The Bright Red Heart of Almere’s City Mall The City Mall located in Almere, Netherlands houses multiple shopping and service-related businesses, and has become a pulsating, futuristic space in the heart of the city. As with many architectural projects of this size and stature, designers and developers look for striking, yet functional elements that serve as statement pieces within their projects – and the Almere City Mall was no different. At the center of the Mall’s pavilion, shining out like a beacon in the night, is a bright red staircase connecting the upper and lower levels of the shopping center. This bold statement is the work of master-architect Rem Koolhaas from OMA who contacted Gerrit Schottert at Lumen Solutions looking for something that “woul

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