LITERATURE CASE STUDY

SELECT CITY WALK MALL

PATRICIA CLEMENT JASMIN NIVETHITHA SARAN A V DARSHAN P R SHABAREESH K

( 2018701540 ) ( 2018701520 ) ( 2018701557 ) ( 2018701508 ) ( 2018701026 )
 INTRODUCTION
▪ It is a 1.3million sq.ft.
▪ Air-conditioned and Vibrant
▪ Upscale destination shopping
centre.
▪ It is centrepiece of 54-acre, well
planned business district.
▪ It is an interesting hybrid of a
European high street with a 240m
facade overlooking a 100,000 square
foot of outdoor plaza .
▪ 4-acre landscaped park.
SELECT CITY WALK MALL , DELHI

▪ LOCATION - Saket District Centre, South Delhi

▪ ARCHITECTS - Tewatia Chauhan & Sharma Architects
(P) Ltd.
▪ COMPLETED in 2007.
▪ CLIENT - Select Infrastructure.
▪ VEGETATION - Shrub Cover + Tropical Trees (>10m)
▪ TOPOGRAPHY - 45m ASL / No contours
▪ CLIMATE - Hot and humid ( 45deg - 12deg )
(Ppt - 154cm )
▪ Site Area: 6 Acres
▪ Mix-use development, at district centre, Saket.
CASE STUDY – OBJECTIVES

▪ Services
▪ Planning and Zoning
▪ Main Attributes
▪ Basic Requirements
▪ Reasons
▪ Justifications
TYPOLOGIES OF LAND NEARBY
Most of the lands surrounding Saket
District is mostly Residential , some
are Commercial , Green spaces and
public area .

RESIDENTIAL

PUBLIC / SEMI – PUBLIC

COMMERCIAL

RECREATIONAL
ACCESSIBILTY AND ENTRANCES
LEGENDS
ACCESSIBILTY AND ENTRANCES

ACCESSIBILITY
Bus Stop – Khirki Village ( 100m )
Malviya nagar metro station - I km
IGI airport-15.6 km
DLF place mall-200 m
MGF metropolitan mall-100 m
From Qutub minar-3.7 km
GATHERING SPACES INSIDE THE BUILDING

Central Space Allows Moderate Natural Light to enter Events are visually connected

Advertising Awarness Programs These Events make them engaged

OBJECTIVE AND PLANNING CONCEPT
Planning of the Select City walk mall is divided into
Four Categorization :

1. Family and Traditional Space

2. Celebration Space ( Centre –stage )
3. High Voltage ( For the Youth )
4. Open Plaza / Landscape Area ( Ground Floor )

But , The Actual Plan is different from the Concept Planning .

LANDSCAPING

ELEMENTS REMINISCENT OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE LIKE THE FREE-STANDING WALLS OF JANTAR- MANTAR

Fountain Half Dome Shaped Structure Space For Advertising

 FLOOR PLAN – GROUND FLOOR 11,378.81 Sq.m

Ground Floor Plan Consist Of the Following :

Four Lift lobby

Two Washrooms
One Feeding
Resting room
Three escalators
Atrium at Entrance
Four different entrances from the front side
One entry from rear side
Six Staircases
FLOOR PLAN – FIRST FLOOR 12,816.043 Sq.m

First Floor Plan Consist Of the Following :

Four Lift Lobby

Two Washrooms
Three Escalators
Six Staircases
 FLOOR PLAN – SECOND FLOOR 6568.06 Sq.m

Second Floor Plan Consist Of the Following :

