Nuuk Center
{{Short description|Shopping mall in Nuuk, Greenland}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Nuuk Center
| alternate_names = NC
| status = Complete
| image = Logo Nuuk Center.jpg
| caption =
| map_type = Greenland Nuuk
| building_type = Shopping mall
| cost =
| owner =
| coordinates = {{coord|64|10|40|N|51|44|20|W|display=inline}}
| opened_date = {{start date and age|2012|7|27}}
| floor_count = 10 (2-floor retail and 8 floor office tower)
| floor_area = 25,000 square metres (12,000 square metres office space)
| main_contractor = MT Hoejgaard{{cite web
| title=Nuuk Center
|url=http://mth.dk/Projekter/Erhvervsbyggeri/Butik-Center-Hotel/Nuuk-Center.aspx
|access-date=September 2, 2012
|language=da}}
| architecture_firm = KHR Arkitekter A/S{{cite web
|title=NUUK CENTER
|url=http://www.khr.dk/index.php?id=367741#/367741/
|access-date=September 2, 2012
|language=da}}
| number_of_stores = 26
| number_of_anchors =
| parking = yes
| website = {{Official website|http://www.nuukcenter.gl/}}
}}
Nuuk Center, also shortened NC, is a shopping mall located in Nuuk, Greenland. The mall, which is the first shopping mall in Greenland, was inaugurated on July 27, 2012. Located next door to the Katuaq Culture Centre, the mall is focused on offering services to a broad spectrum of customers. Above the mall is an 8-story office tower with 7,000 square metres of space.{{Cite web |url=http://mth.com/Projects/Commercial-construction/Shops-ShoppingCentres-Hotels/Nuuk-Center.aspx |title=Nuuk Center - Projects - MT Højgaard |access-date=2015-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531173747/http://mth.com/Projects/Commercial-construction/Shops-ShoppingCentres-Hotels/Nuuk-Center.aspx |archive-date=2017-05-31 |url-status=dead }} Nuuk Center is the largest and tallest building in Greenland.
History
The planning and construction of the mall started in 2005, headed by the Nuuk Centre Association.{{cite web
|title = Greenland Today
|url = http://greenlandtoday.com/gb/category/nuuk-center-359/
|access-date = September 2, 2012
|url-status=dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230914/http://greenlandtoday.com/gb/category/nuuk-center-359/
|archive-date = October 4, 2013
}} The works were carried out by MT Højgaard.{{cite web|url=http://greenlandtoday.com/gb/category/nuuk-center-359/|title=Nuuk Center|publisher=Greenland Today|date=13 July 2012|access-date=31 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230914/http://greenlandtoday.com/gb/category/nuuk-center-359/|archive-date=4 October 2013}}
The mall offers its customers the services of the first indoor, underground parking hall built in the country's capital.
Mall contents
The mall building houses several local stores as well as their ancillary subsidiaries and sublets, such as cafes and shops. It also contains Greenland's first underground car park.
|title=Nuuk Center to open in July
|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/node/121058
|author=Mads Dollerup-Scheibel
|publisher=Sermitsiaq AQ
|access-date=September 2, 2012
|language=da}}
=Level One=
- Pisiffik - supermarket
- Synoptik - eyewear
- Nønne - clothing
- Ittu.net - clothing
- BabySam - children and infant clothing
- Lege-Kaeden - toys
- IQ Naasut - decor
- Bog & Ide - bookstore
- Pascucci Corner - café
- Matas - general merchandise
- Torrak Fashion - clothing
- Bones - restaurant
=Level Two=
- Torrak Fashion - clothing
- Kop & Kande / Nice - housewear and other goods
- ONLY - trendy clothing and decor
- MDC Data - computer and consumer electronics
- Ninni's Ropero - women's fashion
- N
- Salon Mariia - hair salon
- Pisattat - consumer goods
- Suustu - clothing
- Anori Art - clothing and specialty merchandise
- Asiarpa - décor
- Eskiman - clothing
- Pappi - women's fashion
- Elgiganten - consumer electronics
Reception and criticism
Nuuk Center was welcomed by the local businesses, headed by Nuuk Centre Association, and generally seen as a vehicle for strengthening the presence of local enterprises. By having a centrally placed mall, local businesses could thereby better compete with multinationals. The mall was also seen as an employment opportunity.
The mall did not receive an uncritical welcome, however. While some expressed concerns the mall would change both the dynamics and the aesthetics of the city,{{cite web
|title=Nuuk celebrates opening of flashy new $100-million shopping mall
|url=http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674nuuk_celebrates_opening_of_flashy_new_shopping_mall/
|publisher=Nunatsiaq Online
|access-date=September 3, 2012
}} others saw the mall as a threat to traditional trading customs.{{cite web
|title=Filipovsky in Greenland
|url=http://www.filipovsky.com/2012/07/27/nuuk-center/
|access-date=September 3, 2012
}} Members of the older generation perceived Nuuk as becoming "too European" by the integration and inclusion of what had been seen perceived as essentially "foreign" institutions.
References
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