EXPRESS AVENUE MALL,CHENNAI

CASE STUDY
COWORKING HOTEL
& G+9 M ALL BUSINESS
SAMSUNG G+3
G+9 CHAMBER
G+9

zoning

SURFACE
PARKING
290 APXOM…,
LOCATION Chennai, Tamil Nadu

SITE AREA 11 acre

TOPOGRAPHY FLAT

NUMBER OF ENTRY 5

NUMBER OF EXIT 4

GROUND COVERAGE 3.57 acre

HEIGHT G+3

APPROACH WHITES ROAD, WOODS

ROAD, AND PATULLOS
ROAD
PROXIMITY
VECHICULAR
CIRCULATION

TRAFFIC ZONE

EMERGENCY VEHICLE
PARKING
• Electronic Parking S y s t e m (EPS) & Manu al
Parking C h e c k s
• Basement - B1,B2,B3
• Around 400 plus cars B2&B3
• 250 Cars in B1
• 1000 Bikes in each basement
• Surface
• Parking - 290 APOXM….,

• Total of 1500 car parking

• A m p l e 2 wheeler parking & Valet parking
facility

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 - 4500 4 wheelers
• Capacity - 1500 cars
 AREA STATEMENT SPACE ALLOTMENT
1 . STRUCTURES
a . For retail purposes (retail areas)
ENTERTAINMENT ANCHOR
b . For service purposes (heating and air-conditioning
11% STORES
14%
plants, electric substations, maintenance shops,
MULTIPLEX
truck roads, loading docks, and equipment storage)
9%
c . For other commercial uses (offices and
recreational facilities)
FOOD COUT
9% d. For public use such as civic and social facilities
(community center, auditorium,
SMALL exhibition space, and children's play areas)- no such
SHOPS
57% kind of space alloted there

2. AUTOMOBILE MOVEMENT AREAS- Distribution

road system on site provision is made to separate
ANCHOR STORES SMALL SHOPS FOOD COUT MULTIPLEX ENTERTAINMENT 4 wheeler, 2 wheeler , pedestrian movement
Internal plannin g

Basement

Ground Floor

First Floor

Second Floor
 Materials
• Vinyl Flooring
• Can Be Custom Cut.
• Sheet Flooring And Tiles In
Different Styles And Colors
• Reduces Noise And It Provides
Comfort Under Foot

Technology
• The Screens Are Equipped With 4-
way Surround Speakers To Give
High Precision In All Frequency
Ranges.
• Dolby Atmos Is Currently Installed
At Streak, Carve And Frame And
Will Soon Be Implemented Across
All The Other Screens

Facilities
• Surf - Wi-fi
• CRAVE - Concessions
• DINE - Café
• CLICK - Internet Browsing
• Area
• PLAY - Gaming Area
• LIVE - Events Space
• BLISS - Spa

NUMBER OF CAPACITY AREA

SCREENS

08 1600 50,000
GROUND WATCHES, FOOTWEAR, EYEWEAR, TRAVEL GEAR,
ACCESSORIES, , KIDS STORE, ELECTRONICS,
PERSONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENTAL STORES,
FLOOR APPAREL, CAFÉ’,
1) EVENT SPACE 2) & 3) PEOPLE GET TO
MORE INTERACTION KNOW THEIR DESTINATION
DAY LIGHTING FROM THE DIGITAL BOARD

4)&5)&6) KIOSKS IN
THE MIDDLE
RESTURANTS AND
COFFEE SHOP
AS A RECREATION
AREA
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND
FLOOR
THIRD FLOOR
THIRD FOOD COURT, GAME ZONE, MULTIPLEX
FLOOR

ELECTRONICS, SPORTSWEAR, APPAREL, DEPARTMENTAL STORE, KIDS & INFANT

SECOND STORE, TRAVEL GEAR
FLOOR

APPERAL, ACCESSORIES, DEPARTMENTAL STORE, FOOTWEAR, EYEWEAR,

FIRST WACTHES, HOME FURNISHING, BOOK STORE, PHARMACY
FLOOR

WATCHES, FOOTWEAR, EYEWEAR, TRAVEL GEAR, ACCESSORIES,

GROUND
, KIDS STORE, ELECTRONICS, PERSONAL SERVICES,
FLOOR DEPARTMENTAL STORES, APPAREL, CAFÉ’,

ELECTRONICS, PERSONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENTAL STORES,

