Guest guest Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Monday July 23, 2007-The Star First public aquarium in 1Borneo 1BORNEO will house Borneo's first public aquarium and ocean discovery centre called Aquatica. Covering an area of some 2,800sq m Aquatica will showcase over 500 marine life species. For children and teenagers, 1Borneo would feature playgrounds and entertainment centres spread over two floors. Sagajuta (Sabah) Sdn Bhd managing director Raymond Chan said: " One of our key target markets are teenagers. When they come to 1Borneo, the parents will naturally follow. " Chan and his management team have been studying major malls worldwide to come up with various concepts for 1Borneo. Thus visitors will find retail outlets arranged in " thematic clusters. " The concourse or lower ground floor for example has been designated the market hall/household/services zone that would house the 84,000 sq ft Giant supermarket, the largest in Borneo. Other major anchor tenants include HSL and SenQ as well as family restaurants such as McDonalds, Kenny Rogers, Ayam Mas, KFC and Pizza Hut. Those in search of unique bargains can head to Chinatown, a bazaar-like retail area. Raymon Chan The ground floor has been designated the lifestyle precinct where most of the designer fashion outlets as well as a handicraft and cultural centre are to be located. It will also have a covered and air conditioned al fresco dining area called the Boulevard that links the mall proper to the 3,000 sq m Auto Gallery by state owned fleet manager Angkatan Hebat Sdn Bhd. Chan said the al fresco dining area would house popular names such as Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Dome, HK Teahouse, Fish n Co, Secret Recipe, Manhattan Fish Market and Thai Express. The first floor of the mall has been designated the family precinct. Among the shops located at this level is a renowned Australian-based electrical store and Times Bookstore. The second floor will house the Golden Screen cinema complex with eight screening halls, a 36-lane bowling alley and Singapore-based Raintree Spa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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