Express avenue mall architectural case study,chennai

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1. MALIK SANDAL INSTITUTE OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE ,BIJAPUR,KARNATAKA BACHELOR OF ARCHITECUTRE I V YEAR SESSION 201 8 -201 9 CASE STUDY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER (SHOPPING MALL) AIN UL HAQ PUNEKAR 2MB15AT003 ARCH I T ECURAL DES IGN 7

2. Express avenue Location Chennai ,  Tamil Nadu ,  India Coordinates 13.0613 ° 80.2611°ECoordinates :  13.0613°N No. of stores and services 210 Total retail floor area 900,000 square feet (84,000 m 2 ) Total area – 11 acre Architect -   Mohit Gujral . Ground coverage- 3.57 acre promoted by Express Infrastructure a subsidiary of The Indian Express  Group

3. About EA BOUND BY WHITES ROAD, WOODS ROAD, AND PATULLOS ROAD INAUGURATED ON MAY 26, 2010. HOME TO THE LARGEST GAMING ARCADE IN SOUTH INDIA. EXPRESS AVENUE HOSTS A MIXTURE OF SHOPPING, BUSINESS, AND LEISURE 200 SHOPS, AN EIGHT-SCREEN MULTIPLEX CINEMA, 1300 SEAT FOOD COURT AND CAR PARKING FOR MORE THAN 1800 CARS  ENTERTAINMENT PORTION OF THE MALL IS 70,000 SQUARE FEET (6,500 M 2 ) HOSTS ONE OF THE FINEST TOY STORES IN THE WORLD - HAMLEYS THE BUSINESS CHAMBER IS THE FIRST SUCH MARKETING SPACE TO BE BUILT INSIDE A MALL IN INDIA. THE AREA OF THIS ZONE IS OVER 200,000 SQ FT (19,000 M 2 ) OF OFFICE SPACE AT PRICES INTENDED TO COMPETE WITH SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES AND IT PARKS ELSEWHERE IN THE CITY.

4. location Merits Bound by Whites Road, Woods Road, and Patullos Road,major highway In the village of roypettah Centrally placed in chennai Within the rich of 30 min travel from central, egmore Within the general industrial zone

5. site located within the general industries area. Location easily accessible to major highway Whites Road, Woods Road, and Patullos Road. Adequate present and future capacity of adjacent highways for through traffic plus that to be generated by the center . Site shape- almost trapezoidal Adequate size and suitable shape to permit proper planning of the merchandising area

6. Entry and exit

7. Space segration Physical barrier(walls) Level difference

8. Traffic segration

9. zoning HOTEL G+9 MALL G+3 BUSINESS CHAMBER G+9 SURFACE PARKING

10. . 1 . STRUCTURES a . For retail purposes (retail areas) b . For service purposes (heating and air-conditioning plants, electric substations, maintenance shops, truck roads, loading docks, and equipment storage) c . For other commercial uses (offices and recreational facilities) d. For public use such as civic and social facilities (community center, auditorium, exhibition space, and children's play areas)- no such kind of space alloted there 2 . CAR STORAGE AREAS a . Surface parking lots b . Basement garages 3 . PEDESTRIAN AREAS a. No covered access from approach road to mall b . Covered pedestrian areas, such as public corridors and covered malls or courts 4 . AUTOMOBILE MOVEMENT AREAS- Distribution road system on site provision is made to separate 4 wheeler, 2 wheeler , pedestrian movement. 5 . PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AREAS- Bus roads, bus terminals, and taxi stands 6 . BUFFER AREAS- Landscaped area used for separating car storage areas or service areas from the mall area only. boundary wall used for separating highways & surrounding no landscape is used for separating parking areas from one another or parking areas from service areas 7 . RESERVE AREAS- nearby land is of express infrastructure . So they will be able to develop the mall according to future needs. SPACE ALLOTMENT

11. Parking Electronic Parking System (EPS) & Manual Parking Checks 3 level basement for parking and services Adequate surface parking Over 2000 car parks and ample 2 wheeler parking Valet parking facility

12. Parking TYPES BASEMENT- B1- only cars B2- bikes &cars B3- cars total of 1500 car parking Surface parking ANALYSIS OVERALL RETAIL AREA-900,000 sq ft According to standard- 10.0 car spaces per 1,000 square feet of net retail area Required nos - 9000 4 wheelers Capacity- 1500 cars Angular as well as perpendicular parking

13. Parking According to standard- minimum of 192 square feet and a maximum of 307 square feet per car Area given for parking-500,000sq ft or 250sq ft per car Valet services at all parking levels Have connectivity to mall at each parking level No proper consideration given on design only sign edges and marks were used for guidance According to Victor Gruen , architect and designer of shopping centers-an exit or entrance with continuous flow can handle up to 750 cars per hour . 3 ent /exit for 4 wheeler - Capacity of mall -750*3 =2250 cars per hour . 1 ent /exit for 2 wheeler- Capacity of mall - 750*1 =750 bikes per hour.

