SM Mall of Asia

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SM Mall of Asia

Mall Logo

Location

Barangay 76, Bay City, Pasay, Philippines

Opening date

May 21, 2006

Developer

SM Prime Holdings

Management

SM Prime Holdings

Owner

Henry Sy, Sr.

Architect

Arquitectonica

No. of stores and services

1000+ shops, including 360 dining establishments

No. ofanchor tenants

16

Total retail floor area

406,962 m2 (4,380,500 sq ft)

No. of floors

Main & entertainment buildings: 2

The SM Store: 3

Carpark buildings: 6

Parking

8,000 cars[1]

Website

SM Mall of Asia
SM Mall of Asia at SM Prime

Coordinates: 14326.24N 1205855.75E

SM Mall of Asia is a shopping mall in Bay City, Pasay, Philippines, near the SM
Central Business Park, the Manila Bay, and the southern end of Epifanio de los Santos
Avenue (EDSA).
Owned and developed by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall chain owner and
developer in the Philippines, it has a land area of 42 hectares, a gross floor area of
approximately 406,962 square metres (4.3805010 sq ft), and attracts a daily average
foot traffic of about 200,000 people.
6

[2]

[3]

It is the 10th largest shopping mall in the world in terms of gross leasable area. When
it opened in 2006 it was the largest shopping mall in the Philippines until SM City
North EDSA was redeveloped in 2008, and was relegated to third place by the
expansion of SM Megamall in 2011.
[3]

[4]

[5][6]

Contents

1 Construction
2 Layout
3 Features
3.1 OneE-com Center
3.2 TwoE-com Center
3.3 Concert grounds
3.4 Esplanade
3.5 Ferris wheel
3.6 Mall of Asia Arena
3.7 EXPLOREUM Science Center
3.8 SMX Convention Center
4 Mall expansion
5 Transport
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Construction

Main facade

The mall is the centerpiece project of SM Prime at the SM Central Business Park,
where five one-story buildings serve as the company's corporate offices (the sixth
building being occupied by TeleTech Holdings, Inc. as their flagship site in the
country).
The SM Mall of Asia's design team includes Arquitectonica, design architect; GHT
Services, project manager, and Hilmarc's Construction Corp. (for the south parking
building, main mall, and entertainment mall) and Monolith Construction Development
Corp. (for the north parking building), general contractors.
The mall would have opened before Christmas Day of 2005 but had been delayed due
to hitches in the delivery of construction materials. Frequent rains in the last quarter of
2005 also delayed the turnover of mall space to tenants. SM Prime decided to move
the opening date to March 3, 2006.
On February 27, 2006, local newspaper Manila Standard Today, reported that a team
of Pasay City engineers found huge cracks underneath the structure, which was
causing the structure to vibrate. When questioned about the inspection, the Pasay
City Engineering Department denied making any statement regarding defects in the
Mall of Asia. Engineer Edwin Javaluyas, Pasay City engineering officer, in his letter
to SM Prime Holdings Inc., said he never stated that the city hall's engineering
department inspected the Mall of Asia on February 23, 2006.
[7]

[8]

SM Prime however decided to move the opening to May 21 of that year. Jeffrey Lim,
corporate information officer of SM Prime Holdings, emphasized that a rescheduling
of the mall's opening was made to give the company an opportunity to allow more
tenants to open shops and denied that the change was due to structural defects.
[9]

The mall was officially inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with a

special screening of Everest in the San Miguel Coca-Cola IMAX Theater. The movie

was shown three days after Philippine tri-athlete Leo Oracion reached the treacherous
mountain's summit.
[10]

Layout

Panoramic view of SM Mall of Asia (2009)

Mall of Asia consists of four buildings interconnected by walkways; the main mall,
the entertainment mall, and the north and south carpark buildings.

