BUILDING

SERVICES
CASE STUDY
KEVIN S. JEREMY – R19AR032
P. SRI VARSHA – R19AR043
SATAKSHI GUPTA – R19AR056
TANUSHREE V. MENON – R19AR063
HVAC SYSTEMS
CASE STUDY CARRIED OUT AT
ORION MALL, RAJAJI NAGAR,
TO OBSERVE, INVESTIGATE AND
UNDERSTAND TWO TYPES OF
BUILDING SERVICES, NAMELY,
HVAC AND VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION. THE CASE
STUDY HAS PROVIDED US WITH
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
KNOWLEDGE REGARDING HVAC
AND VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN
LARGE, COMMERCIAL SPACES.

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INTRODUCTION

THE MALL IS LOCATED IN RAJAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU.

IT IS A G+4 STRUCTURE WITH A NUMBER OF STORES,
RESTAURANTS, CINEMAS, ETC. PLANNED AROUND A
CENTRAL CIRCULATORY SPACE, WITH CLEARLY
DEMARCATED PATHWAYS. THE ENTIRE MALL IS
AIRCONDITIONED VIA A CENTRAL HVAC SYSTEM.
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AT
SUFFICIENT INTERVALS IN THE FORM OF ELEVATORS,
ESCALATORS, AND STAIRCASES.

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HVAC SYSTEMS

THE CENTRAL CIRCULATORY

SPACE HAS SEPARATE SUPPLY
AIR GRILLES AND CIRCULAR
RETURN AIR DAMPERS FOR
THE ESSENTIAL CIRCULATION SUPPLY AIR GRILLES
OF AIR IN THE MALL.
THEY ARE PROVIDED ABOVE
THE ENTRANCES/EXITS OF
VARIOUS STORES.
THE OUTDOOR UNITS ARE
PLACED ON THE TERRACE.

RETURN AIR DAMPERS

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EXPOSED CEILING WITH VISIBLE DUCTING

A FEW STORES HAVE

EXPOSED CEILINGS AND
THE DUCTING IS VISIBLE,
WHEREAS OTHER STORES
OPTED FOR A CONCEALED
CONCEALED CEILING, WITH VISIBLE DIFFUSERS CEILING AND ONLY THE
DIFFUSERS ARE VISIBLE, TO
SUIT THE AESTHETICS.

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VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION

THE VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION IS CLEARLY

DEMARCATED ON THE FLOOR PLANS PROVIDED FOR
THE COMFORT OF THE VISITORS.

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VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION

THE VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION IS CLEARLY

DEMARCATED ON THE FLOOR PLANS PROVIDED FOR
THE COMFORT OF THE VISITORS.

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VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION

STAIRCASE AND PARALLEL ESCALATORS PARALLEL ESCALATORS ON ESCALATOR ON SECOND FLOOR

LOWER GROUND FLOOR (NOT IN USE)

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VERTICAL
TRANSPORTATION

TWO PAIRS OF ELEVATORS

ARE PROVIDED, WITHOUT
MACHINE ROOMS. THE
LAYOUT AND THE
ARRANGEMENT OF THE
ESCALATORS VARIES ON
EACH FLOOR, DEPENDING
UPON THE CIRCULATION.
A SEPARATE STAIRCASE IS
PROVIDED FOR
EMERGENCY EVACUATION.

ELEVATORS TERMINATE AT THE TOP FLOOR WITHOUT

MACHINE ROOMS
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THANK YOU
KEVIN S. JEREMY – R19AR032
P. SRI VARSHA – R19AR043
SATAKSHI GUPTA – R19AR056
TANUSHREE V. MENON – R19AR063