Literature and Case Study Commercial Complex
Literature and Case Study Commercial Complex
Literature and Case Study Commercial Complex
COMPLEX DESIGN
LITERATURE REVIEW
Presented by:
Melina Baral
Prakash Tamang
Puja Khatri
Sakina Maharjan
Shikshya Dawadi
Shreeya Shakya
Contents
1. Introduction
2. History
3. Zoining
4. Atrium
5. Parking
6. Commercial spaces: Retail shops, Offices, Banks, Restaurants, Grocery
stores.
7. Circulation : Lift,staircase,Escalators, Corridors
8. Recreational space: gaming zones, food court, kids zone
9. Zoning
10. Building services: fire escape, emergency exit, HVAC, sanitation
11. Public spaces
12. Building Bye laws
13. National case study: Onedurbar, EyePlex Mall
14. International case study : Serramar Parque Mall, Select city walk Mall
COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
Commercial complex
shopping center, office, park or industrial park,
which consists of two or more establishments
on a single platted lot
A commercial complex should have:
● Clear-span interiors
● High ceilings
● Easy service access
● High visibility and access from the front
● Proximity to parking
● Close proximity to pedestrian traffic
INTRO
➢ A commercial complex is the modern
HISTORY
ELEMENTS IN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX
PROXIMITY AND CIRCULATION OF SPACES
TYPICAL PLANNING
VERTICAL ZONING
Atrium is a large open air or skylight covered
space surrounded by a building, providing light
and ventilation to the interior.
● Provides visual link between the outer
environment and inner ambience
● Can be used as natural lighting and
ventilation medium
● Used as a multi purpose space.
Atriums types:
1. Single sided: Atrium abuts one side of the
occupied portion of the structure.
2. Two sided: Atrium abuts two sides of the
occupied portion of the structure,
3. Three sided: Atrium abuts three sides of the
occupied portion of the structure,
4. Podium:
5. Multiple lateral: atrium spaces scattered
throughout plan on single or multiple stories,
6. Bridging: Atrium connects several occupied
portions of structure. ATRIUM
PARKING
The parking may be provided in
● basements or cellars
● on stilt floor
● in open spaces
For parking in open spaces, the minimum required setbacks (except front) to
be left around the building with adequate vehicular access, aisle, drives,
ramps, required for maneuvering of vehicles.
PARKING
According To National Building
Code (NBC)
• Parking requirement in
multi-storied buildings: One
PARKING
Parking for differently abled
people
● Should be clearly
identified , both on the
bay surface and with a
vertical sign immediately
adjacent to the bay.
PARKING
TYPES OF VEHICLES LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT TURNING RADIUS
(outer)
Car
PARKING
ENTRANCE
➢ Welcoming space
1: Visitors entrance:
● Entrances should be unique and obvious to the eye.
● It should be separated from the resident entrance.
● 90% of entrances should be directly connected to
the parking area, main entrance connected with a
drop off.
2: Resident entrance:
● should be able to have unlimited access to the
commercial part using elevators.
3: Services entrance:
● Service entrance should be invisible to the public
eye.
● It should be next to the storages and loading bays.
● Required ramps with 1:8 to 10 slope ratio.
ENTRANCES
COMMERCIAL SPACES
GROCERIES STORES
RETAIL SHOP
COMMERCIAL SPACES
OFFICES
● Target floor: above retail shops
● Hidden from the mass
● Privacy and professional environment
COMMERCIAL SPACES
SPACE REQUIREMENTS
General Size of Retail shops are
● 4m - 5m wide minimum
● 7m - 9m wide maximum
Floor Height:
● 2.4m - 2.7m in case of basement
● 2.5m - 3.6m in case of ground floor
● If there is a mezzanine (Low Storey
between two others) 1.8m - 2.1m
above floor level
Shelf Units:
Height: 1.8m maximum and no lower
than 0.3m from floor level
RETAIL SHOPS
2.GRID LAYOUT:
1.LOOP LAYOUT: ● Used for grocery and
● Accessories, toy stores etc convenience stores
● Maximum display space ● Easier access and
Types Of Layout properly categorized
RETAIL SHOPS
Restaurants are most common amenities
provided in any of the multi complexes.
