This document provides a presentation on commercial buildings and multiplexes given by several students. It begins with an introduction to multiplexes, describing them as complexes of retail stores planned for customer convenience and merchandise exposure. It then discusses types of multiplexes including neighborhood, intermediate, and regional centers based on size. The document also provides a history of multiplexes in Nepal, describes various building components like parking, landscaping, recreational spaces, and more. It includes case studies of existing multiplexes in Nepal.

1. PRESENTATION ON COMMERCIAL
BUILDING AND MULTIPLEX
BY
ANUZA GAIRE (73008)
GANGA SHRESTHA (73014)
MANISHA SHRESTHA (73020)
REMISHA MAHARJAN (73031)
SAMIKCHYA SUBEDI (73035)
SHRISTI SHRESTHA (730)

2. INTRODUCTION OF MULTIPLEX
A multiplex is a complex of retail stores and related facilities planned as a unified group to a give
maximum shopping convenience to the customer and maximum exposure merchandise.
It had a two-level enclosed and ventilated mall lined with open-fronted shops startlingly similar
to today’s most up to-date concept
TYPES OF MULTIPLEX
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRE (SUBURBAN) :
•This is arrow of stores customarily ( but not always ) in a strip , or line paralleling the highway
and with parking between the line of storefronts and the highway.
•Ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 sq ft of space.
INTERMEDIATE OR COMMUNITY-SIZE CENTRE:
•Also a strip of stores but substantially larger than the neighborhood center and also called
“junior” department store as the major unit.
•The parking pattern is normally similar to that of the neighborhood center.
(TIME SAVER STANDARDS)
REGIONAL CENTRE (SUBURBAN):
• Contains one to four department stores plus 50 to 100 or more satellite shops and facilities.

3. History of multiplex in Nepal:
Nepal’s first and one of the best multiplex is Big Movies -operated by
Bishal group.
• located at the 5th floor of City Centre, Kamalpokhari.
• capacity of 870 seats
• provide world class auditorium with Barco 2K latest Digital
Projector systems, Crystal clear DTS sound, luxurious comfort
seats and a wide screen viewing experience.
The first international standard multiplex is FCUBE Cinemas.
located at KL tower in Chabahil.
capacity of 200 with 3 screening halls.
Other multiplexes in Nepal are:
• QFX Cinemas(QFX Jai Nepal, QFX Kumari, QFX Civil Mall)
• Cine-de-Chef
• QS Cinemas
• City Max cinemas
• BSR Movies

4. Parking
• Per 100 sq. meter gross retail area = 4-5
• Location : where it is easily accessible
and safe
• The minimum size of a compact parking
space should be 2.5 meters by 5 meters
for cars.
• Most common types of parking are
angle parking,
perpendicular parking and
parallel parking.
• Turning radius for car: 3.5 meter and 6
meter inner and outer radius
respectively.
• Turning radius for motorcycle: 2.6 meter.

5. Basement Parking
• The maximum practical grade for driveways
varies between 8–14 percent for low-volume
driveways and five percent for high-volume
driveways.
• At least two ramps of minimum 3.6 meter
width or one ramp of minimum 5.4 meter
width and adequate slope should be
provided.
• Up to 10% of cellar may be used for you
utilities and non-habitation purpose like is the
A/C plant room, generator room and such
other similar utilities

6. Parking for Differently Abled
• At least 5% of all car parking bays must be
reserved for differently abled visitors.
• They must be clearly identified, both on the
bay surface and with a vertical sign
immediately adjacent to the bay.

7. Landscape
Hard Landscape:
• Roads
• Steps
• Walls
Materials:
Soft Landscape
• Planting
• Shrubs
• Hedges
• Trees
• Turf

8. RECREATIONAL SPACE
• Recreation is an activity of leisure,
being discretionary time.
• Recreational activities are often done
for enjoyment, amusement, or
pleasure and are considered to be
"fun”.
• Types of recreation
• sports zone
• hike
• Green space
• music zone
• gym zone
• cafeteria
• water bodies

9. Panoramic Lifts:
• Available in variety of cabin shapes.
• Consists of carrying capacity of 400-1500 kg(5-20
passengers).
• Construction materials used are glass and steel
polished, brushed, or with high gloss finish- brass
and bronze.
Lift

10. Escalator

11. Stair Width
Minimum stair width:
Artificial Ventilation ducting:
• Should be sized for a minimum of4.
• flow of 60m^3/h is adequate for bathrooms with a toilet
• flow of 30m^3/h is adequate for one toilet.
• Every internally sited room to be ventilated must have a non- closable ventilation opening.
• The size of area through which air flows must be 100mm^2 for every m^3 of room volume.
• Gaps around the door=250mm^2.
• cross-section of the ventilation shaft for single duct systems without mechanical extract, in
bathrooms and WCs without open windows( up to 8 storeys) =1500mm^2 per room.

