Stores ventilated with air from common areas in a mall?

Hello, I'm the CxA and energy modeler for a new big C&S v4 mall project. It has mainly the common areas at the middle of the project and the stores are surrounding the common areas, which have 2 or three holes at the middle to let natural light and ventilation in, but it's still in evaluation if this space may qualify as 'naturally ventilated' per ASHRAE 62.1-2010. So, my question is if it's possible to mechanically ventilate the stores with air that is taken from the common areas, that strictly speaking may qualify as 'exterior spaces' since they are not enclosed totally. Thanks in advance.