Aerial view of SM Mall of Asia

The main mall includes shopping and dining establishments and the food court. The
entertainment mall is a two-story complex, most of which is open-air, and
faces Manila Bay. Both have concierge desks.
[11]

The mall's 5,000 parking spaces are divided across two, six-story parking buildings
conveniently designated the north and south parking buildings. The south parking
building houses the mall's official SM Department Store, while the mall's
supermarket, the SM Hypermarket is located at the north parking building.
Since opening in 2006, visitors to the mall have been welcomed by large steel framed
globe on a roundabout at the southern tip of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. In 2009,
the globe was turned into Globamaze, an LED display.
[12]

Features

Mall of Asia at night

The mall includes branches of all of the standard anchor stores found in most of
the SM Supermalls. The first-ever branch of Taste Asia, one of the SM Supermalls'
food court brands, is located right outside the mall's supermarket, the sprawling SM
Hypermarket.
[13]

One of the mall's main attractions is the first ever IMAX theater in the country, along
with a Director's Club Theater for intimate screenings (30 La-Z-Boy seats), a
Premiere Cinema, and the CenterStage Cinema which can used for live musical
concerts and theatrical performances. The San Miguel-Coca-Cola IMAX Theatre is
one of the world's biggest IMAX screens in 3D including 2D screenings.
In addition to the mall's special theaters, it also has six regular two-tiered movie
theaters similar to the ones found in almost every SM Supermall.
[14]

The mall features the Philippines's first Olympic-sized ice skating rink. At 61 by 30
meters, the rink is described as the biggest of its kind in Southeast Asia. It can
accommodate both recreational and competitive figure skating, as well as ice hockey.
Along with plain access and skate rentals, the rink's operators also offer training
programs in both figure skating and ice hockey. Several ice skating competitions
have been held at the mall's ice skating rink, the most prestigious yet having been
Skate Asia 2007. It was also the first time that the Philippines had hosted any
international ice skating event.
[15]

[16][17]

The mall's open-air music hall directly facing the sea has also held several events,
contests and concerts.
[18]

The mall also provides office space. Dell International Services, a subsidiary of Dell,
Inc. once occupied a 13,470.5-square meter area at the second floor of the north
parking building of the mall. At present, Teleperformance has taken over that space.

OneE-com Center
OneE-com Center (known as SM Corporate Center) provides for the office and
workspace requirements of prospective IT-related locator companies and to support
office and backroom operations of business process outsourcing. The first building,
OneE-comCenter, began March 8, 2006. The building was completed in the first week
of October 2007. Its first occupant, Fitness First opened its doors on October 12,
2007. Office started to fill on January 2008.
The 105,857 square meter, 10 storey OneE-comCenter was designed by international
firm Arquitectonica and Architect Felix Lim. The building itself will have a total of
71,934 square meters available for lease. Seven floors will be allotted for office space,
and the ground floor for commercial use. The average floor plate will be 9,000 square
meters. There will be two and a half levels for parking with 600 slots.
The building is connected by a second level pedestrian bridgeway to the mall's north
parking building.
[19]

TwoE-com Center

The TwoE-comCenter

The Two E-com Center is the second phase of the four BPO towers in the Mall of
Asia complex. It has a gross floor area of 107,862 square meters and consists of two
(2) Towers Fifteen (15) storey office building with retail areas at Ground and 4th
Floor Level. The parking areas are located at the 2nd and 3rd floor level. The TwoEcom Center is designed by the world-renowned firm Arquitectonica.
[20]

Concert grounds
Esplanade
An esplanade was constructed at the back of the mall where it served as the
observation center for the First World Pyro Olympics in December 2005. The second

World Pyro Olympics were held at the SM Mall of Asia's boardwalk area in early
January, 2007.
[16]

The Esplanade was also the venue for Lovapalooza 2, wherein more than 5,300
couples kissed for 10 seconds on February 10, 2007, breaking Hungary's 4,445 in
the Guinness World Records. Also, an events venue named One Esplanade was
constructed here. One Esplanade is usually used for product launches, parties, and
other events.
Ferris wheel
The Mall of Asia Eye is a 55-metre (180 ft) tall Ferris wheel which opened to the
public at the SM Mall of Asia complex on December 18, 2011. It has 36 airconditioned gondolas, each able to carry up to six persons, giving a maximum
capacity of 216 passengers.
Mall of Asia Arena

Mall of Asia Arena

The Mall of Asia Arena is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex which
has a seating capacity of 16,000 and a full house capacity of 20,000. The arena is the
alternative venue of the Philippine Basketball Association and the main venue of
the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
[21]

[22][23]

EXPLOREUM Science Center

On October 13, 2007, the P313-million SM Science Discovery Center, the first of its
kind in the world, was opened. SM Prime Holdings has partnered with US-based
Leisure Entertainment Company (LEC) Worldwide for the SDC, it features a digital
planetarium and a wide range of technology and science-themed exhibits.
[24]

In 2009, it was renamed into Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center after being
bought by Nestl Philippines.