12. Emergency Services:
• The maximum number of lifts in one row for a lift
bank = 4 .
• A wall of 2h fire rating shall separate individual
shafts in a bank.
• Collapsible gates shall not be permitted for the lifts
and shall have solid doors with fire resistance of at
least 1h.
• Lifts shafts shall have a vent at the top of area not
less than 0.2mts.
Horizontal Escape Routes:
• 18m in one direction and 45m in other.
Maximum number of steps= 15 steps
Minimum =3 steps access of the theatre in the upper
storey should have at least two independent stairs of
fire- proof construction.
No. of people Width of escapes
routes
50 800mm
110 900mm
220 1100mm
220+ Extra 5mm/ person
No. of people in the
area
No. of exits required
500 2
1000 3
2000 4
4000+ 5-6

13. Shops
General size of the shops are:
• 12’-19’ wide minimum
• 23’-30’ wide maximum
• floor height:
• 8’-9’ in case of the basement
• 12’ in case of the ground floor
• If there is a mezzanine, at least
7’-6’’ above floor level is
required.

14. Slope- 1:12
Design Standard for Differently Abled
Width of entry and exit- 1.8m-2m
Width of ramp- 1.8m
Lift dimension for disable

15. • It is desirable that there is no level difference .If a difference is unavoidable , limit it to 20mm
or less
Side view of ramp with handrail
Requirement to turn the wheelchair

16. Lighting
Daylighting
Things to be considered:
•Controlling glare
•Stable and uniform levels of lighting
•Heat gain
•Local cooling.
Toilet

17. RESTURANTS
Food courts are most common amenities provided in any of the multiplexes or malls.
Interior spaces of a food court can be divided into 3 major areas:
• Dining area
• Kitchen
• Pantry and storage area
• Dinning constitutes major area in the food court and kitchen should be 50% of dining area.

18. Functional area Space allowed
•Food storage 20%
• preparation 14%
• cooking 8%
• baking 10%
• ware washing 5%
•Traffic aisles 18%
• trash storage 5%
• employee facilities 15%
•Miscellaneous 2%
DINNING AREA HEIGHT OF THE ROOM
<50 m^2 2.50m
>50m^2 2.75m
>100m^2 3.00mm
Above or below galleries >2.5m
Types of restaurants Space required per person(m2/person)
Snack bar services 1.5-2.2
Café services 0.83-1.5
Coffee bars 1.2-1.4
Self-service 1.4-1.7
Kitchen for restaurants 0.3*no. of covers

19. Table space requirements for dining room: 1.4-1.6m2/place
Dinning floor areas Walkways width
up to 100m2 ≥1.10m
Up to 250m2 ≥1.30m
Up to 500 m2 ≥1.65m
Up to 1000m2 ≥1.80m
Over 1000m2 ≥2.10m
Tables Seats Waiter
service(m2/seat)
Self
service(m2/seat)
Square 4 1.25 1.25
Rectangular 4 1.10 1.10
Rectangular 6 1.05 1.10
Rectangular 8 1.05 1.05

21. Children Play Area
• Play area must be varied, changing and changeable.
• They must meet children’s need.
Requirements of play areas:
•Traffic safety
•No pollution
•Adequate sunshine
Ground water level not to high
Guidelines for planning playgrounds:
•Age group
•Usable space per person
•Play area size
•Distance from dwellings ecetra.

22. Age groups Area(m2)
0 - 6 0.6
6 -12 0.5
12 - 18 0.9

23. Gaming Arcade
• Arcade is a game machine typically found in public places like
malls, restaurants and amusement arcades, and is usually coin
operated.
• Arcade games are usually video games, pinball machines or
electromechanical games.
1500
2000

24. 2000 2000

25. BOWLING ALLEYS
Skittle and bowling alleys can be divided into the following areas :
• The run up, in which the ball is bowled after a few approach steps and it is
approximately 4 m long.
• The lane, the surface along which the ball rolls and it is approximately 18.30m long.
• The catching pit, in which the fallen skittles/pins and balls are collected it is
approximately 60m long.

