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ELANTE MALL:CHANDIGARH . SPECIFICATIONS .

BUSINESS, STAY AND ENTERTAINMENT ARE
•DESIGN & ARHITECT OF ELENTE MALL IS:-
WHAT ONE WOULD EXPERIENCE AT “ELANTE” A
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. ARCHITECT WOODHEAD, AUSTRALI
● OPENING IN APRIL 2013
ELATE MALL AT CHANDIGARH IS THE LARGEST ● DEVELOPER:- L&T REALTY
MALLS IN THE NORTH INDIA, WHICH COVERS ● OWNER:- NEXUS MALLS
OVER 20 ACRES OF AREA. IT IS A MIXED USED
● TOTAL AREA: 20.16 ACRES
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES
ENTERTAINMENT, HOTELS AND BUSINESS. ● GROUND COVERAGE :50%
ELANTE, WITH ITS RETAIL SPACE OF OVER 1 ● TOTAL BUIL UP AREA: 162580.32 SQM
MILLION SQ.FT ACROSS G+3 LEVELS IS THE ● OFFICE COMPLEX AREA(APPROX) :34838.64 SQM
LARGEST MALL IN CHANDIGARH. THE RETAIL ● HOTEL AREA(SPPROX : 24154.7904 SQM
SPACE HOSTS PREMIUM NATIONAL AND
● PARKINGS: 5,846 CAR PARKS
INTERNATIONAL BRANDS ALONE WITH A MIX OF
HYPERMARKET, DEPARTMENTAL STORES, ● TOTAL CONSTRUCTIBLE AREA: 306580.032 SQM
SPORTS BAR, BOWLING ALLEY. ELANTE HAS
WELL PLANNED ENTERTAINMENT ZONE WITH ● TOTAL AREA: 103586.8896 SQM
MULTIPLEX AND FOOD COURT TO CARTER TO ● NO. OF FLOORS: 3B+ G + 3
ITS CUSTOMERS. ● TENANCY : 100%
● BASIC RETAIL MIX: HYPERMARKET,
SITE ADDRESS: MULTIPLEX,DEPARTMENTAL STORES,
178-178a, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS PARK, ENTERTAINMENT ZONE, FOOD COURT, HEALTH
PHASE i, CHANDIGARH CLUB, NIGHT CLUB, PREMIUM NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL BRANDS.

SITE PLAN .
DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF THREE DISTINCT
FACILITIES, WITH A CENTRAL COURTYARD:

● LARGEST MALL IN CHANDIGARH

● AN OFFICE COMPLEX WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART

FACILITIES- 3 BLOCKS OF OFFICE SPACES

● A LUXURY HOTEL

● THERE ARE CAFE’S, FOOD COURT PRISTINE FINE

DINING AND RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE
DEVELOPMENT AS WELL, WHICH COVERS 20 ACRES
OF AREA

THIS IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE GREEN BUILDINGS

BECAUSE IT HAS 1 GREEN ACTIVITY THAT ACHIEVED
OUTCOMES OF ENERGY EFFICIENT DESIGN, WATER USE
REDUCTION, SUSTAINABLE SITE SELECTION AND
DEVELOPMENT, RESPONSIBLE MATERIALS SELECTION
AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT, AND ENHANCED
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

SERVICES AMENITIES .
CIRCULATION:
● Friendly design enabling easy access
● VERTICAL: 3 SETS OF ESCALATORS for
● 11 PASSENGER LIFTS 8 GOOD LIFTS
● Physically Challenged
● Valet Parking (Optional)
● HORIZONTAL: WIDE AISLES AND OPEN ● Dedicated Parking for Women
CIRCULATION SPACES.
● Baby Care facility
PARKING: ● ATM facility
● IT HAS A VAST PARKING AREA THAT CAN ● Parking Management System
ACCOMMODATE OVER 5000 CARS. ● Intelligent Building Management
● THERE ARE 3 BASEMENT FLOORS DEDICATED
TO IT.
System
● (BMS)
● Sensitive Energy usage devises
SKYLIGHT : ● User friendly Signage and Digital
displays
● Round the clock security
● SKYLIGHT WERE PROVIDED TO ALLOW DAYLIGHTS
INSIDE THE MALL AT DAYTIME, TO REDUCE ENERGY
● Managed indoor air quality (incl.
CONSUMPTION ,VENTILATION AND LIGHTING FOR A ● basement parking areas)
WIDE SPREAD. ● 100% generator back-up
● Goods loading docks
● GLAZING IS USED FOR THE SKYLIGHT.
● Service/Freight Elevators and
● IT IS ALSO AN ELEMENT USED FOR AESTHETIC ● Passages at vantage points
PURPOSES, THAT SERVES THE EYE OF THE ● Concierge & Information Desk
CUSTOMERS.
● Left Luggage counters
● Central Gas Bank with Piped Gas
● supply to kitchens
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RECREATION SPACES ( THIRD FLOOR) .

● MULTIPLEX:
THE EIGHT SCREEN CINEMA IS SPREAD ACROSS AN AREA OF
6503.2128 SQM AND HAS THE HIGHEST SCREEN COURT
IN CHANDIGARH.