Four Lift Lobby

Two Washrooms
Three Escalators
Six Staircases
Exit of Cinema from 2nd Floor
ORGANISATION OF SPACES
▪ Linear Pattern in a 20m Wide Corridor
▪ L-Shaped Planning Public Plaza
AREA PROGRAM ▪ Site Area: 6 Acres
▪ It is centrepiece of 54-acre, well planned
business district.
▪ Basements = 41578.5(3 levels)+6075(3 levels)
= 47653.5sq.m
▪ Ground floor =9622.345+ 1756.46(multiplex)
= 11378.81sq.m
▪ First floor = 10803.323+2012.72 (multiplex)
= 12816.043sq.m
▪ Second floor = 6568.06 sq.m
▪ Third floor = 2921.226 sq.m
▪ Fourth floor = 2776.216 sqm
▪ Fifth floor = 2467.621 sq.m
▪ Sixth floor = 2268.241 sqm
▪ Seventh floor = 1948.80 sqm
▪ Foyer level area in multiplex = 825.29 sq.M
▪ Total without basements = 43970.307 sqm
▪ Total with basements = 91623.807 sqm
AREA PROGRAM ▪ Site Area: 6 Acres
▪ It is centrepiece of 54-acre, well planned
business district.
▪ Basements = 41578.5(3 levels)+6075(3 levels)
= 47653.5sq.m
▪ Ground floor =9622.345+ 1756.46(multiplex)
= 11378.81sq.m
▪ First floor = 10803.323+2012.72 (multiplex)
= 12816.043sq.m
▪ Second floor = 6568.06 sq.m
▪ Third floor = 2921.226 sq.m
▪ Fourth floor = 2776.216 sqm
▪ Fifth floor = 2467.621 sq.m
▪ Sixth floor = 2268.241 sqm
▪ Seventh floor = 1948.80 sqm
▪ Foyer level area in multiplex = 825.29 sq.M
▪ Total without basements = 43970.307 sqm
▪ Total with basements = 91623.807 sqm
CIRCULATION PATTERNS

▪ Pedestrian – 5m along buildings

▪ Interconnected Vehicular road .
▪ 30m Wide Road
▪ Common open space 150 x 130
▪ Service lane – 20m

Vehicular Circulation
Service Lane Circulation
Pedestrian Circulation
BUILDING MATERIALS - CONSTRUCTION
Evolution in Construction of the Dome Structure
Type of the Construction :RCC Frame structure
External Finish Cladding: Granite, Texture
paint,Composite metal
Internal Wall Finish : Plaster with desired paint
finish, ceramic tiles for the toilet.
Flooring : Marble, Granite Slabs, Vitrified Tiles
Doors : Shutters of ply with TW frames and fire
proofdoor wherever required:
Windows :Aluminium Sections
Electrification : Adequate provision for electric
outlet, TVand Telephone Points.
BUILDING MATERIALS - CONSTRUCTION
 PARKING LAYOUT
Surface Parking
Types of Parking
Basement Parking

▪ There are Parking Provided for Offices

▪ Width of Ramp – 2.5m
▪ Slope – 1:10
▪ Size of Bay on Surface – 5 x 2.5m
▪ Front yard Parking – Visitors
▪ Own Parking for each building

▪ Saket District can take load of Traffic , But its Vehicular Circulation
surrounding area are not.
▪ Complex Don’t have Adequate 2-Wheeler Parking Service Lane Circulation
Pedestrian Circulation
PARKING LAYOUT
▪ 1200 cars can be parked in 3 different floors
of basement at one time.
▪ Basement 1- Offices, Parking for 370 cars,
Loading & unloading area, Garbage disposal
area
▪ Basement 2- Parking 470 cars
▪ Basement 3- Parking 270 cars Basement
height- 3.5m
▪ Grid 6x6m
▪ BASEMENTS = 41578.5 sq.m (3 LVLS)
▪ There were two separate entries which were
connecting to the parking, from ground floor
▪ One was used for general entry of cars & The
other was used by service vehicles.
BASEMENT DETAILS
▪ There were 4 lifts which were connecting
basement to upper floors.
▪ Toilets and locker rooms Provided for the
drivers.
▪ Signage are clearly marked in the basement.
▪ Throughout the basement, fire fighting
equipment 's like sprinklers, Fire hose reel, Fire
extinguishers were present Basements are
used for car parking
▪ Well outlined loading-unloading areas in the
basements are provided.
▪ Car wash facility is given in basement.
 BASEMENT DETAILS
Staff Collecting Garbage from Shaft
Air Extractors in Basement
The Basement Services Includes :
▪ Fire fighting equipment’s
▪ Loading & unloading area.
▪ Garbage Collection area.
▪ HVAC Equipment
▪ The waste from restaurants was collected in basement, through
shaft.
▪ There were 3 separate areas, which were dividing the waste into
different categories.
▪ After separation, waste is dispose of through garbage trucks
 LANDSCAPING
▪ Comprises of 4 acres of outdoor open plaza, for art
exhibitions & performances.
▪ Landscaped plaza of 8992 sq. meters.
▪ An OAT, with a capacity of 200+people.
▪ Statues & Sculptures were placed allaround the
landscaping.
▪ Flooring: Marble, Granite Slabs,Vitrified Tiles.
▪ Sitting spaces is created all over the landscaped area.
▪ Fountains
LANDSCAPING
Some Key Features :

