EMPORIUM MALL LAHORE:

LOCATION: Johar Town Phase 2, opposite Expo Centre

Lahore.

ARCHITECT: AEDAS ( An international architectural firm)

CLIENT: NISHAT HOTELS AND PROPERTIES.

BUILDING CATEGORY: Regional Mall

STATUS : Under Construction. ( Completion= 2016)

TOTAL AREA: 270,000 sqft.

NO. OF SHOPS: 270 shops with 10 anchor stores.

CAR PARKING: For more than 2000 cars.

HOTEL: 110 room Boutique Hotel with restaurants and

wedding halls.

FOOD COURT: 35 Food chains

Cinema: 8 screen cinema with 48.887sqft area

KIDS PLAY AREA: over 60,000 sqft.

CONCEPT: The design is inspired by Pakistani jewelry

design and craftsmanship.

INTERNATIONAL BRANDS PERCENTAGE: 40% in retail and 65% international food chains.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION:

I have selected this case study as this project is becoming the first regional mall of Punjab and is
designed by international firm by keeping the environment and issues of Lahore in mind. The
requirement of this mall also matches my complex in a way, that both are being designed to generate
maximum revenue for the developer and secondly providing citizens with a new recreational space.
Though mall is still under construction and we cannot physically experience it but it’s planning, form,
requirements and spacing will be of great help for my complex.

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FEATURES:

 Wide and open walkways that serve as a visual pleasure in between the floors.
 The country’s largest and most inviting food court with more than 35 food outlets and family-
friendly areas.
 An eight-screen Cineplex with state-of-the-art surround sound and the most current 3D screen
technology.
 A grand entrance secure and convenient car parking bays with customized facilities for the
movement of disabled people lobby for hassle-free pick and drop services.
 Specially designed exhibition areas.
 Interactive spaces for advertising purposes.

Marcus Wilkins, Aedas divisional diector, said: “There has been an increase in demand for retail space
in Lahore, essentially due to the large population increase and growth of diverse income groups. Aedas
is delighted to play its role in helping the city to meet this demand as well as create a significant catalyst
for the ongoing development of the area.

ARCHITECTURAL SPACES:

Widest arcade = 120 feet wide main corridor Smallest retail corridor = 20 feet

No. of atriums = 2 large atriums Smallest food kiosk = 440 sqft

Largest food kiosk = 1800 square feet Smallest retail outlet = 350 sqft.

Largest Anchor store = 17500 sqft. Hypermarket size = 78000 sqft.

No of anchor stores = eight, varying in size Lighting = natural and artificial.

Fire exits = emergency exits (near boundary) Service corridor = 6ft and 8ft.

No. of stories = 3 stories Cargo lifts = 10 lifts and 5 staircases

No. of passenger lifts = 6 Structure of roof = truss structure.

No. of air lobbies = 2 of 600sqft Proposed Height of Each Floor: 20’ -25’

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 GROUND FLOOR

Ground floor provided with two grand entrances opens into the main arcade which is about 50 feet wide
and will have famous international brand. Four anchor points are present on every corner of the mall
which will help to maintain customer’s flow in the corners. Hypermarket given in ground is provided
with entrances from the mall where as its services are present at the back so that loading, unloading,
storage and services can be handled. Emergency exits are given at every corner as well as in the centre
in between shops.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

First floor plan also have same strategy planning as

four anchr stores are on each corner. It has room
for some local brands as square feet areas are
reduced as compared to ground floor. The size of
atrium is kept comparatively larger to provide view
of shops from ground to the top floor and this seize
keeps on increasing till the last level.

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 SECOND FLOOR PLAN

Second floor have some specific spot like party

wear dresses and accessories for marriages etc…
Only one anchor store is given. The main source
of attraction for the people on this floor is its
cinema and playland. Which are only accessible
from the inside of the mall which act as the
magnet point and attracts the customers to this
floor. This floor also have allied facilities like
washrooms, changing room for the staff of food
court and cinemas. This floor also have access
from ground floor for staff.

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

The third floor is designed to attract customer s to

the top floor. Now the common issues with top
floors are that they are not successful as people
don’t like to travel verticle much. In this mall they
have kept major entertainment of Lahore’s citizen
at the top floor that is food court, along with it Gold
Souk and internation avenue ( international brands)
is given. Service corridors and fire exits are given
on bith sides of the food court. service corridors are
provided with dish washing rooms, storage, cold
storage and staff facilities. As retail at top floor is
not that much popular in Lahore so the architects
used this floor as management services. Whole
management is controlled from this floor.

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3.2.1 POSITIVE POITNS:
 Atrium fulfills its purpose as customer can have a thorogh view of all shops from top level to
ground and vice versa.
 Different magnets for crowd are introduced on every floor which will force customer to go at
every corner of the mall.
 Emergency exits and their position are well designed. Each shop has an emergency exit and
emergency exit is just 50 feet away from fire escape.
 As service corridors are present on boundaries they will act as insulators so that airconditioning
cost can be controlled.
 Separate entrance and exits for staffs. Hypermarket is also have separate entrance for services.
 Good use of spaces. Irregular spaces in mall multiplied the no. of kiosks which is good for the
profit point of view.

3.2.3 NEGATIVE POINTS:

 No separate entrance for food court and cinemas. What if food courts want to serve food after
the closing of retail area and cinema want to put movie slot?
 Plant room is present at 4th floor which may create some problems.

3.2.4 CONCLUSION:
This mall is designed with international practices incorporating culture of Lahore. With time we
have adopted western lifestyle and this mall is providing us with the same facilities that are now
needed by the people. More than shopping, people enjoy walking in the compound, they like to
experience the ambience of mall. Now in the planning of this mall they didn’t only focused on
ambience but they have tried to make this mall very much functional.
Providing service corridors and fire can also help with the insulation of mall. Irregular shapes
can provide very use additional spaces for the kiosks and public sittings. The structure of mall is
used as decoration element supporting roof of the complex.
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