● GAMING ZONE:
COMPRISES OF VARIOUS GAMES FOR ALL AGE GROUP.
KNOWN AS FUN CITY:

● FOOD COURT:
IT COVERS AN AREA OF 1858.0608 SQM WITH A SEATING OF
750 SEATS
A FOODIES HEAVEN WITH A RANGE OF FINE DINE
RESTAURANTS.

● BOWLING AREA:
A VAST AREA IS DEFINED BY BLUO FOR BOWLING
IT ALSO CONSISTS OF CAFE, KARAOKE, TATTOO LOUNGE,
GAMING PARLOUR ETC.

LANDSCAPE :
● THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGN OUTDOOR SPACES TO
REDEFINE THE GENERIC ‘RETAIL EXPERIENCE’.
THE AIM IS TO SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE THE MALL EXPERIENCE
WITH CULTURAL ENGAGEMENTS, AS OPPOSING TO SIMPLY
SERVING AS A BACKDROP TO SHOPPING.

● THE CENTRAL COURT, AS

● TT A RESULT OF ITS SCALE
AND LOCATION, SERVES
AS THE SOCIAL
NUCLEUS OF THE MALL.
DESIGNED AS A LARGELY
UNINTERRUPTED SPACE.
THE NARRATIVE IS BUILT
SOCIAL NUCLEUS
AROUND THE OPPENES , WHILE KEEPING THE MATERIALS AND
DESIGN OF INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS FOCUSED ON HUMAN
PROPERTIES
● THE MATERIAL PALETTE WITH ALTERNATING OF SHADES
OF GREY AND YELLOW FURTHER CONTRIBUTES TO A
VISUALLY COHESIVE SPACE, INVITING THE VISITORS TO
EXIT THE MALL AND EXPLORE THE PLAZA. .

● THIS SPACE IS CONCEIVED

AS AN ATTRACTIVE
AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE
WHICH ALSO FOSTERS
ROBUST PUBLIC MASTER PLAN OF THE CENTRAL AREA
ENGAGEMENT. ONE OF THE
● LARGEST SPACE WITHIN THE CENTRAL COURT, IT OFFERS A MULTI USE SPACE THAT IS DYNAMIC AS WELL AS FLEXIBLE ,
CATERING TO A WIDE RANGE OF USES. THE STEPPED SEATING OR WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS AN OPEN AIR THEATRE,
OFFERS OUTDOOR CATERING SPACE TO FOOD OUTLETS FACING THE CENTRAL COURT.
PEOPLE’S PLAZE.
● THE STEPPED GRASS AND STONE EDGED TERRACES ALSO SERVE AS SEATING FOR
PERFORMANCES IN THE PEOPLE’S PLAZA.
● A SMALL RAISED AREA IS SET UP AT THE SOUTH-EAST END OF THE PLAZA WHICH SERVES THE
DUAL PURPOSE OF BEING A STAGE, AS WELL AS CONTAINED AREA FOR A POP UP/ VANISHING
WATER FEATURE, A UNIQUE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN.

● THESE GRASSED TERRACES, ALONG WITH THE PEBBLE COURT, OFFER THE MAIN SOFTSCAPE
USABLE SPACES. THE DESIGN OF LARGE PLANTED AREAS ATTEMPT TO CREATE AN
EXPERIENCE OF MINI GARDEN WITHIN A LARGE OPEN PLAZA BUILT ON TOP OF THE BASEMENT
SLAB AND INTEGRATED WITH SEATING, LIGHTING ETC.

● PALM COURT: FLANKING THE STAGE IS THE PALM COURT, ACQUIRING ITS NAME FROM A
ROW OF FOXILE PALMS, MEANT TO BE AN AREA OF RELAXATION, RECREATION, AND SMALL
GATHERINGS.
LARGE CUT OUT OF THE LIGHT WELL, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 6300 SFT, INITIALLY POSED
CHALLENGE WITH REGARDS TO ITS SIZE AND TREATMENT.

● PULMERIA COURTTHIS SPACE IS THE HIGHEST COURT AT SITE FACING THE MALL ENTRY
INTO THE CENTRAL COURT. THIS IS DESIGNED TO ENABLE DAYTIME ACTIVITIES IN
SHADED AREAS INCORPORATING INFORMAL SEATING AND DISPLAY AREA. THIS SPACE IS
ALSO INTENDED TO BE USED FOR MID-SIZED FUNCTIONS.

● NW ENTRANCE PLAZA:
THIS SPACE IS TO ATTRACT VISITORS WHILE ALSO OFFERING SPACES TO SIT AND ENJOY IN THE
LANDSCAPE. IT IS DESIGNED WITH ANGULAR GEOMETRY FRAMED BY TWO LARGE WATER BODIES,
INSPIRED BY TRADITIONAL STEP WELLS. AS WITH THE CENTRAL SPACE , THE PAVING PATTERN
DIRECTS MOVEMENT AND USES A VARIETY OF TEXTURES TO CREATE VISUAL INTREST. SOFTSCAPE
CUTOUTS ARE DESIGNED TO ADD GREENERY WITHOUT TAKING AWAY BRAND VISIBILITY AND
ARCHITECTURAL FACADE.

COHERENT AND BLENDED DESIGN

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FLOOR PLANS

BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN