Dubai has unveiled plan to build a mega mall that will be the largest leasable retail space in the world, spanning over 100 football fields in size.
Called Dubai Square, the $2 billion project in the Dubai Creek Harbour development will boast over 8 million square feet of retail space—more than twice the size of Dubai Mall—and will also be home to the Middle East’s largest Chinatown, reports CNN.
Designed as a destination outright, the ground floor will host celebrity performances, concerts and theater shows in a futuristic entertainment arena with 3D projection mapping, theatrical sound and lighting.
Families will be catered for with a cinema, water park, sports arena and supermarket. But it is the tech angle that most intrigues.
“Dubai Square pushes the boundaries of modern retail and leisure by drawing on next-generation technology,” a spokesperson from Emaar Properties, who is developing the Dubai Creek Harbour in a joint venture with Dubai Holding, told CNN.
“It is designed for the new era of customers, who are digital, connected and tech-savvy.”
The mega mall will have over 8 million square feet of leasable space when completed.