Mahindra

World City
Chennai
Case Study : LAKEWOODS
By : Gopi.P

Architecture Design IV
 INTRODUCTION
Mahindra Lifespaces is one of the leading real estate
development companies in India.

We have projects across the country and provide

thoughtfully designed living spaces.

We espouse responsible, green design and

development, and are driven by our mission of
Sustainable Urbanization

Architect
Ar.SHEILA SRI PRAKASH
Founder and Chief Architect
SITE LEVEL
Site Details
LOCATION
Located on NH 16 (formerly NH 5) on the Chennai -Kolkata Highway,
MAHINDRA WORLD CITY, CHENNAI Administrative Block, Central
Avenue, Mahindra World City, Chengelpet Taluk, Kancheepuram,
TamilNadu - 603 004, India

Longitude = 79°59'0.05"E Latitude = 12°41'2.38"N

HISTORY
Mahindra World City is located outside Chennai city and was inaugurated on 21 September
2002 by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalitha. Built on the model of
sustainable urbanization Mahindra World City grew from a bed of business, infrastructure
and sustainable practices before evolving into a completely integrated city within a decade
of its inauguration
 CLIMATE ANALYSIS
 The month with the highest relative humidity is
November (80.21 %)

 The month with the lowest relative humidity

is June (61.10 %)
 The least amount of rainfall occurs in February
Most precipitation falls in October, with an average of  The month with the highest number of rainy days is
205 mm October (19.90 days)

 The average temperatures vary during the

year by 7.0 °C | 12.7 °F

 The month with the lowest number of rainy days is

February (2.27 days)
 Chengalpattu are in the middle and the summers are that
easy to define

The best time to visit are January, February, March,

December
NEAREST
LANDMARK
Mahindra Zip Rooms
World City Mahindra
Developers World City

Ford Motors

4 KM 5 KM 10 KM
 MAJOR ACCESS TO
SITE
Public Transports :
Bus Stations :
Mahindra world city free Bus stop (3.7 KM )
Veerapuram (3.2 KM )
Thirutheri (4.3 KM )

Train Stations :
Paranur Railway Station (2.7 KM )
Singaperumal koil (5.3 KM )
Chengalpattu (8.8 KM )

PORT : AIRPORT :
Chennai Port ( 38 KM ) Chennai City ( 36 KM )
Ennore Port ( 25 KM ) Chennai Airport ( 55 KM )
Kattupalli Port ( 23 KM )
TOPOGRAPHY

The Site has 26m

Topography Elevated
 Mahindra World City Chennai
Zones

Business Residential SOCIAL

Zones Zones Zones
Capgemini Aqualily The Canopy
Rntbci Sylvan county MWC Club
Timken Engg & Iris Court Mahindra World
Research Nova School
Lear Corporation Downtown Hostel
NCr Corporation Jeevan Hospital
Kryolan Cosmetics On-Site Railway
Spirax Sarco Station
Wipro
 AMENITIES
IN
LAKEWOODS
SWIMMING GYMNASIUM BADMINTON KIDS' PLAY
POOL COURT AREA

CLUB HOUSE 2 ELEVATORS JOGGING ELEVATED

PER TOWER TRACK LOUNGE

MULTIPURPOS INDOOR COURTYARD GAS BANK

E HALL GAMES ROOM PROVISION

CCTV SIT-OUT AREA

 UTILITIES
Water supply :

100% of the landscaping water needs are met through Treated

water, additionally treated water supply

Is also provided to industries, commercial spaces as well for their

requirements

To reduce the water consumption, Xeriscaping is carried out,

which is planting of drought resistant variety of trees which
consume considerably lesser quantity of water.

To further reduce use of water, nature method of embedding clay

pots with small hole near trees is being adopted.

The pattern of landscaping reducing the extent of turfing and

planting more trees are adopted.Further tree varieties which
produce maximum quantity of oxygen are planted at site.
 WASTE DISPOSAL
A 16 metric ton capacity Solid waste management plant has been established
at Mahindra World City Chennai

System for operation and maintenance of municipal waste management

covering adequately the process

Collection, transportation, treatment and disposal within Mahindra World City

From industrial, residential areas, commercial areas, open spaces etc

Presently generates about 2 MT per day of waste which is projected to grow

up to 16 MT per day

Out of the total waste generated ~ 40-45% constitutes biodegradable organic

matter and 30-40% recyclable material
 ELECTRICITY
Estimated annual Energy savings:
232750 MWH

Estimated annual reduction in CO2 emissions:

181545 tones.

