Dr. Wolfgang Mairhofer, Managing Director at TRIO Development GmbH, has devised a dissertation paper on the growing significance of architecture for risk mitigation and value enhancement strategies in retail property.

When architectural elements are properly established, the yields increase and accelerate the Return on Investment (ROI). This statement has an even higher importance in the context of the economic situation and retail market nowadays.

Positive impact is measurable using TEGoVA-Rating, an European standardized rating technique. As a matter of fact, retail funds and banks use this rating for property appraisals.

There are six factors for architectural success specified in this study, their implementation being decisive for retail property welfare:

1. Orientation friendliness
2. High information degree of the premises
3. Shop configuration and product presentation
4. Sustained yield
5. Space efficiency and flexibility
6. Image

This study can be downloaded here.