In 2014 Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center Has Rebranded To The

EXPLOREUM Managed By SM Lifestyle Entertainment Inc, Which features 118 new
interactive exhibits and over 100 non-interactive exhibits in eight major interactive
galleries namely the Natural World, Human Adventure, Zoom, Connect, Cyberville,
Space Camp, the Living Earth, and Science Park.
SMX Convention Center

SMX Convention Center

The SMX Convention Center (formerly Maitrade Expo and Convention Center)
(Project Name: MAITrade) is the Philippines' largest privately run exhibition
and convention center. The 46,647-square meter building will have three floors and
basement parking with a total leasable area of 19,800 square meters featuring large
exhibition areas and function rooms. The convention center can fit approximately
6,000 people.
[25]

The groundbreaking was held on March 23, 2006. The P900 million project, was
completed and inaugurated on November 5, 2007. It is used as an alternate with the
nearby state-run Philippine International Convention Center andWorld Trade Center
Metro Manila located in the CCP Complex.
The 46,647-square meter building is composed of three floors and a basement parking
with a total leasable area of 19,800 square meters. The Architect, Arch. Jose Siao
Ling, designed the structure maximizing the use of space, giving exhibitors flexibility
and options in terms of their specific area requirements. The exhibition area at the
ground level will have a floor area of 9,000-square meters, which can be divided into
four halls. Commercial shops will be located along the perimeter. A bridgeway on the
second level will connect SMX Convention Center to the mall's south parking
building. The third level will have a total floor area of 8,730 square meters, which can
be divided into six halls for functions and conventions, along with nine meeting
rooms.
[26]

Mall expansion
A new 2-level expansion will be built at the top of the main mall to be built next year
and set to finish by 2017. The new expansion will feature an iconic rooftop football
field at the mall's 4th level and all-new shops and restaurants at the mall's third level.
The new expansion will be accompanied by major changes on the mall layout and
tenant mix. For instance, the ice skating rink will be moved on the topmost floor of
the mall. In light of the preparations for the new expansion, a new parking floor in the
parking building is constructed together with the newly opened steel parking near the
IMAX Theater. The new expansion will relegate SM Mall Of Asia to be the biggest
mall in the Philippines, surpassing SM Megamall's 490,000 square meter floor area. It
will add an estimated Gross Floor Area of 140,000 square meters, adding it to the
existing 390,000 square meters floor area which will be equated to 530,000 square
meters.
[27]

Transport

MetroStar Ferry Terminal

A 20-seater tram serves within mall grounds providing transport to shoppers.

Adjacent to the convention center, the MetroStar Ferry Terminal ferry service cuts
travel time to Cavite City from 90 minutes by road to less than 30 minutes. The
terminal also serves as a passenger port for tourists who will travel to SM's tourism
estate, the Hamilo Coast, in Nasugbu, Batangas. On September 24, 2007, Philippine
Export-Import Credit Agency (PhilEXIM) inaugurated the P135million ferry project (between Cavite City and SM Mall of Asia). PhilEXIM President
Virgilio R. Angelo stated that it guaranteed the loan of Metrostar Ferry, Inc.
(Metrostar) for thegovernment's Manila Bay Transport Project. Angelo stated that
the ferry service would also open in the Cavite City-Luneta Boardwalk-Del Pan
Bridge waterway. 20,000 riders are expected to benefit (cost of P60-70, 6:30 am until
7:00 pm).
[28]

[29]

See also

List of largest shopping malls in the world

List of largest shopping malls in the Philippines

List of shopping malls in the Philippines

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Official website

Preceded by
SM City Clark

25th SM Supermall
2006

Succeeded by
SM Center Pasig

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SM Megamall
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SM Megamall

