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Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai: Live Case Study
Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai: Live Case Study
Forum Vijaya Mall, Chennai: Live Case Study
MALL,CHENNAI
LIVE CASE STUDY
FORUM VIJAYA MALL ,CHENNAI
CLIENT Prestige Group
TYPE Mixed use comercial
YEAR OF COMPLETION 2013
ARCHITECT Thomas Associates
Structural Engineering Potential Services Consultants
MEP Engineering Potential Services Consultants
Landscape Peridian Consultants
LOCATION Vadapalani,Chennai
RETAIL AREA 650,000 sq ft
PARKING 3000 vehicles (Basement & MLCP –2basements and 8
side levels)
NO OF ANCHOR STORES 8
NO OF SCREENS 8 + 1 IMAX
AVERAGE FOOTFALL
50000
45000
40000
35000
30000
25000
20000
15000
10000
5000
0
Weekdays Weekands
Pre covid Present
Location
• Vadapalani- busy and commercial area in chennai
• Has bustling residential localities
• The place is renowned for its film studios, 19th century murugan temple and
its 6 storey mall (forum vijaya mall).
CONTEXT
It has two main abutting roads towards the east
entrance it has the 100 feet road
The south entrance is by the arcot road (25 ft).
N
100 ft road
SIMS HOSPITAL AND CAMPUS
8 AM 12 PM
4 PM 10 PM
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
TIME 8 AM 12 PM 4 PM 10 PM
FORUM PARK
APARTMENTS
BACK PARKING
APARTMENTS
TRANSISION SPACE
ENTRANCES
BASEMENT PARKING 2
BASEMENT PARKING 1
MALL
BASEMENT PARKING
MALL
ENTRY RAMP
TWO WHEELER PARKING MALL ( LOWER GROUND FLOOR )
BASEMENT PARKING 1
BASEMENT PARKING 2
TOP LEVEL
STAIRS FOR
THE
PEDESTRIANS
TO ACCESS
THE TOP LEVEL
UP DOWN
RAMPS
DOWN UP
LOWER
LEVEL
MALL ENTRY
TROLLEY LIFTS
ESCALATOR CONNECTING NO.OF PEOPLE IN THIS FLOOR AT EACH TIME
TO THE UPPER GROUND FLOOR
NO PEOPLE
MOVEMENT HERE
ONLY ESCALATOR TO
THE BASEMENT ARE
PRESENT
(AND PEOPLE USE
LIFTS TO THE BASEMENT)
LOW
THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS MOSTLY ACCESSED MOSTLY CONJESTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
DUE TO THE ATRIUM BEING THE MAIN FOCUS
BY THE PEDESTRIANS ENTERING THE MALL POINT AND ALSO DUE TO THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE
MEDIUM
VERY HIGH
MAIN
ENTRANCE
( ENTRANCE FROM THE
MAIN ROAD)
SINCE IT IS PRESENT ATTHE THE ATRIUM BEING THE MAIN HIGH PEOPLE TRAFFIC
MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MALL SPOT THE LIFT NEAR IT,IS
THERE ARE TEMPORARY STALLS CROWDED MOST OF THE TIME
BUT THERE IS MOVEMENT . VERY LOW PEOPLE TRAFFIC
PRESENT ,PEOPLE STOP TO BUY OR
THE PROCESS OF CHECKING VIEW THOSE PRODUCTS
ALWAYS MOVEMENT PRESENT
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
THERE IS ALWAYS MOVEMENT HERE AS
THE PEOPLE ENTER INTO THE SHOPS VERY HIGH
THE PLACE TO BUY TICKETS, FOOD ARE ALL UPPER GROUND FLOOR)
VERY HIGH
PRESENT HERE ,SO THERE IS CROWD ALL THE TIME
LOW
MEDIUM
ALWAYS MOVEMENT
SHOPS PLACED HERE BECAUSE ITS ON THE CIRCULATORY SPACE AROUND THE ATRIUM
WAY TO THE ATRIUM
RESTROOMS
RESTROOMS PLACED INSIDE SO
THATTHE RESTROOMS ARE
NOT SEEN FROM THE INTERIOR
OF THE MALL SERVICE LIFTS
RESTROOMS
SERVICE LIFTS
RESTROOMS AND SERVICE LIFTS
LOADING BAY
THERE ARE NO RESTROOMS
IN THE 4th FLOOR
RESTROOMS
SPI CINEMAS
(Parent company
PVR Cinemas)
SHOP PLACEMENT SIMILAR SHOPS
STANDARDS
EXTERNAL STAIR CASE
THREAD - 2000 mm
RISER - 160 mm
SLOPE - AROUND 40
Atrium at 4 pm
Led down lights
The atrium
Lighting in clothing areas
• The high color rendering LED spotlights and LED downlights can
effectively solve these problems.
Lighting inside
Peter England Inside lifestyle
LED spot lights Ceiling recessed lights
Corridor lighting
• Corridors had warm white 22 watts light
• The lights in the corridors adjacent to the atrium area were used only in the evening as the corridors had
enough lighting coming through the atrium some had small lights turned on.
• The corridors surrounding the smaller atrium doesn’t have enough day light
• The artificial lights were lit during the day time also.
Corridors surounding
Corridors surrounding the atrium during day
Corridor near the exterior the outer atrium during day
Palazzo lighting
• Palazzo's had small {15watts} warm
white ceiling recessed lights as they
match the finishes of the surrounding
and also chandliers for aesthetics.
• The lighting was not too bright and not
too dull.
• Source of day light is the small atrium.
Other lighting
Surrounding the atrium it had
wall fixed box lights along the
corridor
• Food court in the place had fancy hanging lights with enough lighting
and with a illuminance of 150lux which creates a good ambience for
the users.
All other shops had their own false ceiling
patterns and fancy lights inside.
Lighting inside
A restaurant
SCREEN
LATERAL
LOAD
BASEMENT AREAS
FOOTING
COLUMN SIZES :
Square columns – 1m*1m
Circular columns in the atrium – 1.25 diamater
Views of the mall at night