Welcome to the Mini Mall, the latest creative hotspot in Rotterdam, housed under the first seven arches of the former Hofplein Station. The Mini Mall consists of 2500 sq. m. of retail and catering space for entrepreneurs, artists, designers and other creative minds.
The development of the Hofplein Station into a compact shopping mall comes in response to a lack of affordable locations in Rotterdam where fresh new initiatives can see the light of day. The Mini Mall offers space for special catering outlets, original shop formats for independent designers, innovative events and festivals and bold artistic initiatives, with the aim of establishing a lively and healthy mix of creativity and commerciality. Its central location and authentic character make the future Mini Mall a place where both the people of the city and international visitors can feast on fashion, music, art, design and lifestyle and good food, every day of the week.
One of the special qualities of the Mini Mall is that for entrepreneurs it is possible to programme events and other activities there. For this purpose the Mini Mall has a communal inner area and provides access to the events site on the roof of the Hofplein Station. The advantage of this event-oriented and open source approach is that what is on offer in the Mini Mall will always remain new, relevant and up to the minute, and this will be helped by stimulating both long and short-term rentals.
The Mini Mall has been designed by AFARAI and PEÑA architecture and the developer is Hofbogen BV.
