Creteil Soleil Shopping Centre in Paris has been shortlisted for a ‘RLI International Shopping Centre – Renovation’ award

Creteil Soleil Shopping Centre has been shortlisted for ‘RLI International Shopping Centre – Renovation’ award in this year’s prestigious Global RLI Awards to be held in London.

Recognising achievement throughout the industry, RLI’s panel of highly-respected business leaders from around the world judged nominations for the awards categories on their merit and positive impact on the market.

Creteil Soleil in Paris is a 135,000m2 mixed-use complex that welcomes c21 million visitors per year.

In 2016, Chapman Taylor won a design competition for the complete refurbishment of the Creteil Soleil shopping centre. The centre had not been refurbished since the 1970’s when it was built. The client, Klepierre, was impressed by our strong brand concept and commitment to providing a modern shopping experience.

The refurbishment enables Creteil Soleil to become a part of a wider urban project, “Le Grand Paris.” This project aims to create easily accessible amenities (a '15-minute city’) and public spaces. A public passage on the first level of Creteil Soleil is open 24-hours a day to enable access between the metro station and the residential neighbourhood on the other side.

Chapman Taylor’s Madrid studio undertook all project phases, including the final site design management (during the construction phase) and coordination of MEP and structural engineers. They worked alongside the Brussels studio with regard to licencing and other local processes. The process was challenging yet successful, as renovations were undertaken at night, allowing the shopping centre to reopen each day.

The revitalised centre now boasts 247 shops over two floors, one floor of F&B containing 57 restaurants, and 18 cinema rooms. The renovation budget was €50 million. Several spaces were completely reconfigured to provide a better atmosphere for shopping and natural lighting was improved by opening and modernising the existing skylights. Elegance and simplicity is reflected throughout, in the choice of flooring, balustrades and seating areas, for example.

It is anticipated that the centre will be certified BREEAM Excellent and the WELL Core and Shell certification will be Silver.

To be held on 15 June in London, the Global RLI Awards will celebrate the most visionary and innovative retail and leisure concepts from across the globe. The Awards ceremony attracts key global industry figures with an International presence of developers, retailers and leisure operators.

Congratulations to everyone involved.