MILLENNIUM

MALL
CASE STUDY OF MILLENNIUM MALL KARACHI AND EXPLORING ITS,
• CORES
• VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CIRCULATIONS
• FLOW IN DESIGN
• ACCESSIBILITIES
• SERVICES
• FINDINGS

BY:
ABDULLAH NADEEM
 MILLENNIUM
MALL
LOCATION: 18 F-1 MAIN, RASHID MINHAS RD,
GULSHAN-E- IQBAL, KARACHI, 75300
BUILDING TYPE: SHOPPING
MALL ARCHITECT : PIXARCH
ARCHITECTS
ABOUT SITE HAS A THREE WAY ACCESS WHICH PROVIDES IT
WITH BETTER OPPORTUNITIES OF GROWING
SITE BUSINESS AS MOST OF THE GROUND FLOOR STORES
CAN BE ROAD FACING. THE SITE OPENS UPTO MAIN
RASHID MINHAS ROAD FROM THE CIRCULAR SIDE
AND MAIN NATIONAL STADIUM RD FROM THE
SHORTER HORIZONTAL SIDE.
 PROBLEMS FACED DUE TO PROBLEMS DUE TO

LOCATION
PROBLEMS WITH
ACCESS
AROUND A 20’-0” FROM THE SERVICE
LANE OF MAIN NATIONAL STADIUM
ROAD HAS BEEN ENROACHED BY THE
MALL AND IS BEING USE FOR THE
MALL PARKING CRATING A CHAOS
AND SUFFOCATION IN THE AREA
CONTEXT
SAIMA MALL ADJACENT TO THE SITE
HAS BROUGHT A MAJOR DRAWBACK
AND LACK OF BUSINESS TO THE
MILLENNIUM MALL AS ITS FRESH
CONSTRUCTION AND NEW MATERIALS
PROVIDES MUCH MORE CLEANER AND
MAINTAINED LOOK TO THE VISITORS.

3RD FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
MEZZANIN PROBLEMS DUE TO
E
UPPER CONTEXT
ROAD GROUND A LONG 14’-0” HIGH WALL HAS
LEVEL LOWER BEEN DRAWN IN FRONT OF MALL
GROUND
BASEMEN LONGER HORIZONTAL FACE THE
T BLOCKS AND CONJUSTS THE
SPACE OF ENTRANCE FORM THIS
SIDE.
ACCESS MALL AND RELATION OF
SPACES

STEPS ENTRANCE TO STEPS ENTRANCE TO

LOWER LOWER
AND UPPER GROUND AND UPPER GROUND

STEPS ENTRANCE TO
STEPS ENTRANCE TO
LOWER
LOWER
AND UPPER GROUND
AND UPPER GROUND
STEPS ENTRANCE TO
STEPS ENTRANCE TO LOWER AND UPPER
LOWER AND UPPER GROUND WITH A RAMP
GROUND WITH A RAMP FOR DISABLED
FOR DISABLED

STEPS ENTRANCE TO
LOWER AND UPPER
GROUND

ISSUES IN ACCESS

THE RAMPS FOR THE DISABLED DOES NOT FOLLOW THE STANDARDS AND RATIO AS THE
HEIGHT OF 8’ TO UPPER GROUND FLOOR FROM ROAD LEVEL AND DEPTH OF 4’ FROM ROAD
LEVEL HAS BEEN BOTH ACHIEVED WITH A SLOPE WITHIN A SPACE OF 10’-0”.