Dining area, kitchen, pantry and storage area
make up a restaurant.
Kitchen should be 50% of the dining area.
RESTAURANT
DISTRIBUTION OF AREA
Kitchen Layout
1. One Wall Kitchen Layout
2. Galley Kitchen Layout
3. L-shape Kitchen Layout
4. U-shaped Kitchen Layout
5. Peninsula Kitchen Layout
6. Kitchen Island Layout
RESTAURANT
DINING AREA
RESTAURANT
Dining Area
RESTAURANT
"A food court is contiguous with the
counters of multiple food vendors and
provides a common area for self-serve
dinner.”
OFFICE
LAYOUT OF OFFICE
OFFICE
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OFFICE
An institution that deals in money
and its substitutes and provides
other money-related services.
Central Bank
BANK
● Teller should be easily accessible
and easy circulation should be
provided.
BANK
BANK
CIRCULATION
There are two different drive systems
for lift;
1. Traction lift
2. Hydraulic lift
ESCALATOR
Parallel escalators Criss Cross escalators
Curved escalators
ESCALATOR CONFIGURATION
ESCALATOR
Standard transportation speed ranges
between 0.5 to 0.65m/s.
ESCALATOR
● Minimum gradient of 1:8 [7 degrees] for the
difference in height not more than 450mm
● Maximum gradient of 1:12 [5 degrees] for
the difference in height more than 450mm
Shall have level platforms for every 1.5m of
vertical rise.
● The level platform shall not be less than 1.2m
in length and the same width as the ramp.
● Minimum width of ramp shall be 1m.
RAMP
For differently-abled people
● All edges must be protected to keep
anyone from slipping off.
● All ramps shall have top and bottom
landings as wide as the ramp itself.
RAMP
Occupancy Area per person (m2)
Assembly halls (closely seated) 46@450 mm c/c movable seats 60@500mm c/c fixes seats
AREAS REQUIREMENT
Area per person to be allowed in various circulation areas
Overall allowance for public areas in public -handling buildings 2.3 to 2.8
Waiting areas, 100 percent standing ,no cross -flows 0.5 to 0.65
(e.g.lift,lobby)
AREAS REQUIREMENT
RECREATIONAL
Recreational activities are often done for Children play area
enjoyment , pleasure and are considered to be ● Play area must be varied,
RECREATIONAL
● Arcade is a game machine typically found in public places like malls,
restaurants and amusement arcades and is usually coin operated
GAME ARCADE
● kittle and bowling alleys can be divided into
the following areas :
● The run up, in which the ball is bowled after
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 60 m long.
Materials Used:
BOWLING ALLEYS
● A standard Snooker table
measures: 11’ 8.5” x 5’ 10”
(3569mm x 1778mm)
SNOOKER AND
BILLIARD TABLE
-Four standard types of film are described by
their width: 8 mm, 16 mm ,35 mm and 70 mm.
CINEMA HALL
Screen projection angle
CINEMA HALL
Projection room
2m* 3.5m
● Spotlight room
3.9m*7.5m
CINEMA HALL
CINEMA HALL
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Screens
A depth of 5 ft should be provided behind the screen for the speakers .All screens are
vinyl plastic with a diffusive surface or a coated surface to increase light reflection
Lenticulated screens are also available .
General lighting
The lighting of a cinema auditorium serves three separate functions :
(1) Emergency exit and mood lighting, used during screen presentation ;
(3) Lighting of sufficient intensity for making announcements, clearing the house, or other
rare occasions .
CINEMA HALL
TICKET BOOTHS
When operated by only one person an area approximately 4 by 4 by 8 ft is adequate ; for
larger theaters, where there are generally two ticket sellers, clearances are required .
EXIT HALL
BUILDING SERVICES
Washroom
BUILDING SERVICES
FIRE SAFETY
● Smoke detectors
a. Optical smoke detector
b. Ionisation smoke detectors :
● Flame detectors :
triggered by radiation from flames
used in rooms containing material that
burn without smoke.
