Westfield Booragoon

Westfield Booragoon (formerly known as Garden City) is a major regional shopping centre in Perth, Western Australia.

The site was in the midst of sandy bush, not far from Applecross Senior High School and Wireless Hill Park.

On opening in 1972, the original centre consisted of three anchor tenants connected by covered malls to a central atrium.

The total cost being up to nearly $800 million, and size being boosted up to 114,620 square metres (1,233,800 sq ft), which would make it the largest shopping centre in Western Australia.

As part of the major redevelopment in 1999 and 2000, a significant number of new striking architectural and aesthetic features were added, including a three-storey atrium at the eastern end of the complex in the fashion mall.

Recent developments have made the shopping centre a greener place with more plants and more sustainable technology.

At present, the main shopping complex has a floor space of over 72,000 square metres (780,000 sq ft).

The glass atrium, pictured in 2006.