▪ More use of Vegetation for Landscaping

▪ Terrace Garden
▪ Wooden / Aluminium Furniture
▪ Seating spaces – Open Areas
▪ Frontage of 250m overlooking a public plaza
▪ Open air theatres
▪ Water bodies
SERVICES
▪ 2 entries and 5 fire exits are provided.
▪ 3 level basement parking is provided..
▪ The placement of the entry to the basement is such that
it also acts as drop off without hindering the entry to
the basement
▪ 3 escalators are provided.
▪ Service corridors are also provided at the rear side of
city walk.
▪ A 20 m wide service lance is provided at the rear side
which also acts as surface parking
SERVICES
STORE :
▪ Area to stores were assigned as per their requirements.
▪ Floor to floor height-4mStores equipped with fire fighting
equipment’s
▪ Internal layout varies individually.
▪ Shops area ranges form 50 Sq.m- 1500sq.m

WASHROOM :
▪ There were 2 washrooms present on each floor.
Each washroom comprises of :
▪ 5 washbasins
▪ 6 urinals
▪ 6 cubical
▪ Hand dryer
MULTIPLEX
▪ THERE ARE 6 SCREENS.
▪ 2 OF THE 6, ARE GOLD CLASS.
▪ OTHER 4 SCREENS ARE ABOVE THE GOLD CLASS SCREENS.
▪ THE MAIN ENTRY IS THROUGH THE BRIDGE ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHICH CONNECTS MALL AND
MULTIPLEX BUILDING.
▪ THE GROUND FLOOR ENTRY CAN ALSO BE USED FOR GOLD CLASS ENTRY
▪ TICKETS FOR CINEMA CAN BE PURCHASED FROM GROUND FLOOR & FIRST FLOOR.
▪ GOOD POINT IS TICKET COUNTOR IS JUST AT THE ENTRANCE OF THEMALL.
▪ PARKING FOR CINEMA IS SAME AS FOR MALL.
 LIVE CASE STUDY

FORUM MALL , BANGALORE

PATRICIA CLEMENT JASMIN NIVETHITHA SARAN A V DARSHAN P R SHABAREESH K

( 2018701540 ) ( 2018701520 ) ( 2018701557 ) ( 2018701508 ) ( 2018701026 )
INTRODUCTION TO FORUM MALL < BANGLORE >
▪ It is a 650,000 sq.ft complex in four floors.
▪ First mall in south India with multiplex theatres.
▪ 35000-40000 - People visit Weekdays
▪ 75000+ - Weekends
FORUM MALL , BANGALORE

▪LOCATION - Koramangala, Bengaluru

▪CLIMATE - Wet and dry climate
Max-33.4°C to 21.2°C;
Min-25.7°C to 15.3°C
▪SITE AREA : Total area of 3 Acres
▪ACCESS : Highway connecting to Hosur, So there
is major traffic flow.
▪APPROACH: It can be made through all means of
roadways Hosur. It measures about 15m
wide road.
▪SITE SURROUNDING: In the North- Hosur main
road; South- Adugodi road; East- Petrol
Bunk; West- Acropolis apartments
▪ There are two entrance and exit.
▪ There is a separate entry for services.
FORUM MALL , BANGALORE

RESIDENTIAL RECREATIONAL

COMMERIAL AND
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
FORUM MALL , BANGALORE

ACCESS ROADS

N
 Via 4-Wheelers

Pedestrians

Via 2-Wheelers
ACCESS

Pedestrian use the Overbridge

(from the other side of the road)

Separate place for the Autos to wait

VIEWS / PHASES :