26. Materials used for bowling and alleys are :
Tiled or wooden flooring
Run ups are made from sanded parquets
Lanes are made from polished or vanished parquets , even asphalt,
plastic and wood.

27. Cinema Theatre
The design of the modern cinema seek to find a successful balance between the
•Existing site condition
•Individual theatre size
•Ranking of seats to provide an unobstructed view
•Good sound and picture quality for the customer
•Food courts, fun zone etc. are to be provide in the theatre block or portion
Shapes of Theatre Space Management

28. Commonly used theatre shape: Shoebox
≤23m
Screen
Sitting area
Aisle
Exit
Entry
Plan
Entry and Exit
• Three entrance and two exit
• Entry width- ≥4m
• Exit width- ≥1m

29. Section
Area per person- 0.6-0.8 sq. m
Floor area ratio-0.9 sq. m per person
Aisle width- 1.5m

30. More than twice the width of screen
Screen and projection angle

31. screen
1st row 2nd row 3rd row
0.6m-1.5m
Screen width
at 24m-13m
at 32m-17m
Screen height to width ratio- 1:1.75

32. Ceiling shape and sound reflection
Ceiling Design

33. Projection room
 Room for projector with minimum equipment 3.9m to 4m
 Temperature : 18degree celcius
 It requires a separate system of mechanical or natural ventilation
 Dimmer room or sound and light control room 2m*3.5m
 Spotlight room 3.9m*7.5
3.9m
Projection and Spotlight room

34. Floor design
a. Row to Row dimension and clearway with fixed seating
b. Row to Row dimension and clearway with tipped-up seating
a. Row to Row dimension: 32”
b. Clear way:30”-36”

35. Chair dimension
Other spaces in Theatre
 Refreshing kiosk
 Forthcoming movie adv.
 Information on current screening
 Ticket counter
Ticket Counter

36. Servicing facilities:
Projection rooms ( Traditionally) were divided into :
• Rewinding and projecting film
• Dimmer room or sound and light control room- 2mx3.5m.
• Battery room
• Spotlight room-3.9mx7.5m.
• Workshop
• Store room-each forming a 6-10 meter square
Automated systems include:
• projection areas with rewinding benches, sound equipment, dimmer, and switch facilities.
To cater for future trends,
• minimum area of screen= 5.5x4.0 meter per screen
• minimum ceiling height =2.6 meter

37. Additional accommodation:
• Other requirements for theatre or cinema hall include:
• Plant room
• Staff room and facilities
• Cleaner’s store
• Manager’s office
• Film store
• Kiosk stock room
• Refrigeration for ice creams
• Projection booths
• A treasury cash room

38. Public areas surrounding the theatre zone:
• Payment booths
• Advance booking facilities
• Ticket machines
• Refreshment kiosks
• Merchandising stalls
• Forthcoming film advertising
• Information on current screenings
• sufficient room for queuing comfortably
• clear signage to public toilets, theatre entrances etc.
• Suitable access, toilets and lifts are required for visitors with disabilities.
Minimum sizes of projection rooms are:
• Minimum equipment, 3.9-4m.
• With effects lantern and spotlight, 3.9-7.5m.
• Typical commercial cinema,6.6-7.3m.
• Floor to ceiling height should be not less than 6.4m.

39. Sound systems:
• Typically, five speakers are used, one for bass sounds, and often with a sixth as an theatre
speaker.
• Very wide screens and side sound sources cause acoustics problems.
• For cinemas ,maximum reflected sound path=15m
Air conditioning:
• Recommended working temperature of the projection room = 18degree celsius.
• location of AHU(air handling units)=3 broad areas- adjacent to the screen.

40. Acoustics:
• Fan shaped seating with racked chairs for viewing and hearing.
• Projection screen and the loud speakers behind it placed at a height enough to
cover entire audience.
• Back side of the screen and surroundings of the screen be “Black and
absorptive” to prevent light reflections.
• Projection- booth and noise should not enter audience section, hence inside of
the booth be made highly absorbent and window- glasses be properly sealed.
• With stereophonic sound system, adjusted to sound track of the film; the side –
walls, flat ceiling and the surface around the screen kept more absorptive and
dispersive.

