LIVE CASESTUDY PARKING PLANNING OF PVR CINEMAX

PVR CINEMAX ,OBERON MALL, KOCHI Parking of the cinemas along

with the mall parking slots.
Building is divided in to five floors including basement.
PVR cinemas is located on the fourth floor(topmost floor) and is away from other stalls and showrooms.
Mall Oberon Mall has parking slots Therefore:
for over 500 cars and 400 two - Less crowd. No con- gestion of spaces.
wheelers, spread over the 2 - Circulation of the mall made easier
basements and ground floor.

Two wheeler parking is located

near to site which is a walkable
distance od 60 meter.

Location: Oberon Mall, 4th Floor, National Highway 47, Ernakulam, North, Kochi Two wheeler parking

PVR
ENTRY TO THE THEATRES
Seating is provided in the right side of the main entry.
The two supporting columns in the main lobby space are cladded with tiles.
Column near the food court brings obstruction for free circulation during
peak times.
Every vertical space is used to display posters or screens showing movie
trailers. The area near the food counter is lit up with warm golden yellow
lights and red.
Projector Level Plan
Theatre level plan
Corridor ( 2.5 m)

Rake of 1:6, the corresponding angle is arc tan(1/6) 9°. Audience seating area which
is sloped, with it's lowest part nearest the stage. Seating is on a upwards slope away
from the stage, in order to give those at the back a better view than if the seats were
all of the same level.

PVR Cinemas is a film entertainment company in India. The company is founded by Mr Ajay
Bijli, who is the Chairman and Managing Director PVR has a strong presence with 553
screens in 122 locations across 48 Indian cities.
MAIN LOBBY INFERENCE
The main lobby of the complex is slightly inset and the counters face the corridor
ZONING OF SPACES TOILET bring- ing in notice of the people in the main stream circula- tion.
Section Parking of the cinemas along with the mall parking slots, in the
The main foyer directly views to a
To theatre basement, which have the direct lift access to the fourth floor.
Office mirror and after the entries to the
Located on the topmost floor. Away from other stalls and show-
Ladies
screen diverts into two corridors
Food House
leading to the washrooms for rooms Therefore; Less crowd. No conges- tion of spaces.
court keeping toilet
ladies and gents respectively. 4 Screens with 2 rooms of 180 capacity, one with 150 and one
with 220 capacity.
There is minimum circulation to Foodcourt, waiting area and toilets have strong adjacency to
the washrooms without creating the main lobby.
a crowd in the foyer during Office, dirty utility and house keeping has weak adjacency to
MAIN LOBBY
peak hours. the main lobby.
Corridor ( 2.5 m) Rake of 1:6, corresponding angle is 9°.
The corridors are placed such The main lobby of the complex is slightly inset and the count-
that the people of shot term wait- ENTRY
ers face the corridor bringing in notice of the people in the
ing lounge are not encouraged main stream circulation.
Gents there. It is meant for the people
toilet Ticket counter faces the corridor space of the mall. This pre-
Dirty watching the movie.
utility
vents from giving long queue tracks and waiting spaces near
Waiting
lounge
Food To theatre that.
court
19m X 7m Seating is not provided near the counters. It is only meant for
quick take away.
Strong Adjacency The doors to the screens are of red with the respected number
Weak Adjacency of door laid in pattern on them. Each door is 2 m wide.
Medium Adjacency Projector Seating Power Service Circulation The office have a separate entrance from the exterior but con-
nected with the main lobby by means of narrow corridor.
670 The projector room is in the floor just above
Enables the staff and visitors to enter the space during peak
HOUSE KEEPING 30 2675 535 535 2675 460
445 the screen room, which is about at a height of
time.
Store room, restroom and lockers for the staff. 3.5 m. The access to the room is from the
terrace. The dimension is about 19x4 [Link]. No provision for wheelchair visitors.
The exit corridor width is about 2.5 m.
OFFICE Maintains a temperature of 20 degree Cel-
845

sius. To maintain the temperature thermocol Seating size: 53.5cm x 67cm.

630

a separate en-trance from the exterior but connected with the main lobby by means of
445

narrow corridor. En- ables the staff and visitors to enter the space ceiling is used. Acoustic panels are used to reduce noise and control.
during peak time. The opening for the projector covered with Wall carpet is acoustically absorbent. it helps to control sound
glass is of dimensions 100 cm. reverberation.
ACOUSTICS Height of the auditorium: 7.67 meter
The projector room is in the floor just above the screen room,
Acoustic Panels They are given at the same wall as that of the screen. The doors of two screen rooms open to a single cor-
which is about at a height of 3.5 m.
ridor. Which is the same in the other side. The corridor width is about 2.5 m. The fire escape exit is the
To reduce noise and control Sound absorbing wall panels are fabric-wrapped, made from same one. Can cause huge crowds after the show times since the corridors are narrower. Ads are even The access to the room is from the terrace.
a Class A fire rated acoustic foam, or covered in perforated metal. given in the corridor. The exit directly to connects to the mall floor level. The dimension is about 19x4 [Link].
Polyester, polypropylene, cotton and fiberglass wall and ceiling mountable panels There is no direct connection to the parking area. No provision for wheelchair visitors. Maintains a temperature of 20 degree Celsius. To maintain the
are also used. House keeping Toilets Main lobby temperature thermocol ceiling is used.

Wall Carpets Ticket counter Office Corridor

Wall carpet is acoustically absorbent. It helps to con- trol sound reverberation

Flooring
Hard flooring is better for foyers and between seats.
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