SOUTH
WEST

EAST

NORTH
 AMENITIES
WiFi
Doctor on call
First Aid room
Chemist
Walker
Wheelchair
Restroom for handicapped I. No. of Floors: 5 MALL DETAIL
Babycare
Kids Play area II. No. of Shops: 100+
Baby Carts III.Space: 351,000 sqft of retail space
PCO
Mobile charging station IV. Parking: 1500+ vehicles, spread across an easy to navigate
Car Spa basement and 5 levels of multi-level car parks.
On-Call
Mechanic V. 650+ seating in the Food Court
Travel and Tourism VI. Prominent Brands: More, PVR Cinemas, United Colors of
Baggage room
Foreign Exchange Benetton, WestSide, Adidas, Apple, Archies, Allen Solly, Cafe
ATM Machine Coffee Day, KFC, Calvin Klien, Crocs, Levi's, Louis Philippe, Nike,
Free Newspaper
Lost and Found room Vans, Wrangler, Zodiac, Van Heusen, Skechers, Samsung, The Body
Prepaid Auto Shop, Marks & Spencer, McDonald's, Mochi etc.
Bag and Shoe repair
Florist
Water Cooler
Smoking Zone
Taxi On-Call
Reva charging point
4-Wheeler rental
2-Wheeler rental
Prayer room
FORUM MALL, BANGALORE ZONING:
LOBBY
SETBACK : Front side : 15m
Left side : 20m P
A SHOP SHOP
Right side : 20m R
SITE FEATURES: 1 acre land - no vegetation. K
ATRIUM
I
ACTIVITIES: N SHOP SHOP
• 11 screens multiplex G
• Video games arcade
• Food court LOBBY
• Pub
• Shopping zone
SHOPPING ZONE:
• Family consumption zone ▪ Atrium – Point of focus
• Personal care zone ▪ The second floor -can be accessed from both first floor
• Home ware zone and multiplex.
• Attire zone
• Fashion zone ▪ Proper Zoning – Electronics and Garments
• Foot zone
• Kiddy zone
• Tech zone
• Entertainment/ Electronic zone
• Film & Music zone
• Book zone
• Stationery zone
• Liquor shop
• Conference hall
• ATM
FLOOR PLAN – GROUND FLOOR
INFRASTRUCTURE :
▪B+G+4 structure
▪There is good landscaping
within the limitations of
urban setbacks. Entrances
with Interactive spaces.
▪Connectivity of the Mall
▪Electricity Supply via
transformer
▪Water Treatment Plant at
the terrace
CIRCULATION :
Ground floor consists of:
• Varieties of shops
• Fab mall
• Coffee shop
• Mc Donald’s
• ATM
• KFC
• Rest room
• Parking N
FLOOR PLAN – FIRST FLOOR
First floor consists of:
• Varieties of shops
• Pizza hut
• Landmark
• Raymond
• Cookie man
• West side
• Rest room
• Parking
FLOOR PLAN – SECOND FLOOR
Second floor consists of:
• Varieties of shops
• Food court
• Landmark
• Restaurant
• Kid's area
• Toilets
• Rest room
• Parking
FLOOR PLAN – THIRD FLOOR
Third floor consists of:
• Theatre
• Ticket counter
• Toilets
• Parking
FLOOR PLAN – FOURTH FLOOR
Fourth floor consists of:
• Theatre
• Ticket counter
• Toilets
• Holiday Tours
• Mobikins
• Mr Pronto
• O2 Spa
• VR Galaxy
FLOOR PLAN
FLOOR PLAN-DETAILS
ACTIVE SPACES / GATHERING SPACE :

Café ( Food Courts ) Beauty & Self Care Electrical Gadgets Shops

Theatre Garments
Kids Play Area
THE MALL :
▪ First Largest Mall and Busiest in the city
▪ Mall is a Complete Place for every Product.
▪ Food Courts : KFC , Transit , Pizza hut , Mc D etc..
▪ Global brands: Westside, Soch, Isis, Mustard, Weekender,
Provogue, Tommy Hillfiger and Benetton.
▪ The interior has an open feeling due to the multi height
Café Coffee Day
lobby and the glass works.