14. landscaping Water bodies pergolas Landscaping near building As a buffer space between parking a nd building Also as a resting place Sculpture Also as a barrier between Entrance and resturants Landscaping of service pit Enhance the beauty of that area

15. Segrating the spaces Enhancing the beauty Of building Resting place Sculpture makes the Entrance attractive Enhance the environment Of food court Barrier between highway And site

16. Solids and voids Openings ,cantilever projection Primitive geometric forms Cylinder &cuboid Plain façade with rectangular niches and recess for advertisement lattice Opaque, transparent spaces Elliptical ,parabolic forms FORMS

17. AT THE ENTRANCE TRANSFORMATION TAKES PLACE FROM THE PORCH TO A BIGGER ATRIUM. CHRISTMAS WONDERLAND DECORATION AT THE MAIN ATRIUM. Express Avenue

18. SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR PEOPLE. CROWD COLLECTED FOR THE RIDE.

19. ARTIFICIAL LANDSCAPING FOOD COURT DUE TO LESS SITTING PLACE AT FOOD COURT, PEOPLE, USE AVAILABLE SPACES.

20. SITTING ARANGEMENT

21. Internal planning STAIR CASE LIFTS ESCELATOR REST ROOMS Ground Floor First Floor Second Floor Basement

22. Basement Access Anticz Jewelry Arun Unlimited Balecha Cell Zone BATA Bharat Matrimony Big Bazaar Citi Bank ATM Crocodile Dcb Bank ATM Derby Essa Momentz Forex Exchange Fruit Shop Gangotree Gloshop Impulse Kwality Swirls Mrsk Mtg Big bazaar Ground Floor Aldo , Aldo Accessories & Inglot Alcott Base Camp Benetton Body Shop Boggi Bulchee Burberry Charles & Keith Café Pascucci Calonge Calvin Klein Chemistry Da Milano Diesel Diesel Editions Emo Espirit Fcuk Forevernew Gloria Jeans Guru Hamleys Hidesign Indian Bank Jus Booster Juice Levis Rivet Lifestyle Longines Smith & Canali ) M.a.c Marks & Spencer Nawaabs The Royal Kitchen Of Lucknow Omega Ovs Parcos Pavers England / Staccato Paul & Shark Rado Raymond Veil Rosental , Lladro , Dior, Mount Blanc, Lvmh , Richemo Sun Glass Hut Swarovski Swatch & Tissot The Natures Co Tie Bar Timberland Triumph International Uniglobe Travel Vero Moda , Jack & Jones, Only & Pieces Westside Anchor store Big Bazaar Marks And Spencor Odessy

23. First floor Accessorize Allen Solly Arrow Basics Life Bombay High Blackberry Bwitch Club America ( IZod , Gant, US Polo, Arrow Sports) Café Coffee Day Celio Daniel Hetcher Evolv Eye Wear Fab India Florsheim Flying Machine Giovani Gkb Hamleys Holii Hush Puppies Indian Terrain Infinity Ishvarya Joss Just In Vogue Kalista Kobler Lee Levis Strauss Lifestyle Louis Philippe Lush Manyavar Marks & Spencer Maroma Metro Shoes Ood Life Pee Ka Boo Patterns Pepe Jeans Peter England Provogue Puma Regal Reid & Taylor Rocia Solas Sting Titan Tommy Hilfiger Toni & Guy Utharika Van Heusen & Vdot Westside Wrangler Zimsons Fbo Second floor Acer Adidas All And Barbie Begum Biba Bsa Store Casio Citizen Converse Crocs Giny & Jony Global Desi Health & Glow Hp World Indigo Nation & Jealous Jashn Kalanikethan Grandeur Kalmane Coffee Kenko Spa Kiwi Kiss Kushals Laptop Plus Levis Signature Lifestyle Max Lifestyle Moksha Mother Care Mustard Nike Nokia Priority Dealer Odyssey Oshkosh Bogosh & Carter Planet Sports Reebok Ryasetta Samsonite Samsung Scullers Soch Sportsxs Stanza Suxus Threads Trendz Shoes Venfield Vetel Jeans Vip Third Floor Fourt court

24. ELECTRONICS, PERSONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENTAL STORES, APPAREL, CAFÉ’ WATCHES, FOOTWEAR, EYEWEAR, TRAVEL GEAR, ACCESSORIES, STATIONERY, KIDS STORE, ELECTRONICS, PERSONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENTAL STORES, APPAREL, CAFÉ’, APPERAL, ACCESSORIES, DEPARTMENTAL STORE, FOOTWEAR, EYEWEAR, WACTHES, HOME FURNISHING, BOOK STORE, PHARMACY ELECTRONICS, SPORTSWEAR, APPAREL, DEPARTMENTAL STORE, KIDS & INFANT STORE, TRAVEL GEAR FOOD COURT, GAME ZONE, MULTIPLEX BASEMENT GROUND FLOOR SECOND FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

25. EXHAUST FAN PROVIDES THE VENTILATION IN PARKING EXHAUST FANS IN BASEMENT AC AIR CHANGER UNIT DUCT TO BASEMENT FOR DAYLIGHT EXPRESS AVENUE MALL Ventilation - the entire mall is divided into 3 parts Three of them have an atrium each, in the centre . And the shops are placed around each atrium space. The whole mall is centrally air conditioned With duct system. The fire fighting equipments ( sprinklers, fire alarm) are fixed on the ceiling . The building has double basement. The washrooms aren't properly ventilated. The first basement is used for retail shop as well as parking. The second basement is for parking. There was no ventilation in the second basement. The HVACs system control room of the building is situated at the second basement. The parking is well equipped with fire fighting systems .