41. OFFICE SPACE
PER PERSON AREA = 25 SQ FT
Area per person = 20 sq ft
MEETING ROOM

42. Banks
offices
Vaults
Waiting
Area
Lobby
of bank
Tellers
Archive
room
Custom
meeting
room
Staff
room
Executive
suite
Vault plan-A(8’Wx14’Dx8’H
Inside)
•112sq.ft inside floor area
•20 lin.ft. for s.a. boxes
•8 lin ft. for lockers
Vault plan –C (8’Wx14’Dx8’H
Inside)
•112 sq.ft. inside floor area
•10 lin.ft for s.d. boxes
•8 lin. Ft. for lockers

43. • Established in 2010 A.D
• Location: Sundhara, Kathmandu
• Orientation: East
• Architectural Style: Mordern
• Design: Introvert design, courtyard
planning, symmetric planning
• Architect: Prajwal Hada
• Shopping time: 10am to 8pm
• Average number of visitors per day: 5000+
• Attractions: Cinema Hall, Food Court with
outdoor seating, Ice skating, Bal Sangsar,
Shopping, ATM lounge, Gaming Arcade
National Case Study-I: Civil Mall
Way to
Tripureshwor
Way to Bus Park

44. Overall Planning
• Symmetric Courtyard planning
• Introvert Design
Design Elements
• Usage of bridges to break monotony
• Balconies
• Mass and void
• Underground parking
• Differently abled friendly
• Mezzanine floors
• Glass Facade

45. Circulation
Road
Recreational space
Pedestrian Entry
Building
Parking

46. Vertical Zoning
Basement parking
Restaurant and Retail
Basement parking
Kid’s zone, Accessories
Retail ( Clothing)
Kid’s zone, Food courts
Retail ( Clothing)
Cinema
Cinema, Retail
Multi purpose, Living space

47. Services
• Total number of Stairs: 3 (two doglegged
and on open to well)
• Total number of escalators: 14 (2 on each
floor, up and down)
• Total number of lift: 4 (No designated
service lift)
• Air conditioning for every shop
• Fire hose on ever floor
• Washroom Room on each floor for both
men and women

48. ENTRANCE
GE
NE
RA
TO
R
UP
DOWN
BASEMENT PARKING 1
No of bikes –1200 (
No of car -500 (
No of security – 32
Generator room -75’ by 25’

49. W
A
T
E
R
UP
DOWN

50. Lower Ground Floor
Retail Area
Retail Area
Retail Area
Retail Area

51. total rental area
50%
stairs
3%
lift
2%
escalator
4%
ramp
5%
circulation
36%
Space usage
total rental area
stairs
lift
escalator
ramp
circulation
Spaces Area in square
feet
Total rental area 11539
Stairs 644
Lift 400
Escalator 1050
Ramp 1139
Circulation 8313
Total Area : 23085 square feet

52. Upper Ground Floor PlanUpper Ground Floor Plan
Open
Restaurant
Retail AreaRetail Area
Retail Area Retail Area
Down
Up

53. total rentable
spaces
50%
services
9%
toilet
1%
circulation
39%
storage
1%
SPACE USAGE
total rentable spaces
services
toilet
circulation
storage
Spaces Area in square
feet
Total rentable
space
23085
Services 2094
Toilet 348
Circulation 8936
Storage 168
Total Area : 23085 square feet

54. First Floor Plan
Retail Area
Retail Area
Retail Area
Retail Area

55. Total rental Spaces
65%
storage
1%
Circulation
25%
Services
8%
toilet
1%
SPACE USAGE
Total rental Spaces
storage
Circulation
Services
toilet
Spaces Area in square feet
Total rental space 16363
Storage 168
circulation 3625.54
Services 2094
Toilet 348
Total Area : 25302 square feet

56. Fourth floor plan
Retail Area
Bal
Sangasar

57. Total rental area
58%
Storage
1%
Kids zone
16%
Toilet
1%
Circulation
16%
services
8%
SPACE USAGE
Total rental area
Storage
Kids zone
Toilet
Circulation
services
Spaces Area n feet
square
Total rental area 14725
Kids zone 4029
Storage 168
Toilet 348
Services 2094
Circulation 3960
Total Area : 25324 square feet

58. Fifth Floor Plan
Bal Sangsar
Food Court

59. Kids zone
31%
Food Court
52%
Services
8%
toilet
1%
Circulation
8%
Space usage
Kids zone
Food Court
Services
toilet
Circulation
Spaces Area in square
feet
Kids zone 7892
Food court 13318
Services 2094
Toilet 348
Circulation 2126
Total Area : 25778 square feet

