Plaza del Duque, a luxury shopping center nestled in a unique tourist destination
Year
2006
Location
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Typology
Area
28600
Services
Commercial Architecture in the Service of Leisure and Experience
The Brief
The project involves the design and construction of a luxury shopping center located next to the Bahía del Duque Hotel, in one of the most iconic tourist destinations in southern Tenerife. The goal is to create a retail complex capable of hosting high-end brands and businesses, integrating retail, leisure, and dining into a cohesive and recognizable architectural design.
The project must address a unique site—a circular plaza—and organize a complex program spread across several floors, ensuring functionality, clear circulation paths, and a seamless user experience for visitors and operators.
Project Scope
The shopping center is organized around a circular plaza that serves as the defining element of the complex and as a gathering space for visitors. The ground floor and lower level are dedicated to retail spaces, designed to house luxury brands and businesses, with clear circulation paths and direct connections between the various stores.
The upper level is reserved for leisure and dining, expanding the shopping experience into a more social and experiential realm. This layout allows for a natural transition between shopping, relaxation, and enjoying the surroundings, reinforcing the complex’s open and inviting character. The basement level houses the amenities and public parking, efficiently addressing the complex’s logistical needs.
The project’s architecture seeks to blend into the area’s tourist and urban context, combining functionality, scale, and a refined aesthetic that reinforces the center’s position as a leading shopping and leisure destination in the southern part of the island.
A shopping center designed as an urban, commercial, and social space.
Ujo+partners was responsible for the design, technical project development, fabrication, and installation, as well as for the overall coordination, quality control, and commissioning of the project, in collaboration with Eugenio Pallarés.