WESTSIDE

SOCH

ISIS

MUSTARD
GARMENTS
Café ( Food Courts )
KFC
PIZZA HUT

TRANSIT

Mc DONALD
FOOD COURT
SOUTH INDIAN
Kids Play Area
▪ VISUAL CONNECTION :
✓The atriums of the mall are done in glass which provides
maximum views of shops in other levels which contributes
a lot to the lightning in the mall.
✓The atriums are used as an exhibition space at times
which offers a good view from all the levels in the mall.

▪ EXPLORATION
✓The escalators are placed in such a way that the
customers can move in a flow covering most of the shops.
VIEWS FROM THE ATRIUM
MULTIPLEX THEATRE:
• Theatre complex on the third floor shows movies in three
classes of screening halls: Gold class, Europa, Classic

THEATRE FEATURES:
• Screens:11
• Capacity: 200
• Average area per person: 1.60
• Screen size: 10* 4.3
• No of entry: 1
• No of exit: 2
• The total area of each theatre is 315sq.mt and it is provided at
third floor of the building.
• The capacity of each theatre is 200 people.
• There is a waiting area and seating for the theatre audience in
lobby.
• They provide only 300sq.m for the theatre lobby.
CIRCULATION

Escalators Staircase Footpath (outside the mall)

Escalators Connecting at various
Levels of the Corridors
SEATING SPACES
CIRCULATION
INFERENCE:

✓ The mirrored planning of the mall enables is maximum

in flow of customers from both entrances.
✓ Zoning is in such a way that the customer enjoys free
movement with natural lightning and well-conditioned
air.
✓ The floor schemes has been worked out in such a way
that every shop gets attention from the customer who
walks on.
✓ An atmosphere of confusion is created as one sets foot
on a floor due to the similar orientation of the
escalators.
✓ The corridor around the atrium as a minor shake owing
to high live loads on the cantilevered floor.
CERTAIN VIEWS

Seating of certain Food courts View from Inside Skylight of the main Atrium

Advertising made beneath the

View from 4th Floor View from the Corridor of lvl3
Escalators which attracts the visitors
INTERIOR VIEWS
VARIOUS SPACES – FORUM MALL

THEATRE :
▪ Each theatre is capable of holding several people within the
lobby itself. Proper restroom facilities have been
implemented according to the standards.
INFERENCE - The theatres are zoned properly on the third
floor rendering perfect acoustics efficiency.
VARIOUS SPACES – FORUM MALL
FOOD COURT:
✓The vast food court with three capacity of 800 is facilitated with 13 kiosk which serves delicious of different
varieties.
✓The food court named Transit has a thematic entrance of an airport Transit lobby.
✓There is an exterior annexure for food court which opens out into the secondary atrium.
✓ There is also separate comer near to the window façade were a good view of the exterior can be experienced.
✓ Service ducts for air conditioning and electricity have been exposed there by blending with the designed interior.
INFERENCE - In the food court, a good ambience is obtained through the stylized interior giving an international profile.
However during peak hours there is difficulty created for the customers due to inadequate capacity. The zoning of the
toilet is not to the comfort.
VARIOUS SPACES
GAMMING AREA AND KIDS ZONE -
✓ First Floor -This arcade serves as another entertainment area
in the mall other than the multiplex complex.
✓ The kids play area is also annexed with the arcade for little
children. The gamming arcade provides stimulation games of
the latest trend.
INFERENCE : Being small in area this place experiences over crowding
of kids and adults during peak hours. There is a separate lobby for the
gamming arcade from the main mall corridor.
PARKING:
✓ Parking facility is constituted by 3 entries and exit points and 6
storied multilevel car parking system.
✓ 800 - cars , 700 -two wheelers.
✓ The parking facilities has proper fire extinguishers, surveillance
and security toll gates provided
INFERENCE - The multilevel car parking is highly efficient with two
ramps and wide taxing that are built lobby according to standard
hence delivery smooth flow of vehicles in and out of mall. Service
vehicles having separate parking.
PARKING
PARKING
SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY
✓ Water is obtained through hour pump.
✓ Water is stored in underground sump & overhead tank.
✓ Purification of water is done in the following method.
✓ Water from the bore pump is fed into a tank with sand & aggregates and
then passed to tank with carbon & resin.
✓ This is sent to the sump for further purification and the purified water is
sent to the overhead tank.