60. Sixth Floor Plan
Theatre 3
Theatre 2
Theatre 1
Retail Area
Machine room

61. Rentable area
27%
services
8%
Cinema Hall
40%
oilet
1%
circulation
24%
SPACE USAGE
Rentable area
services
Cinema Hall
toilet
circulation
Spaces Area in square feet
Rentable area 7341
Services 2094
Cinema Hall 10920
Toilet 348
Circulation 4810
Total Area : 25513 square feet

62. Seventh floor plan
Seventh Floor Plan
Seventh Floor PlanSeventh Floor Plan
Theatre 1
Theatre 2
void
Theatre 3
wash
room
wash
room
Food Court
v

63. 13100, 56%
1296, 6%
990, 4%
637, 3%
7134, 31%
SPACE USAGE
Cinema Hall
Toilet
Service Rooms
Food Stalls
Circulation
Spaces Area in square
feet
Cinema Hall 13100
Toilet 1296
Service Rooms 990
Food Stalls 637
Circulation 7134
Total Area : 23217 square feet
Area per person = 55.4
square meter

64. Cinema Hall Per person area =
16.33 square feet

65. W/C for Girls= 1:14
Urinals for Gents= 2:15
W/C for Gents= 2:105

66. Eight Floor Plan
Multi
purpose
Hall
Truss
Truss
Truss

67. SECTION AT X-X
Light

68. SECTION AT Y-Y

69. NORTH ELEVATION
• Curtain wall
• Glass Facade
• Pillars breaks
monotony of glass
• Hoarding boards

70. SOUTH ELEVATION

71. EAST ELEVATION

72. WEST ELEVATION
Semi circular
balcony as focus

73. Negative aspects:
• The clear height right after the entrance gate is only 10 feet which gives an
expression of being compressed by the building.
• Negative space behind the open to well staircase.
• No service lift.
• Too many toilets to be maintained.
• Lacks soft landscape

74. National Case Study II: City Center
• NLIC CITY CENTRE epitomizes a world within a
Himalayan Capital City.
• Location: Pashupati road, Kathmanu 44605
• Orientation: North face
• Average number visitors: 6000-7000
• Architect- Indian
• Area- 7 ropani
• Building divided into
1. Nepal life city center
2. Gopaljit Pvt. Limited
Bus stop
Drainage
Exit
Entry

75. VERTICAL ZONNING

76. Basement Parking
Total capacity:
• 4 wheel parking 120-140
• 2 wheel parking 500-700
Peak hour - when the movies are
released and mostly after 2pm on
the afternoon
12security guards altogether
working in 2 shifts (6am-6pm)
Electricity generation capacity -
700KV
Water Tanks
Generator
Generator
Store
Garbage room
Staircase
Lift
4 Wheel Parking

77. Mezzanine floor Parking
Boring
Store
Staircase
lif
t
Mezz. Floor
2 wheel parking
Ramp
4 Wheel Parking
Control
Room
Staff Room

78. Ground Floor Plan
Vechile Exit
Vehicle
Entry
Entry Exit
Circulation
Service
Circulation
Staircase
Lift
Kiosk

79. GROUND FLOOR PLAN Yoyoso shopDepartmental
Store
Shops
Sweet
shop
Shops
Lift
Staircase
Coffee

80. Rental Spaces
56%
Circulation
31%
Staircase
7%
Café
4%
Lift
2%
Ground floor plan
Rental Spaces
Circulation
Staircase
Café
Lift
Spaces181 Area in sq.ft
Total rental space 18160
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Escalator 369
Circulation 9383
Toilet 830
Total Area = 31398 Square
feet

81. First Floor Plan
Shops
Shops
Staircase
Toilet
lifts
Escalator
Connecting Bridge

82. Rental spaces
43%
Circulation
43%
Staircase
7%
Escalator
2%
lift
2%
Toilet
3%
FIRST FLOOR % COVERAGE
Rental spaces
Circulation
Staircase
Escalator
lift
Toilet
Spaces181 Area in sq.ft
Total rental space 18160
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Escalator 369
Circulation 9383
Toilet 830
Total Area = 31398 Square feet

83. SECOND FLOOR PLAN
Children’s Toy
Shops
Children’s
WearDecorative
Item
Mens and LadiesWears
Staircase
Toilet
Lifts
Escalator
Connecting
Bridge