● Heat detectors
Maximum detectors: triggered
temperature is exceeded (70°c)
BUILDING SERVICES
Sprinkler systems
● Dry sprinkling system
● Wet sprinkling system
Space between sprinklers
umbrella sprinkler - 4.6m to 6.5m normal
sprinklers- 3.75m to 4.45m
distance from walls and ceiling must be at least
1.5m
BUILDING SERVICES
Emergency services
500 2
1000 3
2000 4
4000 5-6
50 800mm
110 900mm
220 1100mm
BUILDING SERVICES
Exits
every sales area and shop passage - min 2 exits
lead to open air or onto emergency stairway.
- 1 exit for <100 meter sq
- Exits width of 30 cm per 100 meter sq of
sale area
- minimum 2m width but for exits from sales
area <500m2 a width of 1m is sufficient
Escape routes:
- for every sales area and shop passage -
min 2 escape routes on the same floor,
going in opposite directions
- accessible within a distance of 25m from
every point of sales ara
- Doors must open in a direction of escape
and be without threshold
BUILDING SERVICES
Objectives for landscape design
in commercial complexes:
● To create an identifiable
character for the commercial
complex
● To provide increased
amenity for users and
enhanced opportunities for
increased activity
● To improve the appearance
of the complex along with
surrounding areas
LANDSCAPING
Fenestrations are basically the
required transparency on a façade to
attach ourselves with the external
environment or the exterior world.
They play a dual role of bringing the
out in and the in out.
EXTERNAL FENESTRATION
The various style of windows and openings
are:
● Slit windows
● Perforated windows
● Folding windows
● Glazed windows: structural glazing, strip
glazing,etc.
● Curve or frameless shop fronts
● Double or single glazed windows
● Automatic doors
● Low energy-rated glass systems
● Curtain walling
● Self-cleaning
Common materials used are Wood, uPVC,
aluminium, steel, fiberglass.
BUILDING BYE LAWS
1. Road width should not be less than 8m for non-residential design and building greater
than 17m tall
2. 2m setback in all direction
3. Ground Coverage:50%
4. Parking Space: 20% of the site area
5. FAR: 3.5 in all Residential Zone including Commercial sub-zone, Mixed density
residential sub-zone, other residential sub zone.
6. The maximum travel distance to exits or stairways from any point within the single floor
level shall not be more than 30m
7. Occupant Load of the building or area = Net or gross area /Area per occupant
8. Main floors and basement - 2.75 sq.m.max. area per occupant.
9. Areas on other floors - 5.4 sq.m. max. area per occupant
10. No exit door, inclusive of frame, shall be less than 1m in width and 2.1m in height
11. For Office and Commercial building the minimum floor height shall be 2.9m
12. Provision of Lift(s) shall be made for all the buildings above 5 stories or 16m in height.
MOSTLY SOUTH
ORIENTATION TOWARDS WEST EAST SOUTHEAST ORIENTED
NORTH ORIENTED ORIENTED ORIENTED
SOUTH
- - -
BYELAWS 2M SETBACK 9’9” SETBACK
FAR 3.5
COLUMN
SPACING 6.10 M , 7.62 M, 3.5M - 8M 7M - 8M 6M
9.14M
HORIZONTAL 2.5M
CIRCULATION 2 M WIDTH (MIN) 8’2” (MIN)
VERTICAL
CIRCULATION 1.5 M WIDTH (MIN) 2’5”(MIN)
WC - 1 per 50
WASHROOM males upto 200 IN EVERY FLOOR IN EVERY FLOOR IN EVERY FLOOR
URINAL - 1 for up FOR BOTH MALE FOR BOTH MALE FOR BOTH MALE
to 50 males AND FEMALE AND FEMALE AND FEMALE
WC - 2 per 50
females up to 200
CHILDRENS PLAY
GAMING ZONE ACCORDING TO AREA
PREFERENCE PLAY AREA
MOST COMMONLY PROVIDED FOR KIDS
BOWLING AREA ONLY
GAME ZONE
POOL AREA