Location

Epifanio de los Santos Avenue(EDSA) corner Doa Julia Vargas

Avenue, Ortigas Center, Wack-Wack
Greenhills, Mandaluyong,Philippines

Main Building: June 28, 1991

Opening date

Mega Atrium: October 28, 2008

Carpark C: October 11, 2011

Mega Fashion Hall: January 28, 2014

Developer

SM Prime Holdings

Management

SM Prime Holdings

Owner

Henry Sy

Architect

Arquitectonica

No. of stores and

1200 shops including 270 dining establishments

services
No. ofanchor

18

tenants
Total retail floor

506,435 m2 (5,451,220 sq ft)[1]

area
No. of floors

5 + Basement

Parking

Over 4,200 cars

Website

SM Megamall Official Website

SM Megamall is a shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro

Manila, Philippines. It is the current largest SM Supermalls developed and operated
by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry
Sy, Sr.. The mall has two buildings connected with a bridge and occupies a land area
of approximately 10 hectares and has a total floor area estimated at 506,435 square
metres (5,451,220 sq ft), making it the largest shopping mall in the country and the
3rd largest mall in the world. The mall has a maximum capacity of 4 million people.
[2]

[1]

[3]

Contents

1 History
2 Buildings
2.1 Mega Atrium
2.2 Building C
2.3 Mega Fashion Hall (Mega D)
3 Expansion
4 Incidents and accidents
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

History
The mall was built in 1989 and opened its doors on June 28, 1991, the third SM
Supermall built by Henry Sy, Sr., after SM City Sta. Mesa and the SM City North
EDSA. SM Megamall is located in the Ortigas Center, at the portion encompassed by
Mandaluyong City. It stands along the main EDSA thoroughfare and is almost
adjacent to the Manila Metro Rail Transit(MRT) Ortigas station. SM Megamall was

the largest mall in the country for a 17-year period, but when SM Mall of Asia was
built, it was ranked third largest in the country by floor area, measuring 331,679
square meters of total retail floor area and seventh largest in the world after SM
North (which is the first in the country and second in the world). It also boasted the
first ice skating rink (which was removed in 2009 but returned five years later in
2014) and one of the first trade halls in the country
In a study done on the world's largest shopping malls by Eastern Connecticut State
University, the mall was ranked third among the world's largest shopping malls by
"ground level area", and was the third largest mall in the Philippines, below the SM
Mall of Asia and SM City North EDSA.
[4]

Buildings
The mall has two main buildings. Building A features the SM Cinemas, Food Court,
Toy Kingdom and other anchor tenants. The Atrium is often rented out for events and
in-mall concerts. Building B features the SM Department Store, SM Supermarket,
Cyberzone and other anchor tenants, and has been expanded with the Mega Fashion
Hall, which opened January 2014. The Bridgeway connecting the two main buildings
of the mall contains several eateries. While the mall itself closes at 10:00 pm on
ordinary days, the Megastrip portion of the mall is located on the Julia Vargas Avenue
ends of both Buildings A and B facing the street and is usually open until midnight.
Several shops and restaurants can be found in the Megastrip. This section of the mall
was completed in 2009.

Mega Atrium

The Mega Atrium.

The approximate 16,000 m Mega Atrium is an addition to the existing two buildings.
The Atrium fully bridges the gap between Buildings A and B. Completed in 2008, the
Atrium features various choices of shops and restaurants.
2

Building C
Building C is a more recent building of SM Megamall, and was opened on October
11, 2011. Located nearEDSA to the west of Building A, it was formerly the Mega A
Open Carpark. It also has business process outsourcing office spaces at the upper
levels of the carpark, as well as an integrated bus terminal to suburban cities and
towns in Rizal to the east of Metro Manila. The building also hosts a transport
terminal and offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs

The Mega Fashion Hall

Mega Fashion Hall (Mega D)

The Mega Fashion Hall is the latest expansion of SM Megamall. Featuring a two-level
basement parking and a five-level mall, it houses several international-based clothing
retail stores, one of which is the 3-level store of H&M in the Philippines, as well as a
3-level Uniqlo of which the two uppermost levels of it stretches up to Building B.

Aside from clothing stores, the expansion includes dining establishments, home stores
on the 4th level, and service shops and a Bingo area on the 5th level. The Mega
Fashion Hall also houses an IMAX theater, 56-seater Director's Club Cinemas with
butler service, a new Olympic-sized ice skating rink (which replaced the old one
removed in 2009 from the lower-ground level of Building A), an upscale food court
named the Mega Food Hall, and a 14-lane bowling center.

