Myer Centre, Adelaide

The Myer Centre is a five-level shopping centre in the heart of the Adelaide city centre, South Australia.

Location
The Myer Centre is situated along the Rundle Mall shopping precinct and fronts on to North Terrace. it is owned by Starhill Global REIT.

Building history
The North Terrace side of the Myer Centre includes two heritage-listed buildings, listed on the South Australian Heritage Register. Shell House was constructed in 1931 and Goldsbrough House in 1935.

Goldsbrough House was designed for Goldsbrough, Mort & Co. by prominent SA architect F. Kenneth Milne. An extra storey was added in 1936, and the building was state heritage-listed in 1986.

The shopping centre was constructed in 1991, undertaken by developers REMM Group Ltd, at a cost of A$1 billion. It was designed by Buchan, Laird and Bawden and built by structural engineers Wallbridge and Gilbert.

A six-storey office tower named Terrace Towers was constructed behind the two historic buildings, facing the mall.

In the 1990s, the upper level of the interior atrium of the centre housed a family entertainment centre named Dazzeland that included Australia's only indoor rollercoaster.

Description
The Myer Centre is the largest shopping centre in the city centre, and houses the largest Myer store in South Australia, along with over 80 smaller shops. The level below street level includes a large food court.

The Rundle Mall side of the building has an eight-level atrium, with the escalators at the sides.