LITERATURE CASE STUDY

ON
SELECT CITY WALK
DELHI

SUBMITTED BY
ARCHANA KHARE
0549AR131010

SESSION
2016-17

COORDINATED BY
AR. DHANESHWAR KOSEY

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

AR. PURNA SHEOLIKAR
INTRODUCTION
Select City walk is a premier shopping mall located in the Saket District Centre in
Saket, New Delhi. The retail development is spread over and includes a multiplex,
serviced apartments, offices and public spaces. The mall was developed by Select
Infrastructure, a joint venture between the Select group and the Aarone group. It is
currently the most expensive mall in Delhi, with rentals rates between Rs 650-Rs
750 per sq ft per month. It opened to the
public in October 2007.

Location-Saket District Centre, South Delhi

 Type: Mixed use commercial
Plot Area-15,884.5 Sq. Mt
Built up area-62,862.32 Sq. Mt.
Commercial Area 24,281 Sq. Mt.
Retail Area (Multiplex & Mall) 8498.3 Sq. Mt.
Landscaped Area 15782 Sq. Mt.

PLANNING CONCEPT
categorization
The planning of the select citywalk is divided into 4 :
Family & tradition space
Celebration (centre-sage)
High-voltage (youth)
Open plaza/ Landscaped area (ground floor)

AREA STATEMENT
1. Basements =41578.5(3l vls) +6075(3l vls =47653.5 sq.m
2. Ground floor =9622.345+ 1756.46(multiplex) =11378.81 sqm
3. First floor =10803.323+2012.72 (multiplex) =12816.043 sq.m
4. Second floor =6568.06 sq.m
5. Third floor =2921.226 sqm
6. Fourth floor =2776.216 sqm
7. Fifth floor =2467.621 sqm
8. Sixth floor =2268.241 sqm
9. Seventh floor =1948.80 sqm
10. Foyer area in multiplex= 825.29 sq.m
11. Total without basments =43970.307 sqm
12. Total with basements =91623.807 sqm
 RETAIL (56%)

OFFICE (11%)

HOTEL (11%)
BUILT : OPEN
MULTIPLEX (9%)
BUILT AREA OPEN AREA
RECREATIONAL SPACES (9%)

SERVICES (4%)

Built-up space / open space activities ratio = 4 acres / 2 acres = 3:1

VISITORS ANALYSIS
Male 41%
Female 48% Table 1 Percentage of visitors
Kids 11%
Total 100%

Government employ 5%
Private companies 45% Percentage of visitors on the basis of
employ professional
Businessman 29%
Unemployed 21%
Total 100%

Table no 1: Interview held on 22nd November 2015, Sunday of 256 visitors.

Percentage of visitors on the basis of gender was 41% of male, 48% of female and
11% of kid. On the other hand, on the basis of profession was 5% of government
employ, 45% of private companies employ, 29% of businessman and 21% of
unemployed. This shows that female percentage was more than man and private
employ percentage is more than others.

Table 2 percentage of Age Group

Age %
5-15 5
16-20 8
21-25 15
26-30 27
31-40 25
41-above 20
100
Table no 2: total interviewers also categorized on the basis of age group, 5% of 5
to 15 years old, 8% of 16 to 20 years old, 15% of 21to 25 years old, 27% of 26 to
30 years old, 25% of 31 to 40 years old, 20% of above 41 years old.

RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS

Level of infrastructure is very important as a result every type of people can come
here for enjoyment. 22 november2015, Sunday, interviewed of 256 visitors asked
various questions.

As an architect the public views for need of infrastructure is very important that
shows how much a design can justify the requirements of a public space and how
it is using.

Shopping mall has very strong infrastructure system according the choices of
visitors as a result visitors are approaching here for recreation and satisfied. Both
Active and passive recreational infrastructure is very help full to develop a
shopping mall towards one step ahead. Covered and open areas, both are very
important to engage people in different activities. Apart from shopping activities,
recreational activity is making lively to this shopping mall and people day by day is
coming and enjoying here.

