URBAN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

RETAIL ENTERTAINMENT

• SHOPPING MALL • MULTIPLEX

• RESTUARANTS • DRIVE IN THEATRE
• AMUSEMENT ZONE
 ACTIVITIES AND SUB ACTIVITIES

RETAIL ZONE AMUSEMENT ZONE HOSPITALITY RECREATION

Lobby Mechanical ride Accommodation Shops
Waiting Area Water rides Food and dining Multiplex
Anchor tenants Food outlets Kitchen Drive in theatre
Secondary Tenant Skating rink Toilets Amphitheatre
Kiosk Shops Karting Maintenance
Food court Maintenance Staff
Eateries Administration Storage
Toilets Staff
Office and related Security
services Toilets
 Target users

TOURIST CITY USERS

USER ACTIVITIES

ENTERTAINMENT / COMMERCIAL ZONE

AMUSEMENT
MULTIPLEX
HOSPITALITY
SPORTS AND GAMES
MALL OF AMERICA, USA

Mall of America is a shopping mall located in

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States.

Opened in 1992, it is the largest mall in the

United States in terms of total floor area , and
the twelfth largest in the world.

The mall's concept was designed by the Triple

Five Group, owned by the Ghermezian
brothers, who also own the largest shopping
mall in North America, the West Edmonton
Mall.

The Mall of America has a gross area of

4,870,000 sq ft (452,000 m2) or 96.4 acres.
The mall is nearly symmetric, with a roughly rectangular floor plan.
More than 530 stores are arranged along three levels of pedestrian walkways on the sides
of the rectangle, with a fourth level on the east side.
Four anchor department stores are located at the corners. The mall is organized into four
different zones, each of those zones had its own decorative.
Level One is the location of Nickelodeon Universe amusement park and first level of
general retail which includes Sea Life Minnesota, Hard Rock Cafe, Lego Store, American
Girl Place, Apple Store, Barnes & Noble, Fabletics, Sears, Macy's, and Microsoft Store.

Level Two features restaurants, shopping and the first Verizon Wireless Destination
Store.

Level Three has two food courts with more than 20 fast food and full service restaurants,
mini-golf, shopping, and Crayola Experience.

Level Four is the entertainment level with Hooters, Cantina # 1, Rick Bronson's House of
Comedy, Gameworks, Dick's Last Resort, Sky Deck Sports Grille and Lane, and the first U.S.
location of SMAAASH, a virtual reality sports entertainment center.
Level one Level two

Level three Level four

Heat is allowed in through skylights above the central
amusement park area. The majority of the heat is produced
by lighting fixtures, other electric devices, and people in the
mall.

In fact, even during the winter, air conditioning systems may

still be in use during peak hours to ensure a comfortable
shopping environment. Although the common areas are
unheated, the individual stores do have heating systems.

Two nearly identical seven-story parking ramps on the east

and west sides of the mall provide 12,287 parking spaces.
The Mall of America has three levels
 GREAT INDIA PLACE
INTRODUCTION

The Great India Place is a shopping

mall in Noida , India. With an area of
1,500,000-square-foot (139,400 m2 ),
it is one of the largest operational
malls in India

ARCHITECT: ANDRE BIRLOKAR.

TOTAL AREA: 139400 sq. m

The mall is divided into specific zones

with : Home and grocery on the
basement level Women’s apparel on
one side, men’s on the other.

Food and entertainment zone on the

top floor.

A 6-screen BIG cinemas multiplex

having total seating capacity of 1220
seats.
 HORIZANTAL CIRCULATION VERTICAL CIRCULATION
Skywalks are provided at regular intervals Lifts and escalators are provided at
provide connectivity as well as flow to the different places for the vertical
expansion shopping corridors. movement.

Several corridors are provided for proper Travellators are provided for transferring
circulation. the goods from one floor to the other.