Expansion
After the soft opening of the newly constructed Building C Carpark, the mall
surpassed SM Mall of Asia by 2,000 m (22,000 sq ft) and became the second largest
shopping mall in the Philippines.
2

With the opening of the Mega Fashion Hall (Building D), the current gross leasable
area is now 500,000 m; thus, cementing its status as "The Largest Shopping Mall in
the Philippines and in Southeast Asia."
The addition of Mega Fashion Hall building added 125 new retail stores which is
composed of 90% global brands and 10% local.
[5]

Incidents and accidents

May 21, 2000: A bomb exploded at 4:30pm inside the Ladies' Room of Cinema
6 on the third floor of the mall, killing one and injuring dozens. Two of the
victims sustained very serious injuries.
January 26, 2013: A holdup and shootout occurred when the Martilyo Gang
robbed a jewelry store in the Department Store in the first floor.
[6]

[7]

See also

SM Prime Holdings
SM City North EDSA
SM Mall of Asia
SM Aura Premier
St. Francis Square Mall
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
The Podium
SM Southmall

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SM Prime Holdings. The official website of the parent company.
SM Supermarket. The official website of SM Supermarket
World's Largest Shopping Malls by Forbes magazine
Metro Mall Online Store. Official website.
SM Megamall.

Preceded by
SM City Santa
Mesa

3rd SM Supermall
1991

Succeeded by
SM City Cebu

Coordinates: 143504.01N 1210324.38E

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SM City North EDSA

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SM North EDSA

Location

EDSA corner North Avenue, Barangay Santo Cristo and Bagong

Pag-Asa, Quezon City,Philippines

City Center:

Opening date

November 25, 1985

Car Park Plaza:
February 1988
The SM City Annex:
July 28, 1989
The Block:
July 28, 2006
The Annex:
December 12, 2008
Sky Garden:
May 2009
Interior Zone:
July 2009

North Link:
July 2010
Developer

SM Prime Holdings

Management

SM Prime Holdings

Owner

Henry Sy, Sr.

Architect

Arquitectonica

No. of stores and

More than 1100 shops, including 400 dining establishments

services

Total retail floor

482,878 m2 (5,197,660 sq ft)[1]

area
No. of floors

City Center: 4
The Block: 5
The Annex: 6
Interior Zone: 1
Car Park Plaza: 5

North Link: 6
Parking

more than 10,000 cars

Website

SM City North EDSA Official Website

SM City North EDSA at SM Supermalls website

SM City North EDSA is a shopping mall located at the intersection of North Avenue
andEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, Philippines. It is the
second largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the fifth largest in the world in
terms of leasable area but third largest habitable. The mall is operated by SM Prime
Holdings, a local company in the Philippines, and the biggest retail and mall operator
in Southeast Asia. SM City North EDSA opened on November 25, 1985 with an
original concept offered a variety of tenants and flagship stores. The mall's
redevelopment began with the opening of The Block in July 2006, went into high gear
with the launching of newly modernized Annex in December 2008, and the opening of
the Sky garden in May 2009. The Car Park Plaza transformed into a lifestyle center in
2009. SM City North EDSA, a work in progress with the renovation of the City
Center, and the development of the North Link. The SM City North EDSA was
constructed at a challenging period in the Philippines' political history with a gross
floor area of 120,000 square meters in 1985. As of January 28, 2014, the newly
expanded SM Megamall has surpassed the SM City North EDSA as the largest
shopping mall in the country. SM City North EDSA is also named as the largest
solar-powered shopping mall in Southeast Asia for the installation of 5,760 solar
panels. 2015 marks the mall's 30th anniversary.
[2]

[3]

Contents

1 History
2 SM City North EDSA Complex
2.1 City Center (Main Building)
2.2 Interior Zone (Annex 1)

2.3 The Annex (Annex 2)

2.4 The Block (Annex 3)
2.5 The North Link (Annex 4)
2.6 Sky Garden
2.7 Warehouse
2.8 The Grass Residences
2.9 SM Cyber West Avenue
3 Gallery
3.1 New Mall
3.2 Old Mall
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links

History

SM City North EDSA facade.