26. VENTILATOR DUCTS IN THE ATRIUM SPACE SKYLIGHTS ARE THE MAIN SOURCE OF DAYLIGHTING FIRE EXIT ACTS AS SOURCE OF INDIRECT DAYLIGHTING FOR PARKING

27. ROOF SLAB SHOWROOM GLASS WALL AC DUCT LIGHT CORRIDOR

28. LIGHTING INSIDE THE MALL ATRIUM SPACES : Naturally lighting (skylight). Huge spot lights. Mostly lit by the ceiling spot lights and surrounding shops . BOUTIQUES : Bright lighting – makes the shop look bigger in size. Generates an inviting feeling . Mostly blue colored spot lights are used. RESTAURANTS : :Comparatively dim lighting. Spaces inside are brighter compared to the seating area. Creates a private and cozy ambience. CAFÉ : Dimly lit with yellowish light. Warm and friendly ambience.

29. WASHROOMS : Perfectly lit. Spot lights used in front of the mirrors. JEWELLERY : Focused tiny lightings on the ornaments. Lighting inside is dull with special lightings for each ornament. MULTIPLEX & LOUNGE CAFÉ : Dimly lit using a range of yellow- red lights. Darker shades including green is used. GAMIN ZONE : Dramatized lighting. More of colorful lights. The kids section : More of bright, colorful lights and use of natural lighting. PARKING : Very well lit. Normal tube lights. The exits and entrances were given importance.

30. MATERIALS….. FLOORING : MALL SPACES : MARBLE When polished, gives a shiny appearance. Bad conductor of heat. Hence reduces the temperature to an extent. MULTIPLEX: VINYL FLOORING Design flexibility : Can be custom cut. Sheet flooring and tiles available in different styles and colors . Resilience : Reduces noise Provides comfort under foot STAIRS: GLASS WITH STEEL FRAMES (Railings) : View : Great job at preserving the view. Maintenance : With proper care glass can last a life time. ATRIUM SPACES : TRANSLUSCENT FIBRE GLASS Durability Resistance to weathering Design flexibility

31. Why is yellow lighting followed in restaurants , multiplexes and lounge spaces? AMBIENCE PRIVACY BEAUTIFY What is CRI? Quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reproduce the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural source of light. Light sources with high CRI are desirable in color-critical applications such as photography and cinematography. In restaurants and lounge places, low CRI is desired. It makes the place look more cozy, adds to the ambience by dramatizing the lighting effects. It also provides privacy which is desired in lounge places. Even in restaurants, use of low CRI makes the food look fresh and interesting.

32. LED benefits: Long life : lighting life 100000 hours Reliability: superb reliability of conventional lamps Maintenance operation Energy efficient New lighting possibilities Less heat Display lighting design : Lighting for commercial merchandising Lighting for store windows and in- store displays Track lighting used in general window and in-store display : different fixture types are available that are simply clipped to the track and thus creates dramatic and rapid changes

33. Fire fighting devices , ventilator ducts , lights on the ceiling

34. services

35. services

36. FIRE FIGHTING EXPRESS AVENUE MALL BASEMENT No natural ventilation for the basements are provided AHU units are installed in the 3 rd basement only Fire fighting lines/pipes are running all over the basements Fire extinguishers are installed all over the basements( staircases , walls, columns and lift ducts) For different kinds of fire different fire extinguishers are installed Fire fighting alarms and sprinklers are installed at regular intervals Emergency switches are provided at regular intervals

37. FIRE FIGHTING EXPRESS AVENUE MALL FLOORS Fire and smoke detectors are installed Fire alarms and water sprinklers are installed on the cielings Fire extinguishers are installed at staurs and lift lobby as well certain places For different kinds of fire different fire extinguishers are installed Emergency switches are provided at regular intervals Fire fighting lines are going through the ceiling, somewhere exposed and most of them are covered with false cielings Fire hydrants Fire hydrants are installed at staircase lobbies with sufficient hose length to reach all areas. Sprinkler system for fire extiguishing has also been installed with outlets with opening through false ceiling.

38. MERITS DEMERITS Well planning of natural and artificial lighting. During servicing hours, there was chaos near the main escalator connecting the GF and the basement. Careful planning of vehicular traffic. Proper seating arrangement. Open cafeterias for people. Good artificial landscaping. Availability of a wide range of items on the same level. The many atriums provided a lot of natural lighting. Lots of staircases , escalators and lifts. Location of the multiplex and food court on the same level makes it easy for the people to access. E A