CASE STUDY: II
SELECT CITY WALK @ SAKET, DELHI
Select Citywalk 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.
Select Citywalk is a 1.3 million sq. ft. air-conditioned, vibrant and upscale destination
shopping center. This is a part of an overall complex of 54 acres that comprises of
three floors of office space, India’s first Six-Screen, two Gold Class and four Premier
Class PVR Cinemas, and approx. 1 lakh sq. ft. of Serviced Apartments.
Select CITYWALK also blends tradition and modernity in a seamless way with its
events and celebrations.
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LOCATION & SURROUNDINGS
Located within India's most affluent & high-end urban area -South Delhi.
Situated on Press Enclave Marg, New Delhi, 1.3 kms from Malviya Nagar Metro
Station and 2.7 kms from Saket Metro Station.
48 m from Select city walk Bus Stand and 450 m from M-Block, Saket Bus Stand.
SITE SURROUNDINGS
1. KHIRKI MASJID
2. DLF PLACE MALL
3. METROPOLITAN MALL
4. SAKET DISTRICT COURT
5. DISTRICT PARK
6. SAKET CITY HOSPITAL
7. P.S.R.I HOSPITAL
8. COLLEGE OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES
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PROJECT DETAILS
Built- up space/open space activities ratio
= 6 acres / 2 acres = 3:1
Activities ratio:
• Retail= 40%
• Recreational= 20%
• Dining=10%
• Cinemas= 15%
• Services/facilities= 15%
Total Area With Basements = 91623.807
Sq.m
Basement Area = 41578.5(3L VLS)
Weekend Holiday Footfalls- 70,000 Weekdays Footfalls- 25,000
• Plot area = 15884 sqm
• Permissible Ground Coverage = 9686.86 sqm
• Permissible Floor Area (Without Basements) 44623.44 sqm
• Permissible Floor Area (With Basements) 92276.94 sqm
• Maximum Height of the Building Max 38m from Road LvI
• Multiplex Block 19m from Road Lvl
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AREA STATEMENT
BASEMENTS = 41578.5(3L VLS) +6075(3L VLS =47653.5 SQ.M
GROUND FLOOR = 9622.345+ 1756.46(MULTIPLEX) =11378.81 SQM
FIRST FLOOR= 10803.323+2012.72 (MULTIPLEX) =12816.043 SQ.M
SECOND FLOOR= 6568.06 SQ.M
THIRD FLOOR = 2921.226 SQM
FOURTH FLOOR = 2776.216 SQM
FIFTH FLOOR = 2467.621 SQM
SIXTH FLOOR = 2268.241 SQM
SEVENTH FLOOR=1948.80 SQM
FOYER AREA IN MULTIPLEX=825.29
SQ.M
TOTAL WITHOUT BASMENTS
=43970.307 SQM
TOTAL WITH BASEMENTS =91623.807 SQM
FACILITIES PROVIDED IN THE COMPLEX:
Primary Facilities provided are:
Six screen multiplex;
Life Style store;
Retail shops;
Showrooms;
Restaurants and cafeteria.
Secondary Facilities provided are:
Administration areas;
Information Desk;
Projection rooms;
Snack counters;
Various services like air-conditioning, fire
fighting;
Toilets (public and officials);
Parking facilities
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FEATURES OF THE BUILDING:
The mall is divided into three broad zones: Staple Traditional (family), Celebration
(centre- stage) and High Voltage (youth). There are eight anchor tenants including
Good earth Verandah, Pantaloons, Crossword Bookstore, Mother care, Arcelia, and
Home Stop. The mall also has 125 stores representing over 500 major Indian and
international brands of clothes and apparels including Aldo, Calvin Klein, Esprit,
French Connection, Gant, Guess Kipling, La Senza, Levi's Mango, Next, Pepe Jeans,
Replay, Tommy Hilfiger, and United Colors of Benetton, In addition, there are stores
by Clinique, Lancôme L'Occitane, MAC and The Body Shop. The mall houses Esprit’s
flagship store for Delhi, along with a Tommy Hilfiger flagship store, and Calvin Klein
first stand-alone store in India, featuring CK Jeans.
The mall has a multi-cuisine food court, Food Talk, on the second floor, along with
several restaurants including The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Pizza Hut, Chicago Pizza
and KFC. It also has Pantaloon Retails first Gourmet Food Bazaar, which stocks
Indian and imported food products. The mall also houses a PVR Cinemas multiplex,
which comprises six screens including 2 gold classes and has a total seating capacity
of 1,235.