The lot chosen for retail development in 1978 was originally swampy and remotely
located. At that time, SM Prime Holdings Inc. chairman, Henry Sy Sr., recognized it
as a potential crossroads for regional traffic coming to and from the northern
provinces of Luzon and surrounding suburban areas in Metro Manila. Construction
started in 1983 and the "The SM Supermarket North EDSA" period began. The
mall opened on November 25, 1985. It was the first mall built by SM Prime Holdings
Inc. and at that time had a gross floor area of 125,000 square meters contained within
the main building surrounded by an outdoor parking area. It was conceptualized to be
a self-contained "city within a city" hence SM City..
[4]

As more tenants and entertainment venues were added, The SM City North EDSA
then came to be known as the mall that institutionalized the "one-stop" shopping
concept in the Philippines. It was the first to introduce "malling" as a pastime in the
Philippines. A 4-level carpark, also known as the Annex 1, was constructed in 1988;
with the lower ground floor converted into an enclosed retail space. Another level was
also added on its main mall. In 1989, a two-floor annex, also known as Annex 2 was
built providing more leasable space, a bowling alley and four additional movie
houses. The main building and the annexes were expanded with a lower ground level,
and the first level of The Carpark Plaza was converted into Cyberzone, a section
reserved mainly for technology and gadget retail.
Over the years, SM City North EDSA had seen four expansions and redevelopment,
including the construction of Annex 3, which opened in 2006. In July 2006, Annex 3,
also known as The Block was opened featuring a hypermarket, its flagship toy store,
an additional four movie theaters, retail shops, and restaurants. On February 8, 2007,
as part of its massive redevelopment plan, Annex 2 was completely demolished and
construction of a new building started. Annex 2 was reopened on December 12, 2008.
On November 25, 2010, SM City North EDSA commemorated its 25th year as the
first SM supermall.
[5][6]

SM City North EDSA Complex

Since its inception in 1985, construction of the original Car Park Plaza in February
1988 and the second Annex Building in 1989, SM City North EDSA Complexs
edifice are composed of the City Center, Interior Zone including the Car Park Plaza,
The Annex, The Block, the Sky Garden, the Northlink, the former Warehouse Club
building including the open parking lot situated east of The Block and The Grass
Residences. The latter is interconnected by a series of footbridges linked to different
sides of the main mall structure.

City Center (Main Building)

The City Center viewed from the neighboring Trinoma mall

Opened on November 25, 1985, the original building consisted of only three floors. Its
original structure has evolved through the years. A fourth floor has recently been
added to keep up with demand. The newly renovated city center has spherical
skylights. As the hub of the retail complex, the City Center has various retail
establishments, including the mall's main anchors: The SM Store (formerly SM
Department Store) and the SM Supermarket. It is also the hub of leisure anchors such
as SM Foodcourt, an entertainment center, and a newly modernized cineplex that
incorporate the country's second IMAX Theater. The main dining establishments of
the City Center are situated on the second level, where they break through the
frontage in a sequence of linear casements which overlook the Sky Garden.
[7][8]

Interior Zone (Annex 1)

The Car Park Plaza or Annex 1 was the first additional building, built in February
1988. The original structure was a four-level parking lot. In the 2000s, two additional
levels were constructed to accommodate more vehicles and to integrate the newly
constructed The Block. The Car Park Plaza features the first outlet of the Cyberzone,
which was later moved to The Annex building, and an additional 8,000 parking slots.
The building is connected to the main mall with a footbridge located at the second
floor. Today, the former Car Park and Cyberzone has been transformed into a

"lifestyle center", named the Interior Zone, which opened in July 2009 and planned by
Architects EAT from Australia, the 300 meter long "lifestyle center" is a shop for
furniture, houseware, decor, upholstery, wallpaper, tiles and lighting fixtures. Also on
the Annex 1 is a solar power plant located on the seventh level which features the
installation of 5,760 solar panels that can generate up to 1.5 MW of power, which
makes SM City North EDSA as the world's largest solar-powered shopping mall.
[9]

[10]

The Annex (Annex 2)