84. Rental Spaces
48%
circulation
38%
Staircase
7%
Escalator
2%
Lift
2%
Toilet
3%
Second FLOOR % COVERAGE
Rental Spaces
circulation
Staircase
Escalator
Lift
Toilet
Spaces181 Area in sq.ft
Total rental space 15332
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Escalator 369
Circulation 9383
Toilet 830
Total Area = 31398 Square feet

85. THIRD FLOOR PLAN
Resturant
Gaming
Gaming
Staircase
Toilet
Lift
Shops
Escalator
Connecting
Bridge

86. Rental Spaces
48%
circulation
38%
Staircase
7%
Escalator
2%
Lift
2%
Toilet
3%
THIRD FLOOR % COVERAGE
Rental Spaces
circulation
Staircase
Escalator
Lift
Toilet
Spaces Area in sq.ft
Total rental space 15332
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Escalator 369
Circulation 9383
Toilet 830
Total Area = 31398 Square feet

87. Hall 1
Hall 2
Hall 3 Sitting
Place
Food court
Foodcourt
Bar
Stage
Food court
Toilet
Store
Lift
Connection Bridge
Escalator
Locker and staff
room
Staircase
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
Ticket
Counter

88. Spaces181 Area in sq.ft
Food Court 3388
Sitting Area 2249
Stage 0.66
Cinema Hall 10251
Locker and staff room 611
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Escalator 184
Circulation 9383
Food Court
10%
Sitting Area
7%
Stage
1%
Hall
32%
staircase
7%
locker and staff
room
2%
Escalavator
1%
Lift
2%
Toilet
3%
circulation
35%
FOUTH FLOOR % COVERAGE
Food Court
Sitting Area
Stage
Hall
staircase
locker and staff room
Escalavator
Lift
Toilet
circulation
Total Area = 31398 Square feet

89. FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
Staircase
Toilet
Lift
Office
Projector
Room
Empty Space

90. Office
6% Projector room
3%
Staircase
7%
lift
2%
Circulation
82%
FIFTH FLOOR % Coverage
Office
Projector room
Staircase
lift
Circulation
Spaces181 Area in sq.ft
Office 2147
Staircase 2446
Lift 437
Toilet 830
Empty space 25538
Total Area = 31398 Square feet

91. Shops
• Size= length 15’, breadth 30’
• Peak hour = Saturday, Sunday
• (10AM - 8 PM)
• Circulation ailse = 6 feet
• Visitor = 200 - 600
• One Changing room
• Length 4’, breadth 5’
• One mirror inside
• Hanger with four strip
• Counter = 1 person 0.8m.sq
• Security = outside 1 CCTV Camera
• Total area 450 squa
• Shopping area = 70%
• Changing room = 5%
• Store = 25%
Changing Room
Store
Entry / Exit
Show area

92. Office
Area = 2147 sq. ft
Lobby = 18%
Meeting room = 24%
Working Platform = 38 %
Circulation = 20%
Ailse = 6’
Total area = 450sq.ft
Total Capacity = 6
Area per person of working space =
6.9 sq.m
Total Area = 409
Total capacity = 15
Area per person pf meeting room =
1.3 sq.m.
Lobby
Meeting Room
Working platform

93. Food Court
Cooking spaces = 2429 sq ft
Total Staff = 30
Area per person = 7.71m
Sitting Area = 2249 sq.ft
Total Capacity = 200
Area per person = 1.02
Stage
Bar
Kitchen
25%
Service
15%
Stage
1%
Sitting
49%
Toilet
10%
Sales
Kitchen
Service
Stage
Sitting
Toilet

94. Departmental Store
Area = 3958 sq.ft
Total capacity = 800-1000
Area per person = 1.1sq.m
Circulation Space = 6’
Service = 600 sq.ft
Staff Member = 16
Area per person = 3.4sq.m
Accessories
Area = 3000
Total Capacity = 2000-
2500
Area per person = 1.1
sq.m
Departmental
Shop
Accessories

95. Problems:
• No security post for guards.
• Security checked by engineers so slow in communication (no security rooms)
• Low Security on upper floors so hard for surveillance.(2guards)
• No changing rooms
• Toilet on upper first floor

96. International case study-I
Pheonix mall
Multiplex Name: Pheonix Mall
Location: City center - Chennai
Opened in: January 2013
Orientation:
Land Area: 17 Acres
Total buildup area : 7.34 Acres
Architectural style: Modern
Projected by: Mills limited
Architect: GORDAN BENOY
Main road width : 30m
Service road width : 10m
Average no. of visitors per day: 15,000+
Attraction: Several National and international brand such as adidas, aldo, allensally and many
more, different retail shop ( beauty and cosmetics, music and entertainment, etc.)

