Design Case Study
Design Case Study
Design Case Study
- A mall that breathes without air-conditioning ❑ Acts as both commercial hub & sustainable complex.
ARCHITECT' WORDS ON THIS BUILDING: PROPOSED LAND USE: FIRST INTEGRATED SMART CITY
"We imagined designing an environment full of greenery, MIXED USE DEVELPMENT
retail shops and recreational activities; an environment
COMMERCIAL &PUBLIC SPACE
that could act as an enclave of connection and welcome
people inside. It is a mall to be experienced to be MODERN, HI-TECH &
understood."
ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN
CONCEPT OF THE MALL:
SITE SPECIFICATION:
VEGETATION: LUSH GREEN VEGETATION & TROPICA • Hoardings solve purpose of acting as a second sun screen apart from
being a decorative element in the building; imbibed in the niches of
TOPOGRAPHY: FLAT metal jallis.
CLIMATE: TROPICAL WET & DRY • The helical form of the building emerges from the ground floor, as if
originating from the surrounding landscape.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
PEDESTRAIN ENTRY: 3
VEHICULAR ENTRY& EXIT: 1
EXTERIOR FOOD COURT: 1
PRESENCE OF KIOSKS
PAVED PATHWAY: 3M WIDE
DROP OFF: 3.5M Wide
WIDTH OF THE ROAD: 4.5M
• Significant dimension is along the mall as this involves
the widths, I, e, frontages, of stores.
SERVICES
TOILETS
MULTIPLEX MEASUREMENTS:
DESIGN FEATURES:
• The idea worked across scales to doubly awe visitors with vast spaces and welcome them with measures of comfort. In
following, coherence and hierarchy were critical to the mall's planning.
• The architects have delivered a highly sustainable and viable contemporary built-form which is enhanced by their capability
to engage themselves right from the initial phase of the project.
• The stepped terraces add extra area to each floor, thereby increasing the saleable areas and acting as recreational spaces.
At smaller scales, architectural details provide a visual dynamism that extends through each of the mall's spaces
• It is interwoven with all characteristics of an iconic marvel which are responsive to its environment.
SERVICES:
FIRE EXIT:
• It is aptly placed around the administrative buildings in the vicinity serving as a landmark and a
turning point for the otherwise structured building envelopes.