yuen Long residents have complained that this causes light pollution.[4]
References
- ↑ "YOHO MALL 形點". HK.ULifestyle.com.hk.
- ↑ 新地寧賺少過億 打造元朗大商圈 YOHO商場丟空3年 待推百萬呎商場 《明報》 2013年7月12日
- ↑ Yoho Mall 形點 購物外4大玩樂空間 HK 港生活
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