BASEMENT APPAREL, CAFÉ’
 Ground
Basement •FloorAldo, Aldo Accessories &
• Access Inglot
• Anticz Jewelry • Alcott
• Arun Unlimited • Base Camp
• Balecha Cell • Benetton
Zone • Body Shop
• BATA • Boggi
• Bharat Matrimony • Bulchee
• Big Bazaar • Burberry
• Citi Bank ATM • Charles & Keith
• Crocodile • Café Pascucci
• Dcb Bank ATM • Calonge
• Derby • Calvin Klein
• Essa • Chemistry
• Momentz • Da Milano
• Forex Exchange • Diesel
• Fruit Shop • Diesel
• Gangotree • Editions
• Gloshop • Emo
• Impulse • Espirit
• Kwality Swirls • Fcuk
• Mrsk • Forevernew
• Mtg • Gloria Jeans
• Big bazaar • Guru
• Hamleys
Anchor store • Hidesign
• Indian Bank
Big Bazaar
• Jus Booster Juice
Marks And Spencor • Levis Rivet
Odessy • Lifestyle
• Longines
First Second
• Accessorize
floor • Acer
floor
• Allen Solly • Adidas
• Arrow • All
• Basics Life • And
• Bombay High • Barbie
• Blackberry • Begum
• Bwitch • Biba
• Club America (IZod, Gant, US Polo, Arrow • Bsa Store
Sports) • Casio
• Café Coffee Day • Citizen
• Celio • Converse
• Daniel Hetcher • Crocs
• Evolv • Giny & Jony
• Eye Wear • Global Desi
• Fab India • Health & Glow
• Florsheim • Hp World
• Flying Machine • Indigo Nation &
• Giovani Jealous
• Gkb • Jashn
• Hamleys • Kalanikethan Grandeur
• Holii • Kalmane Coffee
• Hush Puppies • Kenko Spa
• Indian Terrain • Kiwi Kiss
• Infinity • Kushals
• Ishvarya • Laptop Plus
• Joss
• Just In Vogue
• Kalista
• Kobler
• Lee Third Floor
Fourt court
Ventilation - the entire mall is divided into 3
parts DUCT TO BASEMENT FOR
Three of them have an atrium each, in the DAYLIGHT
centre. And the shops are placed around each
atrium space.
The whole mall is centrally air conditioned With
duct system.

The first basement is used for retail shop as well

as parking. The second basement is for parking.

AC AIR CHANGER UNIT

EXHAUST FAN PROVIDES EXHAUST FANS IN

THE VENTILATION IN BASEMENT
PARKING
 SKYLIGHTS ARE THE
VENTILATOR DUCTS MAIN SOURCE OF
ING
IN THE ATRIUM SPACE

FIRE EXIT ACTS

AS SOURCE
OF INDIRECT
DAYLIGHTING
FOR PARKING
 MATERIALS…..

FLOORING :
MALL SPACES: MARBLE
shiny appearance
Bad conductor of heat.
STAIRS : GLASS WITH STEEL
FRAMESMaintenance : With proper care
,glass can last a life time.ATRIUM
SPACES : TRANSLUSCENT FIBRE GLASS
Durability
Resistance to
weathering
Design flexibility

n
Fire fighting devices ,
ventilator ducts ,
lights on the ceiling
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
FIRE FIGHTING

• Fire fighting
lines/pipes are
running all over the
basements
Fire extinguishers are
• installed all over the
basements
• For different kinds of
fire different fire
extinguishers are
• installed
Fire fighting alarms and
sprinklers are installed
at regular intervals
• 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
INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSYTEM
IN BASEMENT 1 • ALL THE DETAILS REGARDING
THE POINT OF LOCATION,NAME
OF THE SHOP,FLOOR,PILLAR
TO PILLAR DISTANCE ETC..
• SEPARATE MONITORS FOR
VENTILATION CONTROL, FIRE
SECURITY SYSTEM AND
DEVICE FOR GAS SUPPLY
SYSTEM AND ALARM SYSYTEM.
• ITS A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM,A

IBMS
COMPUTER BASED CONTROL SYSTEM
INSTALLED TO CONTROL AND MONITOR MALL’S
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTS
SUCH AS VENTILLATION,POWER SYSTEMS,FIRE

•
SYSTEMS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS.
ANYWHERE FIRE OCCURS, FIRST INFORMATION
OFFICE
COMES TO THIS ROOM-DETECTING THE ISSUE-
LOCATION-RESET

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 HVAC ROOM
ROOM SIZE: 100’*50’
WATER COOLING TANKS-
IN BASEMENT DIAMETER OF THE PIPES VARIES
PRIMARY PUMP[5] 2 FROM 500mm -400mm-300mm
SECONDARY PUMP[4] AS DIAMETER REDUCES
CONDENSOR[5] PRESSURE INCREASES
COOLING TON FAN PANEL BOARD AREA-20’*4’
ARE THE 4 CHILLERS.(CENTRIFUGAL WAFFLE SLAB FOR CEILING,NOISE
SYSTEM) CONTROLLING ROOM
THIS SYSTEM TO PROVIDE COMFORTABLE
INDOOR VENTILATION FROM BASEMENT 2 TO
3RD FLOOR.
PRESENCE OF 12 SHAFTS EACH PLACED AT
FIXED ZONES.

