Liverpool Interlomas is a branch of the

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department store chain in the

Paseo Interlomas Paseo Interlomas is a shopping mall in the Interlomas edge city in Huixquilucan, Greater Mexico City. Three department stores anchor the mall: Liverpool, El Palacio de Hierro and Sears Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is ...

shopping mall, in the

Interlomas Interlomas is an exclusive residential and commercial area in State of Mexico, Mexico, located west of Mexico City's historic center and about north of the Santa Fe edge city. Interlomas is a high class zone, compound by various colonies (nei ...

neighborhood of

Huixquilucan Huixquilucan Municipality is one of the municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies adjacent to the west side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of Greater Mexico City but independent of Mexico City itself. The name " ...

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. The structure was designed by

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. The building also houses a 16-screen Cinepolis cinema, an ice rink, 12 restaurants and a food court with 180 vendors.Josué Huerta, "El OVNI que amenaza Interlomas", ''El Universal'', October 16, 2011
/ref> The building gained the nickname "El OVNI" (the

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) for its shape.

Design and construction

Rojkind Arquitects designed the building from July to December, 2010, and the building was constructed from March to October 2011. The above-ground three stories are clad in a double-layered stainless steel surface fabricated by

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. The 30,000m2 department store includes a rooftop recreational park where friends, families, and pets are welcome. Several design firms were involved in various aspects of the project. The interiors were done by Cincinnati-based

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, the rooftop garden by Thomas Balsley and the gourmet space by JHP Design.

References

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