There is also an outdoor open plaza, Sanskriti, for art festivals, fairs, exhibitions,
performances, and al fresco dining. The plaza is landscaped extensively in timber,
water, stone and steel and has an open–air amphitheater, along with trees and water
features.
LANDSCAPE
Comprises of 4 acres of outdoor open plaza, for art exhibitions & performances.
Landscaped plaza of 8992 sq. Meters.
An Oat, with a capacity of 200+ people.
5 staircases leading to basement.
Statues & sculptures were placed all around the landscaping.
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Flooring: marble, granite slabs, vitrified tiles
CIRCULATION
ENTRANCE
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. FRONT ENTRANCE
Passage Running on one side of
L-shape building, is
2.5m wide
Distance between columns- 6m
Column size-600x450
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GROUND FLOOR = 9622.345+ 1756.46 (MULTIPLEX) =11378.81 SQM:
wide & Atrium
Ground Floor area is combination of retail outlets and small food outlets.
Efficient utilization has been done in the mall i.e, the external corridor of mall
building is used as food kiosks.
Passage running (corridor) on one side of L-shape building is 3.9 m wide
corridor
Dedicated zones have been created for dedicated usages i.e, Anchor
store, Super market, Dome Anchor, Food Court and service area etc.
Ground Floor area have following services:
a. 4 lift lobby i.e, Lift Lobby A, B, C & D
b. 3 washrooms blocks
c. 1 feeding & resting room
d. 3 escalators and ramps
e. Atrium at entrance
f. 4 different entrances at front side
g. 1 entry from rear side
h. 6 Staircases, 20m wide corridor & Atrium
FIRST FLOOR = 10803.323+2012.72 (MULTIPLEX) =12816.043 SQ.M
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Balcony area, 6m wide
Family & tradition Youth
Celebration, centre
stage
Corridor 20 m
First Floor area is dedicated to various retail outlets of different brands.
Passage running (corridor) on one side of L-shape building is 3m wide corridor
Adequate width of Corridors
First Floor area have following services:
a. 4 lift lobby i.e, Lift Lobby A, B, C & D
b. 3 washrooms blocks
c. 3 escalators and ramps
d. Atrium
e. 6 Staircases
f. Entry for multiplex from first floor.
SECOND FLOOR = 6568.06 SQ.M
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Terrace garden for food court
Second Floor space has been dedicated to Food Court and a great space
approx. 750 sq. m area has been dedicated to terrace garden and is
used for outdoor eating area
Passage running (corridor) on one side of L-shape building is 3m wide corridor
First Floor area have following services:
a. 4 lift lobby i.e, Lift Lobby A, B, C & D
b. 3 washrooms blocks
c. 3 escalators and ramps
d. Atrium
e. Exit of cinema from second floor
BASEMENT
1300 cars can be parked in 3 different floors of basement at one time
Basement 1- offices, parking for 370 cars, loading & unloading area, garbage
disposal area
Basement 2- parking 470 cars
Basement 3- parking 270 cars
Basement height- 3.5m
Grid 6x6m
There were two separate entries which were connecting to the parking, from
ground floor.
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One was used for general entry of cars & the other was used by service
vehicles.
There were 4 lifts which were connecting basement to upper floors.
Toilets and locker rooms provided for the drivers.
Signage are clearly marked in the basement
Throughout the basement, fire fighting equipment's like sprinklers, fire hose
reel, fire extinguishers were present
BASEMENT SERVICES
Fire fighting equipment's
Emergency exits
Loading & unloading area
Garbage Collection area
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
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The ground floor entry can also be used for
gold class entry
Tickets for cinema can be purchased from
ground floor & first floor.
Parking for cinema is same as for mall
INFERENCES:
Positive aspects:
Proper color scheme is used
Landscaping is beautifully done
Sufficient sitting area is provided inside as well as outside
Glazing is used for aesthetic purpose
Planning is done keeping in mind, keeping in mind the commercial aspect for
shops to have maximum frontage and making the shops more visible and lively
for the crowd visiting the building
Proper fire fighting system is provided
Proper circulation-lifts, escalators and staircase are provided
Adequate natural lighting inside the mall
Negative aspects:
Basement parking provided, surface parking should be more
ACP cladding on exterior which is flammable material
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