Vienna: Construction begins at Huma Wien Shopping Centre

Name: Chapman Taylor
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Construction has begun on the Huma Wien, a large two-level shopping centre in Simmering, the 11th district of Vienna, Austria. The original shopping centre which dates back to the 1970s has been demolished in two stages with a temporary mall being erected to enabled anchor tenants such as MediaMark, Interspar and H&M to continue to operate through the demolition process. Construction of the centre will take part in two stages with stage 1 due to be completed in 2016 and stage 2 in 2017.

With a total Gross Leasable Area of 50,000 m² the centre is spread out over 2 retail levels and will house 90 retail and food outlets and will provide 800 new jobs for the area. Good access to the A4 motorway and the outer ring has ensured the centre is equipped to cater for 2000 car parking spaces.

Ruprecht Melder (Dipl Ing Architekt (Univ))

Group Board Director, Düsseldorf

Ruprecht is responsible for leading the design and delivery of major workplace, retail, and mixed-use projects in our Düsseldorf studio.

He has established the role of 'General Planner' within the Düsseldorf studio and has successfully led General Planner teams on several large-scale projects and is dedicated to delivering high-quality architecture to our clients.

Ruprecht joined Chapman Taylor in 1995. After joining the Düsseldorf management board as a Prokurist in 2008, he became joint Managing Director in 2013 to support the growth of our German business and continues to oversee project work in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Slovenia. He joined the Group Board in 2021.

Areas of expertise:

General Planner / Retail / Mixed-use / Workplace

Ruprecht ist seit 1995 bei Chapman Taylor und ist verantwortlich für die Konzeption und Durchführung von Einzelhandels-, Büro- und Mixed-Use-Projekten in unserem Büro in Düsseldorf.

Im Jahr 2008 wurde Ruprecht Melder als Prokurist Teil der Geschäftsführung und ist seit 2013 als Geschäftsführer für die Leitung und die Entwicklung des Düsseldorfer Standortes zuständig. 2021 wurde er in den Vorstand von Chapman Taylor berufen.

Ein weiterer Tätigkeitsschwerpunkt ist die des Generalplaners. Diesen Aufgabenbereich hat Ruprecht im deutschen Büro etabliert und hat sich als Leiter von Generalplanungs-Teams bei Großprojekten erfolgreich bewährt.

Schwerpunkte:

Generalplanung / Einzelhandel / Mixed-Use / Bürobau

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Vienna: Construction begins at Huma Wien Shopping Centre

Ruprecht Melder (Dipl Ing Architekt (Univ))

Group Board Director, Düsseldorf

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