Installation of Solar PV :

The roof top at has 210 kWp and that of Lakewood's has 800 kWp Solar PV
installed and operational and 250 KWP is in execution, Ranka paper has
installed 100 KMP solar PV installed

Estimated annual Energy savings :

1625 MWH

Retrofitting of lighting fixtures at Evolve (Lakewood's at MWCC) : NOTE :

Reduction in electricity consumption at evolve building, through LED retrofit KWH = Kilowatt Hour
MWH = Megawatt Hour
Estimated annual Energy savings: KWP = Kilowatt Peak

99,450 kWh
Pioneers to commission a Off grid solar power plant in the Tamil Nadu state
Installed a 75 KW off-grid solar power plant at The Canopy – Commercial
centre

The solar system is designed to operate without any battery bank

The system starts its operation automatically in the morning as soon as the
solar modules receive the minimum sunlight required to power up the
inverters

Installed over an area of 800 Sq.m on the rooftop and consists of 315 Multi
Crystalline Solar Photovoltaic Modules each of 240W

Designed to generate 116000 units generated annually through the Solar

Power Plant, and offset 60 tones of CO2 annually
 BIO DIVERSITY
An all new Bio-CNG plant was set up at Mahindra World City spread over an
area of 1,000 square meters

The Bio-CNG plant will create a carbon neutral ecosystem Bio-CNG plant
converts 100% of the eight tons of food and kitchen waste generated daily in
the city into 1000m3 of raw biogas

This raw bio gas can be enriched to yield 400kg/day of purified CNG grade
fuel which is equivalent to a 200kW power plant

As a by-product, four tons of organic fertilizer is produced each day The green
energy (Bio-CNG) is effectively used to replace CNG as an automotive fuel for
CNG buses and tractors

NOTE :
LPG for cooking purposes, as well as to power street lights at Mahindra World
City, Chennai The organic fertilizer is used by farmers to enhance soil fertility
Furthermore, the power generated is used for buses for free shuttle service CNG = Compressed Natural Gas
and tractors for cultivation LPG = Liquefied Petroleum Gas
BULILDING
PLANNING
LEVEL
Planning Study
SITE PLAN
OF

MAHINDRA
WORLD CITY
CHENNAI
 SITE PLAN
OF
Land Area: 9.33 acres
LAKEWOODS
Total No. of Apartment: 747 Units
Total No. of Block: 9 Block
Towers: 14 -Storied Towers
Apartment Size: 3BHK 1013.86 Sq.ft | 2BHK
751.22 Sq.ft
 FLOOR PLANS
2BHK
UNIT TYPE 2BHK

AREA SQ.FT

CARPET 751.22

DECK 37.89

UTILITY 24.54

COMMON AREA 265.33

 FLOOR PLANS
3BHK
UNIT TYPE 3BHK

AREA SQ.FT

CARPET 1013.86

DECK 84.82

UTILITY 24.43

COMMON AREA 354.89

 B’

FLOOR PLANS
2BHK
A A’ TYPICAL FLOOR
PLAN
TOWER A
B
Horizontal and
Vertical zoning
of spaces
Horizontal Zoning Used
By Passage Way @ 1.8m
Wide
Vertical Zoning Used By Staircases,
Lifts And Services Room
 TYPOLOGY
OF SPACES

GROUND:

1. Entry/Exit 6. Lawn 11. Multipurpose Hall

2. Security Cabin 7. Open Badminton Court 12. Indoor Games Room

3. Garden 8. Gym 13. Elevated Lounge

4. Ramp 9. Jogging Track

5. Kid’s Play Area 10. Swimming Pool

MATERIAL
STUDY
 MATERIAL’s
DOORS
ELECTRICAL
Main door – Pre
Switches – Hung/Laminated Flush
STRUCTURE door/equivalent
Anchor/equivalent
Aluminum Form work RCC Deck/utility – Pre
Telephone/Data points – structure Hung/Laminated Flush door
Living room
/UPVC/equivalent
Phase – 3-Phase Bedroom door, toilet door – Pre
TV points – Living and all Hung/Laminated Flush
bedrooms door/equivalent

Hardware –
Kich/Dorset/Godrej/Yale/equiva
 EXTERNAL FINISH SECURITY SYSTEMS

External wall – Texture paint with CCTV at entry gates, ground floor
exterior weather shield, low VOC lobbies and common areas like club
paint lounge and kids play area

Terrace finish – waterproofing + clay

tile with solar reflective paint
 GEYSER LIFTS C.P. FITTINGS

Toilets – Provision in SS finish in Lift car and Toilets, common toilet

wiring & plumbing Reception lobby door – Jaquar/equivalent
only; MS powder
coated finish in all
typical landing doors
 WINDOWS

Windows –
RAILINGS
Sliding/openable
POWER BACKUP
Roof Terraces –
Ventilator –
Power backup for units – Parapet wall.
UPVC/aluminium/PVC
0.75 KW per unit
Staircase – MS up to
Power backup for Finish –
1050mm above floor
common area – 100% UPVC/aluminium
level.
Glass type – Single
glazing