One Utama Shopping Mall is one of the biggest mall in Malaysia. It just simply enormously big! Its gross built-up area totals 5 million square feet. Indeed this mall is the 4th largest mall in the world.
The One Utama Shopping Mall in Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia is a good example whereby outstanding architectural design and
engineering concepts and techniques are incorporated into its design and
development. The mall is divided into
several themed sections, with names like; Highstreet, Oval, Rainforest,
Promenade, Lakeside Promenade, Centre Court, Courtyard and the Entertainment
Zone. Each section is decorated in its own way.
There are even two big
cinemas within the mall; TGV Cinemas and Golden Screen Cinemas. Visitors can
enjoy indoor rock climbing at Camp51, or go bowling at the huge U-Bowl bowling
alley. Utama won the prestigious title 'Shopping Complex of the Year' in the
Retail World Excellence Awards in 2006. Before this the mall had already won
several other prizes.The mall is very well designed, large galleries and large
stores with a luxurious appearance.
The mall includes a rainwater harvesting
system that reduces the usage of treated piped water significantly and a
building automation system with sensors which automatically adjust the lighting
and temperature requirements. From the gardening point of view, today, we shall
explore the Rainforest area of 1-Utama..According to chic stylish architectural
design, structural scheme pattern and massive collection One Utama is one of
the top ten malls in KL.
