One Galle Face
One Galle Face is located in Central Colombo
One Galle Face
Location in central Colombo
General information
TypeMixed-use
Location1A, Centre Road, Galle Face, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka
Coordinates06°55′40″N 79°50′41″E / 6.92778°N 79.84472°E / 6.92778; 79.84472
Completed2017-2019
Opening8 November 2019
CostUS$608 million[1]
OwnerShangri-La (90%)[2]
Height
Top floor51
Technical details
Floor count51 (two apartment towers) 3,733 (residential)
33 (58,166 Office space) (office tower)
31 (hotel)
7 (mall) (74,746 Commercial spaces) [2]
Floor area46,000 m2 (490,000 sq ft)[1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)Chao Tse Ann & Partners (hotel)
Handel Architects (hotel)
LRF Designers (hotel; interior)
DP Architects (residences, retail, offices)
Mapsdesign (residences; design)
BTR (HK) (residences, offices; interior)
DDG (retail; interior)
MICD Associates (all)
Bensley Design Studios (all; landscape)
DeveloperShangri-La Group - Asia
Main contractorWoh Hup International (phase 1)
China Harbour Engineering (phase 2 & 3)
Website
https://www.onegalleface.com/
[3]

One Galle Face is a mixed-use complex of buildings near the Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is also Sri Lanka's first internationally and developed and managed mixed use project and was officially opened on 8 November 2019.[4] The facility consists of four skyscrapers, one which will be open for businesses to set up offices, two for the residential component, and the fourth as part of a hotel. A shopping mall is also part of the project.[5] The premises in its entirety is owned by Shangri-La.[6]

The twin towers of the residential component are tied as the 4th-tallest structures in the country, at 194 m (636 ft).[7] The towers are 51 storeys each, with two-, three-, or four bedroom apartments of 161.0 m2 (1,733 sq ft), 255.0 m2 (2,745 sq ft), and 329.0 m2 (3,541 sq ft), respectively. They will also contain 16 penthouses.[8]

Shangri-La Colombo opened on 16 November 2017, as the first of the four project components to do so.[9] The hotel has 500 rooms and 41 serviced apartments.[9]

Shopping mall

Construction of the Mall, November 2017

The mall consists of 46,000 square metres (490,000 sq ft) of lettable commercial space distributed among seven floors, scheduled for a June 2019 opening.[10] It is planned to contain a multiplex (operated by PVR Cinemas), a 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) food court (operated by Food Studio), a supermarket, and a planned capacity of 300 units of retail, entertainment and dining outlets.[10][11][12] Softlogic became one of the first confirmed tenants of the mall in July 2017, with Odel slated to open a multi-level department store with a floor space of 5,058.9 square metres (54,454 sq ft).[10][13][12] Keells Super will also operate a gourmet supermarket within the Mall.[12] The mall was opened to the public on 8 November 2019 by President Maithripala Sirisena which also marked his last inauguration ceremony as the President of the country.[14]

  • The residential component in February 2018
    The residential component in February 2018

References

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  1. ^ a b "Historic $ 608 m One Galle Face mall opens". daily ft.lk. 2019. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  2. ^ a b "Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Annual report 2019-20" (PDF). Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Asia.
  3. ^ "The Development Team". Onegalleface.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Historic $ 608 m One Galle Face mall opens | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  5. ^ "Shangri La Colombo hotel on stream; other plans on hold". Sunday times.lk. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ^ Joseph, Dishan (12 March 2017). "Shangri-La opens luxury paradise apartments for viewing". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  7. ^ Wickramasinghe, Kamanthi (25 May 2017). "Lotus Tower - A controversy standing tall?". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Standard Chartered introduces mortgage loans for Shangri-La's The Residences at One Galle Face". Daily FT. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Shangri-La Hotel Colombo opens in grand style". thesundayleader.lk. The Sunday Leader. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "Shangri-La Hotels Lanka's 'The Mall at One Galle Face' signs mega deal with Odel". dailymirror.lk. Daily Mirror. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Shangri-La's One Galle Face 'Best Mixed Use Development'". ceylontoday.lk. Ceylon Today. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "The Mall At One Galle Face Transforms Sri Lanka's Retail Landscape". Ada Derana Biz. Ada Derana. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Giant ODEL store at Shangri-La mall at Galle Face, Colombo". Times Online. Sunday Times. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Shangri La's One Gall Face Mall is set to be opened on November 8". Colombopage. Retrieved 29 September 2019.


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