POWER HOUSE
✓ Electricity to the forum is supplied from the substation located at the
rear of the building.
✓ Sub transformer of 250kV is connected to the power room.
 SERVICES - FORUM MALL
HVAC
✓ The air conditioning cycle begins when the fans forces air into the
duct work leading to openings In the room
✓ After the air is cleaned, it is either heated or cooled depending on
the requirements of the room.
✓ The pans are automatically filled with water to a preset level. This
moisture is added to air by the process of evaporation as the air
passes over the pans.

FIRE ESCAPE
I. Safety Measures like smoke detectors, water sprinklers, rolling
shutters and staircases.
II. Has Three fire escape staircases one near the AC plant, near
Generators , near the exit this staircase is used only by the mall
staff and is connected to the service area.
III. Smoke detectors were placed at a regular intervals with a distance
of 3m between them.
IV. Fire extinguishers along with water spray nozzles were present on
each floor adjacent to the staircase, the water sprinklers were Total of 6 Fire Exits
only present in the car parking area and the PVR cinema hall.
PROJECT SUMMARY
I. HVAC Interface
II. Chiller: 4 x350 Tr
III. PHE & PHE Pumps -03 Nos
IV. Thermal Storage System-03 Nos
V. Primary Purnps-05
VI. Secondary Pumps-07 Nos
VII. Condenser Pumps - 05 Nos
VIII. Cooling Tower-05 Nos. AHU'S - 123 Nos & FCU'S - 28 Nos
IX. Ventilation Blowers-18 Nos
X. Third Party System Interface
XI. BACnet Integration for Chiller
XII. Energy Meter Interface (MODBUS RTU) for tenant billing - 270 Nos BTU Meters for tenant billing -
34 Nos ranging from 300 dia - 50 dia
RESULTS ACHIEVED
Improved operational efficiency of the entire system with energy saving of 8 to 10%. IKW/TR
maintained at 0.82 to 0.85.
SERVICES - FORUM MALL
AC PLANT
I. The forum mall has a centralized AC system.
II. The AC plant is situated in the basement.
III. Two pipes of dia 300mm is used to carry water
and chilled water that run upto a terrace.
IV. Where chilled tower is situated.
V. Water from the AC plant is also supplied to the
fire safety pipes.
VI. The water of two water tanks of capacity 7000kL
is used for the AC plant.
VII. Central plant comprises the equipments such as
compressors, condensers, air handling units
(AHU), water chillers and cooling towers.
VIII. There are 2 AHU units present in the mall.
SERVICES – FORUM MALL

VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION
▪ There are six pairs of escalators that ascends upto the
recreational areas.
▪ There are 6 fire exits located at each floor- two at the front end,
two at the centre and two the rear ends.
GARBAGE CHUTE
The garbage chute of 30sq.m is found in the basement next to the
sewage treatment plant within the garbage chute.
▪ There is a separation for wet and dry waste.
▪ By providing a garbage chute which collects the waste from
the entire mall and store is temporary.
▪ The chute is provided with a door and a door from the exterior
for services, it is also well ventilated.
SERVICES - FORUM MALL
TOILETS
• Both male and female toilets are found.
• are well lit and ventilated.
• This toilet is also clearly indicated by signage.
• The driver’s toilet is also adjacent to the parking and the staff toilet.
• The driver’s toilet as a triangular unit found near the entrance to the basement parking.
• Gents Toilet – Second Floor
• There are no toilets found in the ground floor.
• Were toilet for physically handicapped people is also provided in the mezzanine floor level

INFERENCE :
✓ The toilets provided in this mall are as per the ratio given by the national building code.
✓ The other regulation of provision for physically handicapped people is also provided in each floor was not found.
✓ The signage for toilets are effectively used by placing in the customer flow regions. The lighting in the toilet is maintained to 90lux
and it is also well ventilated.
SERVICES - TOILETS
SERVICES - TOILETS
SERVICES
SERVICES
SERVICES
SERVICE DUCT
SERVICE DUCT
SPECIFIC DETAILING :
CEILING DETAIL :