Detailed case study of elante mall, Chandigarh for architectural thesis.

1. CASE STUDY( E L A N T E M A L L , C H A N D I G A R H )
T H E S I S TO P I C -
U R B A N E N T E RTA I N M E N T C E N T R E
PRESENTED BY –
SUMIT KUMAR JHA
BARCH/15006/14
Bachelor's of Architecture
Birla institute of technology, Mesra

2. INTRODUCTION
Business, stay and entertainment are what
one would experience at "Elante" a mixed
use development project. Spread across 20
acres this development is located in 'the city
beautiful', Chandigarh. The developments
consists of three distinct facilities which
includes retail mall, office complex & hotel
with central courtyard.
Elante, with its retail space of over 1
million. Sq. Ft.Across G+3 levels is the
largest mall in Chandigarh.The retail space
hosts premium national and international
brands along with a mix of hypermarket,
departmental stores, sports bar, bowling
alley . Elante has well planned
entertainment zone with multiplex and food
court to cater to its customers.
Site address: - 178-178a, industrial &
business park, phase i, Chandigarh

3. ELANTE MALL – SITE PLAN
Development consists of three
distinct facilities, with a central
courtyard:
• Largest shopping mall in
Chandigarh
• An office complex with state-of-
the-art facilities - 3 blocks of
office spaces
• A luxury hotel
There are Café's, Food Court,
Pristine fine dining and Restaurants
within the development as well,
which covers 20 acres of area.

4. CONCEPTUAL VIEW-
• Total Site Area 20.16 Acres
• Ground Coverage 50 %
• Total Built up Area1,750,000 Sq.ft.
• Retail Mall (Approx.Area)1,115,000 Sq.ft.
• Office Complex (Approx.Area)375,000
Sq.ft.
• Hotel (Approx.Area)260,000 Sq.ft.
• Parking5,846 Car Parks
• Total Constructible Area(Including
Basement Parking)33,00,000 sq.ft
• Total Area : 11,15,000 Sq.ft.
• No. of Floors : 3B + G + 3
• Mall Positioning : Medium to High end
• Tenancy : 100% Lease hold
• Basic Retail Mix : Hypermarket, Multiplex,
Departmental Stores, Entertainment Zone,
Food Court, Health Club, Night Club,
Premium National and International Brands

10. FEATURES
• Total area of mall: 1,115,000 sq. ft. , largest
mall of Chandigarh.
• Grand central atrium with activity area.
• Large floor plates of 200,000 sq. ft.
• Each floor scientifically zoned.
• Wide aisles and open circulation spaces.
• Beautifully landscaped central plaza.
• Air-conditioned public areas

11. SERVICES
Parking
• It has a vast parking area
that can accommodate
over 5000 cars
• There are 3 basement
floors dedicated to it.
Circulation
• Vertical: 3 sets of
escalators
11 passenger lifts
8 Goods lifts
• Horizontal: wide aisles
and open circulation
spaces

12. RECREATION
Multiplex
• PVR has launched its branch at 3rd
floor in Elante’s multiplex space.
• The eight screen cinema is spread across an
area of 70,000 sq. ft. and will have the highest
screen count in Chandigarh.
Gaming Zone
• Provided at 3rdfloor of mall.
• Comprises of various games for all age
Group.
• Known as ‘Fun City’.
Food Court
• food court covers area of over 20,000 sq. ft.
with a seating capacity of 750 seats .
• A foodies heaven with a range
of fine dine restaurant.
Bowling Area
• A vast area is defined by bluO
for bowling.
• It also consists of café, karaoke, tattoo
lounge, gaming parlour, etc.

13. DIESALYARD
• Friendly design enable easy
access for physically
challenged.
• Dedicated parking for
women.
• ATM facility.
• Locker and Café facility for
employees.
• Baby care facility on each
floor.
• Intelligent Building
Management System.
• Sensitive energy sage
device.
• User friendly signage and
digital displays.
• Managed indoor air quality
(incl. basement parking).
• Central gas bank with
piped gas supply to
kitchens.
• Toilets at convenient
location.
SERVICES

14. INTERNAL MATERIALS USED SKYLIGHT
• Skylight were
provided to allow
daylights inside the
mall at daytime.
• Glazing is used for
the skylight
• Different types of
false ceiling is used
inside the mall.
• In basements
there were
exposed ceiling.
• Columns are
decorated with
hoardings and
advertisement.

15. LANDSCAPING
• The landscape is treated with
both hard and soft landscape
• Patterns were created with tiles
• Small trees are provided in the
central plaza of the mall .
• A plaza is provided in the centre
for the people to sit and enjoy
• Several other elements like
fountain and open area theatre
are provided which includes the
hard landscape.
• Outside seating are provided for
the people to sit and enjoy the
elevation.

16. THANK
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Birla institute of technology, Mesra