1000 Trees creates a place that brings together nature, commerce and wellbeing, turning an ex-industrial site into a new destination exploring the powerful relationships between art, landscape and architecture. Including 166 retail units and 63 food and beverage units over more than 38,000sqm, this is a landmark mall with a wide range of tenants to appeal to various demographics. Over 1,000 trees and 250,000 plants will cascade across the structures. The planting strategy delivers a significant net biodiversity gain on the site and helps to create its own micro-climate that will cool the environment.

The building is based on a flexible nine-metre grid, which is rotated to allow river views and align with the road boundary.

The site also sits next to M50, the city’s main art district, and the building’s southern façade is a canvas for a vast collection of street art. Sixteen local and international artists were commissioned to draw the energy and traditions of M50 into this first phase of the development. They also created 40-metre-high murals in the elevator shafts, visible through the glass cars. A different artist has worked on each lift shaft, giving the zones a distinct identity to help visitors find their way around.