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1. AD V
LITERATURE CASE STUDY 1
FORUM MALL, BANGLORE
Guided by :
Prof. Sanjay Mhaske
Prof. Mansi Joshi
Submitted by:
Vishakha Patewar
Vishaka Bothra
Rajeshwari Sancheti
Mansi Sushir

2. CONTENTS:
 Introduction
 Site analysis
 zoning
 Plans
 Services
 materials

3. INTRODUCTION
 Constructed in – 2002
 Architect- Thomas associates
 Forum Mall At Bangalore is one of the most famous and the busiest and
attractive mall in South Indian Paradise.
 The Forum Mall is the first mall in south India which started multiplex
theatres. It has 11 screens of P.V.R cinemas with daily shows in 6 language.

4. SITE ANALYSIS
LOCATION:
Hosur Road in Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
SITE AREA: 3 ACRES
ACCESS: As the site is located at
the highway connecting to Hosur, so
there is major traffic flow.
APROACH: It can be mean through
all types of roadways. It measures
about 15M wide road.
TRANSPORT: It is through buses,
Auto, 2 Wheeler and 4 Wheeler.

5. ABOUT SITE
Climate
Wet and dry climate
Max. temperature- 33.4˚c to 21.2˚c
Min. temp – 25.7˚c to 15.3˚c
Water table
The water table is 10m below the ground
level
Soil
Reddish brown clayey soil and cemented
sand up to a depth 0f 6.5m , followed by
disintegrated rock.
Topography
 The site having no contour or levels is
thus feasible for any type of construction
. As per the land use of area the site
comes within the commercial area .
 The site slopes down from north to south.
There are no water bodies found In the
site .

6. Surrounding land use
It has a multi use of land place ;
a mixture of residential ,
commercial offices, open sources.
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SUNPATH

7. VIEWS TO THE SITE

8. SITE SURROUNDING:
In North: Hosur main road
In South: Adugodi road
In East: Petrol pump
In West: Acropolis Apartments
SET BACK:
Front side: 15M
Left side: 20M
Right side: 20M
SITE FEATURE:
1 acre of land with no
natural vegetation
ACTIVITIES:
11 Screen Multiplex
Video games arcade
Food court
Pub
Shopping zone

9. ZONNING
 More elements on the lobby include
corridors, atriums and shops.
 The atrium acts as a focal point for any
person to set as a meeting spot.
 The shops are zoned in such a way that
there is proper distinction for
electronic goods and accessories are
situated in one side of the atrium and
garments on the other side.
ACTIVITIES
 11 screen multiplex
 Video games arcade
 Food court
 Pub
 Shopping mall
Shopping zone
• Family consumption zone
• Personal care zone
• Home ware zone
• Attire zone
• Fashion zone
• Foot zone
• Kiddy zone
• Tech zone
• Entertainment zone/
electronic zone
• Film and music zone
• Book zone
• Stationery zone
• Liquor shop
• Conference hall
• ATM

10.  There is 2 entrance and Exit.
 It is G+4 building.
 The interior has an open feeling due to
the multi height lobby and glass works.
 The atrium is used as exhibition space at
times which offers a good view from all
the floors.
 The escalators are placed in such a way
that the customers can move in a flow
covering all the shops
infrastructure
 B+g+4 structure.
 Floor to floor height – 3.9 m
 59922.4 sq.mt of total area building form .
 There is a good landscaping
 Interactive spaces are found prior to
entrances .
 The mall is well linked with a multilevel car
parking starting right from basement .

11. Ground floor plan
Ground floor
consists of :
 Varieties of
shops
 Fab mall
 Coffee shops
 Mc Donald's
 ATM
 KFC
 Rest room
 parking
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21%
55%
24%
parking
stores
circulation
Accessories shops
Clothing shops
Supermarket
services
Food area

12. First floor plan
First floor consists of :
 Varieties of shops
 Pizza hut
 raymonds
 West side
 Rest room
 Parking
20%
5%
10%
50%
15% parking
food court
sevices
stores
circulation
Accessories shop
Clothing shops
Services
Food area
Shoe shops

13. Second floor plan
Second floor consists
of:
 Varieties of shops
 Food court
 Landmark
 Restaurant
 Kids area
 Toilet
 Rest room
 parking
22%
13%
9%
9%
30%
17%
parking
circulation
services
kids zone
reastaurnts
stores
Accessories shop
supermarket
Services
Food area
Electronics
Kids zone

