Mildura is one of Victoria’s fastest growing municipalities and also one of the most isolated, making it a ‘sponge city’ and main service area for a vast part of Victoria’s regional community, representing a particularly socially complex landscape. The redevelopment of Langtree Mall was initiated by Mildura City Council as a way of revitalising the city’s central shopping mall, which had become tired and run down.
hansen partnership was engaged by Mildura Rural City Council in early 2008 to undertake design and documentation for the redevelopment. The council’s key objectives for the redesign were to open up the mall, clear out the existing clutter, and incorporate a range of sustainable design initiatives including water harvesting and the use of recycled materials.
