Westfield Knox
| Location | Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia |
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| Opening date | Knox City: 1977 Knox Ozone: (as Knox District Centre) 1988 |
| Developer | AMP Capital Shopping Centres |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | Scentre Group |
| No. of stores and services | 409 |
| No. of anchor tenants | Eight major 15 minor |
| Total retail floor area | 141,934 m2 (1,527,760 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | Four |
| Parking | 6361 |
| Website | westfield.com/knox |
Westfield Knox (formerly known as Knox City Shopping Centre) is a super-regional shopping centre, outdoor entertainment and professional services complex located in the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Wantirna South, in the Australian state of Victoria. The centre opened on 9 November 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces.
Presently, there are over 350 stores and over 6300 free car parking spaces, making the centre the third largest in Australia, and Scentre Group's second largest centre in Victoria, in terms of gross leasable area behind Westfield Fountain Gate. There is also a seven-storey office tower located at the southern side of the centre as well as low rise offices dotting the O-Zone precinct; an indoor food court and an outdoor restaurant strip mall. In October 2012, the Westfield Group acquired AMP's share of the centre and was subsequently rebranded as Westfield Knox as a result.
Planning for the development of the shopping centre commenced in 1972 when McIntyre, McIntyre and Partners Pty. Ltd. won a $30 million tender from the AMP Society to design the new complex in Wantirna South. Their successful design led to the construction of a Brutalist style building. Architect Peter McIntyre was given the Buildings Award Medal by the Victorian Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects in 1978 for the design of Knox City Shopping Centre.
Construction commenced in 1975 when the shopping centre was originally going to be named "Studwood Shopping Centre", however this name was later abandoned. The shopping centre was officially opened on 9 November 1977. The centre originally included a three-storey Myer department store, a twin Dendy Cinemas complex, public library, Target discount department store, Target supermarket, McEwans hardware and 83 speciality shops. A seven-storey high office tower was constructed on the south side of the building at the same time.
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