97. LOCATION:

98. • 3main entrance to the mall
• One from the front and two to the
rear side
Entrance

99. Parking
• Basement Parking
• Multilevel
• Car Parking (MLCP)
• MLCP consists of 11 floors
• MLCP is attached to the mall for easy access

100. Apparel
Beauty and cosmetics
Coffee shops
Confectionery
Consumer durables, electronics, and
IT products
Footwear
Furniture and furnishes
Hypermarkets stores
Personal grooming, saloons and spa
Pharmacy and wellness
Restaurants
Services and specialty stores
Sports and fitness
Toys and games
Watches and eyewear
accessories
Lower Ground Floor Plan

101. Apparel
Accessories
Beauty and cosmetics
Books, music and entertainment
Consumers durables, electronics and IT
products
Footwear
Furniture and home furnishing
Ground Floor Plan

102. 1st floor plan
Accessories
Apparel
• Beauty and cosmetics
• Books, music and
entertainment
• Coffee shop
• Confectionery
• Consumers durables,
electronics and IT products
• Footwear
• Jewelry
• Restaurants
• Watches and eyewear

103. Apparel
• Beauty and cosmetics
• Books, music and
entertainment
• Coffee shop
• Confectionery
• Consumers durables,
electronics and IT products
• Footwear
• Jewelry
• Restaurants
• Food courts
• Watches and eyewear
• Furniture and home
furnishing
• Services and specialty stores
• Toys and games
2nd Floor plan

104. Cinema Hall
Restaurants
Food courts
Entertainment
Services and Specialty store
3rd floor plan

105. Retail
80%
Entertainment
3%
Dine
17%
Activity Ratio
Retail Entertainment Dine
Retail- 80%
Dine-17%
Entertainment- 3%

106. Lifts
• Placed at the center of the mall
• Two lifts are provided
• Capacity : 18 person
• Dimension: (2.1*1.8)m
Fire Exit
• No. of fire exit: 6per floor
• Automatic sprinkler: Spacing of sprinklers
8’
• Bugler alarm spacing: 10’

107. Emergency Exit
• Located in each floor
• 7 emergency exit
• Shows the route of exits
Restaurant
• 14 variety restaurant
• 20 Kiosks shop
• Food court spread over 50,000 sq. ft.
Movies
• 11 screen capable of dealing out 40 shows
every single day in 6 languages.
• Capacity : 15000

109. Fun City
• At 3rd floor
• Near Food court
• Isolated from other retail shop
• Games for both children and adults
External finish
• Upper level of front façade, space has been provided for
• Advertisement
• Forthcoming attractions
• Cinema posters

110. International Case study- II
R CITY MALL
Multiplex Name: R City Mall
Location: Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India
Projected by: Runwal group
Area: 1.2 million square feet
Capacity: 194 shopping store, 52 food stores, 10 entertainment area, 13 useful service area
Opened in: 2009

111. The Concept
 The development of the project has interlinked by the creation of district, gardens and
signature tower, each including a unique attribute of Mumbai
 The plan evolved as interconnected ‘U’ shaped diagram incorporating a linear urban park
with shade trees, textured hardscape and water garden/ grove appointed by synchronized
fountains.
Zoning

112. Ground floor Plan

113. 1st Floor Plan

114. 2nd Floor Plan

115. 3rd Floor Plan

116. Particulars Literature Case Study I
Civil Mall
Case Study II
City Centre
International
Study I
R City Mall
International
Case Study II
Phoenix Mall
Chennai
Inference
Zone Commercial,
commercial
sub zone
Commercial Residential
sub zone
commercial - As per site is
concerned
Architectural
style
Modern,
contemporary
Modern Modern Modern Modern Modern,
Contemporary
Orientation Most climates,
South
North
East North South - south
Comparative Analysis