The Annex

The original Annex building was built in July 1989 (formerly The SM City Annex),
consisting of three floors, as an expansion to the City Center. It featured close to 200
shops and restaurants; aside from four additional movie houses it also catered
a bingo hall, an amusement center and a bowling alley. The lower ground floor (or
basement) also served as the former administration office of SM City North EDSA
along with a few beauty clinics and a junior anchor, Hardware Workshop. A
footbridge was constructed at the left side of the City Center to have easy access to the
mall. On February 20, 2002, the four movie houses was closed and on February 8,
2007, the whole annex was closed and demolished as part of SM City North EDSA
Complex's redevelopment plan. In December 2008 it reopened with high-end retails
stores, specialty restaurants, a Cyberzone, a game arcade and a new bowling center.
The annex building measured 90,000 square meters. Like The Block, the Annex has
an exterior with undulating aqua marine ribbon consisting of perforated metal panels.
The Annex has a curvilinear atrium, which stretches its length. In June 2009, SM City
North EDSA reopened its bowling center located at the lower ground floor.
[11]

[12]

The Block (Annex 3)

The Block

The Block was opened in July 2006, this 76,405 square meter mall has five levels of
retail shops and restaurants, four high-digital cinemas, and a 10,000 square meter SM
Hypermarket on the ground level. The Block's architectural design is centered on a
large oval countryard, which has become a location for events and products launches.
This is crisscrossed by multiple bridges on several levels and is lit through large
circular skylights. Bridge connections integrated The Block with the existing mall and
carpark areas.
[13]

The North Link (Annex 4)

The North Link is a six-story building located between the City Center and Interior
Zone, construction started in September 2009. This mixed-use structure was
envisioned to accommodate different types of tenants with business process
outsourcing and private offices along with retail stores. Originally opened in July
2010, it also houses the SCMC Administration Office. An open deck at the topmost
part of the building is provided for private functions for the mall. As part of the
concept of inter-connectivity and accessibility, North Link is linked by a bridgeway to
different parts of the complex. The structure was completed in a period of five
months, from foundation to water tightness. This was achieved through a mix of old
and new technologies, the use of utilized wall system allowed for the simultaneous
installation of exterior walls and window panels while the floors were being
completed.
[14]

Sky Garden
The Sky Garden is a long, elevated curvilinear park. Opened in May 2009. This roof
garden has about 55 species of plants, grass and trees that grow on a special type of
soil that offers a lightweight effect on the structure. It has a special type of drainage
system that allows it to conserve water. The Sky Garden's water features include two
bubblers, a simulated river flowing at the center, and waterfalls at the end of the

second floor, which was as a screen onto which promotional montages can be
projected. One of the Sky Garden's feature is the Sky Dome, which became an
entertainment venue.
[15]

[16][17]

Warehouse
The Warehouse building situated on a two-hectare lot within the SM City North
EDSA Complex, houses the former Super Sale Club. Sometime in 2008, it was leased
to one of its junior anchor, the Ace Hardware that later moved to The Annex. Today,
Kotse Network leases a portion of the Warehouse building. Part of the building was
converted into a parking lot for its valet service. Meanwhile, expansion plans for the
former Super Sale Club warehouse would potentially add another 30,000 to 50,000
square meters of gross floor area and will include a new retail, commercial and
business-process outsourcing module.
[2]

The Grass Residences

Another area for development inside the SM City North EDSA Complex is the 5hectare Grass Residences. A five-tower residential-condominium building
encompasses the complex, where an old military camp used to stand.
[18]

SM Cyber West Avenue

The SM Cyber West Avenue is a 15-level structure that covers more than 42,000 sqm
of GFA, and around 22,700 sqm of GLA for office space. The building will be linked
via bridgeways to the SM North EDSA Mall as well as nearby MRT stations. It
targeted primarily for a business process outsourcing or BPO companies which
houses Emerson Electric, Concentrix and Convergys. It will rise on a highly visible
2,910 sq m. property at the corner of the main EDSA thoroughfare and West Avenue.
The remaining leasable area mostly found in the ground and second levels will feature
a Save More supermarket and other support retail and commercial establishments.

Gallery
New Mall

The Block atrium

The Skygarden

SM Hypermarket at The Block

The Annex hallway

New facade

SM Department Store at the City Center (it is now renamed as The SM Store)

Old Mall

Old facade of the City Center/Main Building

Old facade of The Block

Old Cyberzone

Old City Center Atrium

Old SM Department Store

The former Entertainment Plaza (now a leisure area for kids)

Old Appliance Center at The Block (now occupied by Uniqlo and relocated at the 4th floor)

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SM Prime Holdings. The official website of the parent company.
SM Supermarket. The official website of SM Supermarket
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Preceded by
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1st SM Supermall
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Succeeded by
SM City Santa
Mesa

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