14. Third floor plan
Third floor plan consists
of:
 Theatre
 Ticket counter
 Toilets
24%
59%
17%
services +
parking
multiplex
circulation
Entertainment
services
Food area

15. Fourth floor plan
Theatre features:
 Screens -11
 Capacity - 200
 No of entry – 1
 No of exit – 2
 The total area of each
theatre is 315sqm and it is
provided at third floor and
fourth floor
 There is a waiting area and
seating for the theatre
audience in lobby
27%
45%
28% parking +
services
multiplex
circulation
Entertainment
services
shop

16. 55%
27%
10%
8%
SHOPS
MULTIPLEX
SERVISES
RECREATIONAL SPACES
OVERALL DISTRIBUTION OF SPACES

17. Average footfall
 The forum mall is one of the
busiest spots of Bangalore .

 On a week, about 35,000-
40,000 people visit forum
mall
 Evening hour is the rush hour
as many people visit in
evening .
35,000 - 40,000
Services
Shops
Circulation
One circle represents
150 people
9 A.M – 12 A.M 12 P.M – 3 P.M
3 P.M – 6 P.M 6 P.M – 9 P.M

18. parking
 Basement surface + multi level
parking
 Specific parking for autos and
tour buses
 Each parking level has direct
access to respective floors.
 It has 800 car parking and more
than 1000 bike parking
facilities.
 Almost 600 car parking is
provided on basement level and
65 cars on each floor
 Even the parking is not
sufficient hence provided in
neighbourhood areas.
 Service vehicles having different
parking .
The multilevel car parking is highly efficient With two ramps and wide taxing that are built
lobby according to standard hence provides smooth flow of vehicles in and out.

19. services
Fire exit  The complex has 8 wet
riser shafts to fight fire in
case of emergency .
 Automatic water sprinkles
are provided in the
parking area and are
attached to fire
detectors.
 Extinguishers are provided
all over the building .
 It also has fire detectors
all over the building.
 It has fire escapes that
directly leads outside the
building.
Fire exit 1 fire exit 2
Fire exit 3 fire exit 4 fire exit 5 fire exit 6
Wet riser shafts

20. Water supply
 Water is stored in underground sump and
overhead tank.
 For a water storage a 3L litre capacity
sump is provided in basement . Excluding
this 1.5L sump is provided for fire fighting
purposes.
Powerhouse
 Electricity to the mall is supplied from the
substation located near to the building .
 100% generator backup for the whole
complex with 5MV generator.
Ac plant
 Whole complex is centrally air conditioned
and AC plant is located in basement .
 Two pipes of dia 300mm is used to carry
water and chilled water that run upto a
terrace where chilled tower is situated.

21. Vertical transportation
There are six pairs of
escalators that ascends up to
recreational areas.
There are six fire exits
located at each floor – two at
the front end , two at the at
the centre and two the rear
ends .
Garbage chute
 The garbage chute of 30sq.m is found in the basement
next to the sewage treatment plant .
 Within the garbage chute there is a separation for wet
and dry garbage .
 As a commercial complex it produces a huge quantity
of garbage , thus the problem has been effectively
tackled by providing a garbage chute which collects
the waste from the entire mall and store is
temporary.
 The chute is provided with a door and a door from the
exterior for services. It is also well ventilated.

22. Materials
 Materials used for construction is
Steel
Glass
Concrete
 The facing material of this building
is aluminium , composite panels
and glass.
 Glass and steel have been used
extensively inside the building .
Use of aluminium composite panels and
glass in exterior Use of glass and steel in the interiors

23. Observations and inferences
1.Atrium -
Atrium not only serves as
centre spot but also
contributes to natural
lighting during the day
time , Which reduces the
need for excess superficial
illumination.
2. Transit –
The good ambience is
provided to the transit but
sometimes during rush
hours the capacity of 850
people is not adequate .
On the side of window
façade , a good view of
exterior can be
experienced.
3. Corridor –
The corridor around the atrium
is narrow , and thus lack of
space can make movement
difficult for the occupant .

24. 4.Toilets-
The placement of the
toilet is according to
comfort . An occupant
don’t have to circulate
so much to reach the
toilet.
5.Kids zone –
The kids play area is
situated on the
second floor and it
is not provided with
adequate space and
it can be felt
crowded sometimes.
6.Multi-level parking –
multi level parking system results in
optimum space utilization as multiple
amounts of cars can be parked in the
same amount of space.
7. No Privilege for physically
challenged –
No ramps or moving walks are
provided within the building for
handicapped people to travel from
one floor to other.
8. Lifts
There are no lifts present in the
building .

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