117. Particulars Literature Case Study I
Civil Mall
Case Study II
City Centre
International
Study I
R City Mall
International
Case Study II
Phoenix Mall
Chennai
Inference
Area - - 7 ropani 1.2 million
square feet
17 acres -
Landscape Hard and soft
landscape
Both Hard Both Both As per design
Visitors per day - 5000+ 6000-7000 20000+ 15000+ -
Parking
Bike
Car
Turning Radius-
2.6m
3.5-6m
(Capacity)
1200
500
(Capacity)
500-700
120-140
- Multilevel car
parking
Basement
parking
Turning radius-
2.6m
5m

118. Rental Space
65%
Circulation
10%
Services
25%
Space usage For Civil Mall
Rental Space
Circulation
Services
(Stairs, Escalators,
Lifts, Ramps,
Toilets)
(Cinema Hall,
Food Court,
Kids Zone,
Clothing and
others)
Rental Space
60%
Circulation
12%
Services
28%
Space Usage for City Center
Rental Space
Circulation
Services
(Cinema Hall,
Restaurants,
Clothing and
others)
(Stairs, Escalators,
Lifts, Ramps,
Toilets)

119. Particulars Literature Case Study I Case Study II International
Study I
Internati
onal Case
Study II
Inference
Rental Spaces
Shop
Accessories
2sqm/person
(1.32-
6.6)sqm/perso
n
1.1sqm/perso
n
1.1sqm/person
- -
1.5
sqm/person
3 sqm/person
Departmental
store
(1.32-
6.6)sqm/perso
n
- 3.4sqm/person - - 2.5 sqm/person
Office Single office-
10sqm/person
Meeting room-
1.5sqm/person
Working space-
7sqm/person
Working space-
6.9(sqm/per
person)
Meeting room-
1.3m^2
- - Working space-
6 sqm/person
Escalators (5-20)(no.) 10(no.) 8(no.) 18 (no.) - 8-10 (9no.)

120. Particulars Literature Case Study I Case Study II Internation
al Study I
Internation
al Case
Study II
Inference
Cinema hall 0.6-
0.8sqm/person
3 screens
16.33
sqfeet/person
3 screens - 11 screens 3-5 screens
0.5sqm/person
Food Courts Sitting area
(0.9-
4.6)sqm/person
Sitting Area-
(2.5sqm/pers
on)
Cooking Space-
7.719sqm/person
)
Sitting Area
-1.02sqm/person
- - 3 sqm/person
Restaurant serve -
1.5sqm/person
Serve-
1.8
sqm/person
Serve-
1.3 sqm/person
- - 1.5 sqm/person

121. Vertical Zonning
Basement parking
Restaurant and Retail
Basement parking
Kid’s zone, Accessories
Retail ( Clothing)
Kid’s zone, Food courts
Retail ( Clothing)
Cinema
Cinema, Retail
Multi purpose, Living space

122. Program Formulation
Spaces Total Capacity Area per person (in square meter)
Parking(Basement)
Turning Radius
Car
Motorcycle
Meter
5 -6
2.6
Lift 5-20 people 1.5
Department Store
Staff
1.3
3.4
Cinema Theatres 0.5
Food courts
Kitchen 7.71

123. Spaces Total Capacity Area per person(in square meter)
Restaurants 1.5
Rental Space
Shops
Accessories
1.5
3
Office spaces (Working Space) 6
Escalator 8-10 people
Departmental Store 2.5

124. Site analysis:
• Area: 9472.56sq.m(18-9-3-2.66)
• ROW:-8m of Bagmati river
• Set back - 5m of Tinkune road
• Bye Laws
• Ground Coverage (GCR)
• = 50% of 9472.56SQ.M
=4736.28
• Floor Area Coverage(FAR)
= 2.00

125. site
Su
n
Su
n
User Analysis
• Most are in middle
age
• Mostly teenager at
evening and morning
(middle class)
• Both Nepalese,
Foreign
User Activities
• Business
• Education
• Meeting
• Meal

126. Site
Bank
Resturant
Appartment
School
Bus Park
Hospital
Site Service
Within 10 Minute Radius from site
River
Arniko
Highway

127. SWOT
Analysis
W
Weakness
O
Opportunities
T
Threat
S
Strength
• Commercial zone
• lower than the level of road
so basement is easy to
construct.
• No light blockage from other
buildings.
• School, colleges, hospital and
airport are nearby the site .
Noise , sound and air
pollution.
Problem of water (once
a week)
• Bus stop so centre
of attraction
• Airport creates a lot
of commercial
spaces
Flooding