 ABOUT: INDIAN MALL

• ARCHITECT: Prasanth Associates

• CLIENT: Ladder Builders  SURROUNDINGS
• STRUCTURAL TEAM: Nirmaan
• LOCATION: Manjeri Town, Malapuram
• PROJECT STARTED :2013
• PROJECT COMPLETED :2019
• AREA: 19000 Sq.
• COMPLEX: Shopping Mall and
Apartments

 LOCATION  CLIMATE
• Manjeri's climate is classified as
tropical.  AMENITIES
• During most months of the year,
• ATM
there is significant rainfall in • Food court
Manjeri. • Atrium
• There is only a short dry season.
• Theater
According to Köppen and Geiger, • Parking
this climate is classified as Am. • The Mall
• The average annual temperature
• HVAC
in Manjeri is 27.5 °C. • Apartment
• Precipitation here averages 2913
• Mini auditorium
mm. • GYM & SPA FOOD COURT • The whole area is well decorated with colors.
• Vertical transportation
• The food court is 675m2. • There is glazed portion which would give a view to the town
ATM • Has got toilets separate for ladies and men. • In the food court, a good ambience is obtained through the stylized interior giving
• The ATM is of 4m2. • The furniture's were made of wood. an international profile. However during peak hours there is difficulty created for
• There is only one ATM ATRIUM • The zoning of the toilet is not to the comfort. the customers due to inadequate capacity.
 VERTICAL ZONING for the whole • The atrium has a 2m width passage.
complex. • The atrium gives the view to other PARKING
 HOW TO REACH • It is located at the floors.
Ground Floor. • The 3D installation gives the space a
• Bus stand - New bus stand manjeri good view. It is made of plywood..
350 m(5 min)
-Old bus stand (1km)

• Railway station - Pattikad railway station

22.1 km (32min)

• Airport -Coimbatore international airport

22.6 km(36 min) • The parking given to the apartments is on the ground floor itself.
• There 29 parking's for apartments.
• The two basement floors with a parking slot of 300 is provided for the mall users.
• So this reduces the traffics and gives a smooth vehicular circulation.

SERVICE
The zoning of spaces and function were as • The generator room is located
at ground floor and other units
follows: like HVAC plumbing in
• The building got two basement floors. basement floor.
• G.F - 4th floor Shopping Mall • The service is taken through
• 5th floor being a mazzananine floor with ducts.
theatres and office. • The fire and safety is well given
even to the apartments
• 6th -9th 2BHK rooms.
• 10th - 11th 3 BHK rooms.
• 12th – 13th Gym & SPA.
• 14th floor has got a infinity pool with a baby
pool attached.
• Parking is provided for apartments in GF.
• The AC Unit , HVAC Unit , Plumbing Units etc.
were located at basement .
• Generator was kept at GF. AHMED IBN ABDUL NASER
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• Shopping mall is of 4 floors with a 5th floor • The apartment starts in 6th floor.
mezzanine. • Where the 6th floor is service floor.
• There are 5 lifts for the access • The vertical transportation is through lift and staircases.
• 2 service & 3 passenger lifts. • Has got 2 lifts.
• the vertical transportation is provided on core • There 2BHK rooms and 3BHK rooms.
of the project. • There are 26 apartments provided.
• The clear story height is 10ft. • Open spaces were given maximum by balcony and open terrace.
• Toilets are provided in every floor in the same • The service to the apartments where given through the ducts.
position thus making the service easy. • The fire alarms and sprinklers were also installed inside the room.
• Separate toilets were provide for both ladies • There is a staircase that connects the both the mall and apartments.
and gentlemen's. • There is a seperete food area space provided at the 6th floor of the
• The 5th floor has got 4 theaters and the main building.
office. • There is a mini auditorium given for the apartment for there
• The security room is located at the front meetings.
entrance itself.
• The design got escalators and lifts with fire
stairs to have vertical circluation.
• The services were done through ducts.
• Open view to the town is provided in anchor
shops.
• Fire alarms and sprinklers have installed on
the ceiling.

GYM & SPA SWIMMING POOL

MINI AUDITORIUM • There is infinity pool with a baby pool

attached.
• The size of pool is very small compared to
• The gym is on the 12th -13th made together. • It takes time to cool the space. the users using it.
• This is air conditioned closed gym. • The clear story height is 20ft. • The baby pool is positioned in a more
• The spa can be accessed by staircase which is inside the gym dangerous area.
VERTICAL TRANSPORATION
TOILETS

• Mini auditorium is given for the

apartment users to conduct • The vertical transportation
is given to all the floors. • There were separate toilets for
meetings and parties.
• In shopping mall there are ladies and men's.
• The roof is of asbestos sheet
escalators, stairs and lifts. • The disabled toilets were also
with steel truss.
• In apartments stairs and provided.
• Solar power panels have been
lifts are provided. • The toilets were kept away from
installed on the roof.
• The width of escalators are the main area through a corridor.
• There is food space with an
1m. • The toilets got an area of
open kitchen provided behind
• The width of stairs were 38.42m2 in each floor.
the auditorium.
• The open spaces could be used 1.5m.
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FLOOR PLANS
LOWER BASEMET PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

 INFERENCEE
• Access to the apartment and mall is different.
• Fire stairs and lifts are secured.
• Provided fire and safety measures in apartment rooms too.
• Provided more open area for rooms like balcony and open terrace.
• The balanced space is provided for farming etc.
• There is enough ventilation of wind and light.
• An atrium is also provided in the center with a good view from all floors.
• Provided indoor and outdoor space for interaction.
• The circulation of cars to the parking basement is a little bit confusing.
• The position of escalators are also to be considered.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
• Not enough drainage scheme from the basement .
• The shops layout is in such a way that there are a lot of negative spaces.
• The population of the people cannot be controlled.
• Has got only one entrance and exit which makes it difficult in emergency
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AREA ANALYSIS
• ATM- 4m2
• Security area- 3.6m2
• Help desk-6.27m2service lifts-6m2
• Open spacrs-167.2m2
• Electrical-128.89m2
• Generator room-128.8m2
• Escalators-11.2x0.9 m2
• Lobby space—48.96m2
• Shops-81.9m2
• Service room-39.1m2
• Toilet-15m2
• Fire stair-5.6m2
• Parking-300
• Ramp-106m2
• Theater-675m2
• Food court-675m2

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