UPPER GROUND FLOOR

PLAN
 ACCESS MALL 6.
AND RELATION
OF SPACES
1. THE MALL DOES NOT HAVE
A FOCUSED ENTRANCE AND HAS
NOT PROVIDED
EMPHASISED AN TO ITS DESIGN AS TO
ENTITIY
USE THE MAXIMUM AREA FOR ENTRANCE 3.
A LACK OF FOCUS TOWRDS THE
GRANDEUR OF SPACE IS MISSING ALL THE
FOCAL POINT WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN
4.
THE BEST ENTRY POINT HAS BEEN
COVERED BY LARGE SHOPS. 2.
2. THE OPEN ABOVE AREA FOR ATRIUM 7.
AT GROUND FLOOR IS TOO SMALL AND
ALSO HAS 5.
BEEN MOSTLY HIDDEN DUE TO FACILITIES
SUCH AS CAPSULE LIFTS AND 1
ESCLATORS.
3. THE SPACE OF LOBBY FROM THE .
ENTRANCE FROM SERVICE LANE HAS BEEN
DISTURBED BY
VENDORS OF FOODS DUE TO UNPLANNED
UPPER GROUND FLOOR
DISTRIBUTION OF SPACES.
PLAN
 ACCESS MALL 6.
AND RELATION
OF SPACES
4. THE MARKED SPACE HAS BEEN PROVIDED
TO A
CLOTHING VENDOR ON LOWER GROUND
3.
WHICH
MAKES THE VIEWS AND ORGANIZATION 4.
5.DULL.
MOST OF THE BUSINESS HAS ALSO BEEN IN
2.
A
STRESS DUE TO CUTTING OF SHOPS AS MOST OF
THEM ARE OF 7’X7’ OR 8’X8’ DIMENSION WHICH
DOES NOT ATTRACT THE BIG VENDORS.
5.
1
6. THE PUBLIC WASHROOM AREAS ARE
.
BOTH IN A UPPER GROUND FLOOR
CRITICAL CONDITION AND ON A CRITICAL PLAN
 O STEPS FOR SPLIT
SLAB
O CAPSULE LIFTS THE GROWTH OF
O SPLIT SLAB AREA
O CARGO LIFTS LEVELS
O PASSENGER LIFTS WITH
STAIR CASE

3RD FLOOR
2ND FLOOR
1ST FLOOR
MEZZANINE
UPPER
GROUND
LOWER
GROUND
BASEMENT

THE FOLLOWING SKETCH SHOWS THE

VERTICALITY OF STRUCTURE AND
FACILITIES PROVEDED IN THE
DESIGN TO USE AND CIRCULATE
ROAD AMOUNGST THE LEVELS.
LEVEL
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 14 LEVELS IN
THE STRUCTURE AND A TOTAL OF 4
FLOORS,