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33KV/433V
IN BASEMENT 2 SUB STATION
• 6 TRANSFORMERS-EACH HAVING 2000KV
LOAD CAPACITY
• 6 SUPPLY
• 11 ELECTRICAL SHAFTS (SPLITTED)
• WAFFLE SLAB ON CEILING
• FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FIXED ON CEILING
WITH 3M SPACING
• SEPARATE ENTRY AND EXIT TO THE ROOM
• NOISE INSULATED ROOM
• ROOM LEADS TO THE DG ROOM

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 • LARGE EXHAUSTING FANS
• PER DAY AVERAGE ELECTRICAL • NOISE CONTROL-
• IN BASEMENT 2
IN BASEMENT 2TO 6500KV
CONSUMPTION-6000
• HEAT DETECTOR-EXHAUSTING FAN
INSULATION WITH GLASS
AND METAL ON WALLS AND
• SILENCER-MUFFLER(REDUCES NOISE) CEILING.
• INLET TO THE MAIN TANK-TO 6 DIESEL TANKS
• FOAM TANK OF 50KG
• DG[2000 AMP], ONLY 5 DG RUNS WHENEVER
IT TAKE LOAD
DG ROOM
• FUTURE EXTENSIONS- DG BED WITH FUEL
TANK ABOVE (diesel
generator)

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 IN BASEMENT 2

• 2 MAIN SOURCES : BORE WELL AND TANK

• PER DAY
• 6 SUMPS IN EXTERIER
• FIRE SAFETY IS ASSIGNED A FIRE PUMP ROOM &
SEPARATE ONE WATER TREATMENT
PLANT
• 6 INLETS TO THE PLANT
• 2 BORE WELL AND SUMP
• SUMP – FILTER – DISTRIBUTOR- all other
uses

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 WASTE
TREATEMENT
SEWAGE TREATEMENT PLANT

FAN ROOM(12’*12’)

WASTE FOOD RECYCLING ROOOM

FOOD WASTES FROM
FOOD COURT ARE COLLECTED AND IN BASEMENT 3
RECYCLED.

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EA has 45 help buttons in the basement which is
connected to the control room and 24 hours security
system

Wheel chair
EA provides a battery operated car for senior citizens and
differently able persons.
- EA provides free wheel chairs for the use of customers with
mobility issues. These can be reserved by contacting the Guest
Services Desk inside main entrance to Mall.

Customer care
All staff at Guest Services Desk is trained to the highest
customer care.

First Aid
Kindly contact Head Security for first aid. Contact details can be
obtained from Guest Services Desk.
Mother's Room
'Mother's room' available in 1st floor and 2nd floor

ATM
ATMs are located on the Ground Floor and on Third Floor of the
Mall.

Currency Exchange
Located in Basement 1
Central Atrium
Highlights - Central Atrium - 16,000 Sq Feet of Space
Main footfall access lies at this point
Natural daylight within the comfort of the enclosure
Sound and Lighting Support
Sufficient power points

Atrium Near LifestyleHighlightsAtrium near Life style - 4,000 Sq Feet of

Space
Active footfall
Sound and Lighting Support
Sufficient power points

The Buddha Garden

HighlightsBuddha Garden (Courtyard) - 5,000 Sq Feet of Space
Sound and Lighting Support
Sufficient power points
The right place for an evening party! This space is breathtakingly
stunning underneath the stars. The Buddha Garden is suitable for
upscale semi-formal dinner and cocktail parties for 50 to 100 guests with
an impressive ambience.
 MASSING
AND
FORMS

Opaque, transparent spaces

Solids and voids Elliptical ,parabolic forms
Openings ,cantilever
projection

lattice

Plain façade with rectangular

primitive geometric niches and recess for
forms cylinder &cuboid advertisemt
AT THE ENTRANCE SEATING
TRANSFORMATION ARRANGEMENT FOR
TAKES PLACE FROM PEOPLE.
THE PORCH TO A
BIGGER ATRIUM.
 landscaping

landscaping near buildings

Buffer space between Landscaping of service pit
parking and building Enhance the beauty of that are
Also as resting place

Water bodies pergolas Sculpture

Also as a barrier
betwee Entrance and
resturants
 Enhance the environment Sculpture makes the
Barrier between highway
Of food court Entrance attractive
And site

Enhancing the beauty Segrating the spaces

Of building Resting place
 FOOD COURT SITTING PLACE AT
ARTIFICIAL FOOD COURT,
LANDSCAPING PEOPLE, USE
AVAILABLE
SPACES.
 MERITS
Well planning of natural and
artificial lighting.
Careful planning of vehicular traffic.
Proper seating arrangement.
Open cafeterias for people.
Good artificial landscaping.
DEMERITS
During servicing hours, there was chaos
near the main escalator connecting the
GF and the basement.
Lots of staircases , escalators and lifts