Component Excelle Good Fair Poor Total %

nt
Recreational 83 10 5 2 100
Activities
Provided
Resting 72 15 7 6 100
area/Seats
Toilet 45 35 9 11 100
Drinking Water 30 45 10 15 100
Street furniture 58 21 12 9 100
Kiosks 70 10 8 12 100
Soft Landscape 82 8 8 2 100
Hard 52 23 15 10 100
Landscape
Signage 85 5 7 3 100
Handicap 80 10 5 5 100
access
Lights system 75 9 8 8 100 Table
Views 80 10 6 4 100 3
level of infrastructure
Table 4 list of spaces and activities

S.no. Spaces type Activity

1 Shops Shopping
2 Food court Eating, family gathering, meeting
place
3 Theatre Watching movies
4 Restaurant Food, corporate meeting and
celebration
5 Corridors Walking, Interaction with friends
6 Sitting area Relax, seeing views
7 Lobby Advertisement area, public gathering,
festival celebration
8 Terrace Sit out area, views, walking
9 Lawn Family sit out area, gathering, with
friends activity
10 Walkways Relax and leisure
11 Kids play area Kids games and activity

Table no 4: describe the space of the shopping mall and activity. Shops are for
shopping purposes. Food courts are for eating, family gathering, meeting
purposes. Theatres are for watching movies and leisure activities. Restaurants are
for traditional food, corporate meeting and birthday & marriage celebration
purposes. Corridors are for leisure, walking, discussion purposes. Sitting area for
relaxation and enjoying views purposes. Lobby is for advertisement, public
gathering and festival celebrations purposes. Terraces are for sit out, enjoying
views and walking purposes. Lawns are for family sit out, gathering, passive
recreation activities purposes. Walkways are for relaxation purposes. Kids play
area for kids activity purposes. Visitors would like to spend more and more time in
the open area with friends and family. Water body is the most attractive elements
for the visitors. As a result, almost each part of the shopping mall is utilizing for all
age group recreational activity purposes.

VISITORS SPENDING HOURS

Table 5 Movement pattern and average total hour of one day

Age Movement inside Total

group shopping mall hours
5-15 Food, kids games, 6
walking
16-20 Food, shopping, 8
movies, sit out
21-25 Food, shopping, 7
 movies
26-30 Food, shopping, 7
with friends
activity, leisure
time, walking, sit
out, festival
celebration
31-40 Food, shopping, 5
leisure time
41-above Food shopping, 4
leisure
SPACES IN SELECT CITY WAL
BUILDING ANALYSIS
SITE PLAN AND ITS ORGANIZATION
Linear organization.
Organization of spaces in a linear fashion along the 20 m wide corridor
L shaped planning with a public plaza in front which complement each other

CIRCULATION PATTERN
Major parking in the basement.
Entrance to the basement in the front.
Linear pedestrian circulation.

ENTRANCES
There were 2 main entrances to the mall.
One from the front & 2nd from the rear side.
On the front side, 4 main entries were present.
Passage Running on one side of L-shape building, is
1. 2.5m wide
2. Distance between columns-6m
3. Column size-600x450

SERVICES
2 entries and 5 fire exits are provided.
3 level basement parking is provided.
The placement of the entry to the basement is such that it also acts as drop-off
without hindering the entry to the basement.
3 escalators are provided.
Service corridors are also provided at the rear side of citywalk.
A 20 m wide service lance is provided at the rear side which also acts as surface
parking.

MULTIPLEX
There are 6 screens.
2 of the 6, are gold class.
Other 4 screens are above the gold class screens.
The main entry is through the bridge on the first floor which connects mall and
multiplex building.
The ground floor entry can also be used for gold class entry.

PUBLIC PLAZA
A frontage of over 250m overlooking a public plaza with pedestrian pathways
extending into 4 acres of green space.
Special features open air theatres, water bodies, fountain and breathtaking
landscaping.
SPECIFICA TIONS
1. Type of the Construction : RCC Frame structure
2. External Finish Cladding : Granite, Texture paint, Composite metal
3. Internal Wall Finish: Plaster with desired paint finish, ceramic tiles for the toilet.
4. Flooring : Marble, Granite Slabs, Vitrified Tiles
5. Doors: Shutters of ply with TW frames and fire proof door wherever required.
6. Windows : Aluminium Sections
7. Electrification : Adequate provision for electric outlet, TV and Telephone Points.

PLANS

Family & tradition GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Youth

Celebration, centre stage

Corridor 20 m wide & Atrium

INFERENCES
References comprise all the activities that enable people to unwind and relax
themselves.
Changing lifestyle and work pressure have transformed recreation into primary
need.
Forms of recreation building into primary need.
Active or passive: to provide entertainment
Mall culture: strong impact in integration of recreation activities.
Malls seem to be the meeting place, for leisure and to hang out.
FOOD COURT: it is a common feature
Female percentage was more than man and private employ percentage is more
than others.
Recreational activity is more lively to shopping mall so that people day by day is
coming and enjoying.