UPPER GROUND FLOOR

 SERVICES FOR VERTICAL
FLOW
THIS CORE PROVIEDS A STAIRACASE
AND A LIFT TO FLOW BETWEEN
FLOORS ONLY WHICH CONNECTS TO A
PASSAGE LEADING TO TOWARDS THE
ATRIUM
THE CORNER MOST
CORE ALSO PROVIDES
WITH A STAIRCASE
AND LIFT AS IT
MOVES VERTICALLY
ADJACENT TO THE
BATHROOMS AND
THE SERVICE AREAS
THE FOLLOWING CORE PROVIDES A
STAIRCAS AND A PASSENGER LIFT FOR
THE ONES WHO DOES NOT WANT TO
USE CAPSULE LIFTS AS IT IS PLACED
AT A DISTANCE OF 20’ FROM CAPSULES
 SERVICES FOR VERTICAL
FLOW
THIS CORE PROVIEDS A STAIRACASE
AND A LIFT TO FLOW BETWEEN
FLOORS ONLY WHICH CONNECTS TO A
PASSAGE LEADING TO TOWARDS THE
ATRIUM
THE CORNER MOST
CORE ALSO PROVIDES
WITH A STAIRCASE
AND LIFT AS IT
MOVES VERTICALLY
ADJACENT TO THE
BATHROOMS AND
THE SERVICE AREAS
THE FOLLOWING CORE PROVIDES A
STAIRCAS AND A PASSENGER LIFT FOR
THE ONES WHO DOES NOT WANT TO
USE CAPSULE LIFTS AS IT IS PLACED
AT A DISTANCE OF 20’ FROM CAPSULES
 THESE STEPS ARE ONE OF THE
CVERTICAL CIRCULATION
FLOW TO
THE CARGO LIFT
CAUSES MANY
SERVICES THE PROVIDES A
CONNECTION BETWEEN
NORMAL AND A SPLIT SLAB
SPLITS
PROBLEMS SUCH AS
IT LEADS TO THE MAIN LOBY
DISTURBANCE IN
ENTRANCE AND ALSO
HORIZONTAL
TOWARDS THE ATRIUM
CIRCULATION
OPENING
INSUFFICENT
STORAGE AND
INEFFICIENT FLOW.
THESE STEPS ARE ONE OF THE
CVERTICAL CIRCULATION
SERVICES THE PROVIDES A
CONNECTION BETWEEN
NORMAL AND A SPLIT SLAB
IT LEADS TOWARDS THE
LOBBY OF MAIN ENTRANCE
NATIONAL STADIUM THESE
THESE STEPS ARE ONE
STEPS ARE ONE OF THE
OF THE CVERTICAL
CVERTICAL CIRCULATION
CIRCULATION
SERVICES THE PROVIDES A
SERVICES THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN
PROVIDES A
NORMAL AND A SPLIT SLAB
CONNECTION
ROAD
BETWEEN NORMAL
AND A SPLIT SLAB IT
LEADS TOWARDS THE THESE STEPS ARE ONE OF THE CVERTICAL CIRCULATION SERVICES THE PROVIDES A CONNECTION
CORNER LIFT, CARGO BETWEEN NORMAL AND A SPLIT SLAB IT LEADS TOWARDS THE LOBBY OF MAIN ENTRANCE
LIFT AND THE NATIONAL STADIUM THESE STEPS ARE ONE OF THE CVERTICAL CIRCULATION SERVICES THE
BATHROOMS. PROVIDES A CONNECTION BETWEEN NORMAL AND A SPLIT SLAB ROAD
CARGO
LIFT

THE CARGO LIFT CAUSES MANY PROBLEMS SUCH AS DISTURBANCE IN HORIZONTAL

CIRCULATION
INSUFFICENT STORAGE AND INEFFICIENT FLOW.

DUE TO VAST DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SERVICE AND THE SPACE AND ITS LOCATION AT
EXTREME CORNER HAS MADE THE CARGO LIFT OF NO USE AS IT TRAVELS FROM
BASEMENT SKIPS LOWER AND UPPER GROUND FLOOR LEVELS AND CONTINUES FROM
MEZZANINE BUT DUE TO ITS SMALL SPACE PEOPLE NOW USE NORMAL PASSENGER LIFT
FOR THE MOVEMENT OF CARGO WHICH EVNTUALLY DISTURBS BOTH HORIZONTAL AND
VERTICAL FLOW.
BATHROOMS

THE LACK OF BATHROOMS AND ITS EFFICIENCY TO ACCESS HAS ALSO EFFECTED THE
MALL COMFORT LEVELS AS ITS LOCATION AT EXTREME CORNERS JUST TO SATISFY THE
SERVICES OF BATHROOMS HAS COAST THEM TO MUCH IN A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AS
THE CORNER HAS BEEN IN A COMPLETE MESS AND ALSO HAS BEEN SUFFERING WITH BAD
PUNJENT SMELLS THAT MAKE THE VISITORS UNCOMFORTABLE ALSO NOW BATHROOMS
OF TWO FLOORS ARE USABLE ONE FOR MALE A THE OTHER FOR FEMALE BUT INITIALLY
EVERY FLOOR WAS PROVIDED WITH BOTH.
 USE OF
ESCLATORS
FLOOR
SPLIT

SP LIT
OR
FLO

T
R SPLI
FL OO

O OR
L
F LIT
SP
USE OF
ESCLATORS
 USE OF
ESCLATOR
S
USE OF NATURAL
LIGHT
 FACILITIES
BOWLING, CINEMA, FOOD COURT, SHOPS, OPEN
HALLS, GAMES AREA X2, PARKING
SECTIONAL
PERSPECTIVE
CAPSUL
E
LIFTS
ATRIU
M
LOWER
GROUND
OPEN
AREA
SHOP