Ramps are provided for the cars and vehicles Stairs are also provided for transferring
to the parking and the service block. the goods from one floor to the other
The atrium is composed of fiber material
allowing the light to enter from desirable
direction.

Concrete floor tiles have been used for the

roads surrounding the complex.

Glass finishes are also used at different intervals

in the elevations along with the plaster finish.

Tiles giving marble finishing looks have been

placed on wall surfaces at some places .

Different types of false ceiling.

Pillars are covered with metal sheets.
SERVICES

Air conditioning ducts are provided

in the basement floor

Round the clock water supply.

Standby generators.

Fire protection system

Central air conditioning system.

Provision for public address voice

communication system.

Loading /unloading facilities for

goods.

Underground parking.
POSITIVE POINTS: NEGATIVE POINTS:

Stairs are provided apart from the building part The food court and the entertainment
to carry down the goods to the basement area. zone were very congested.

Appropriate no. of lifts and escalators are The view of the building cannot be
provided at every exit . captured in just one click.

Sufficient no. of emergency exit are provided The building was very close to the main
on each floor. road .

Glazing are provided on each atrium for better The landscape is not treated properly.
natural lighting.
PRARTHANA DRIVE IN THEATRE
• The worlds first beachside drive in theater

• This theatre offers car seating and a gallery seating for

those who don’t like watching movies sitting in their
cars.

• It has a nice restaurant attached to it and even a play

area for kids.

• A Powerful digital projector beams movies onto a 4500

sq ft concrete screen.

• Capacity 120 – 160cars

• Area – 12000 sqm
- 8000 sqm

Surface Parking Private Parking space for staffs

Each car is provided with separate speakers at 3 This roofed area is for people those preferring
feet height for better sound quality. a seating experience and those who visit
Prarthana other than two wheelers. Capacity
of about 100 seats.

Each car is provided with an exclusive bay on elevated ramps to view the movie.
The speakers in the post provided at equal distances accommodates 2 cars in between them.

• Exit should be away from Entrance
• Screen Size varies with overall capacity
30 *13 m maximum.
• Should face between E AND S making
possible earlier evening performances
• Curved layout give max of 360 cars
spaces and individual speakers for
each car
• Multiple schemes more acceptable
to operators
• Situation on highways usually away
from residential areas. Should be
sited so that lights from passing
traffic do not disturb spectators or
throw light on screen
 TPV MULTIPLEX

LOCATION : Alangulam , Tirunelveli

AREA : 3100 SQqm
SCREEN : 4 Screen
SEATING CAPACITY : 800 (TOTAL)
 SEATING CAPACITY
Screen 1
First class Screen 3
1 row * 11 seats – 11 seats First class
9 rows * 22 seats – 206 seats 1 row * 20 seats – 20 seats
4 rows * 15 seats - 60 seats 4 rows * 14seats – 56 seats
1 row * 21 seats - 21 seats 5 rows * 18 seats - 90 seats
157 seats

Second class
1 row * 23 seats - 52 seats Second class
1 row * 12 seats - 12 seats 1 row * 18 seats – 18 seats
1 row * 9 seats – 9 seats

Screen 2
First class Screen 4
1 row * 20 seats – 20 seats First class
4 rows * 13 seats – 52 seats 1 row * 19 seats – 19 seats
4 rows * 17 seats - 69 seats 4 rows * 13seats – 52 seats
140 seats 5 rows * 17 seats - 68 seats
140 seats
Second class
1 row * 17 seats – 17 seats Second class
1 row * 17 seats – 17 seats
• The Screen size 10.45m*4.45m
• Gangway width 1.25m
• Riser – 0.15 m
• Tread – 0.30 m
• The distance btwn the screen and the first row 4m
• The distance btwn the wall and the screen is 1m
• No.of exits 2
• No.of entry 2
• Seating capacity – 200 per screen
 MULTIPLEX

Parking

• Normally 1 per 5 to 10 spectators.

• The size will depend on the location and the number of seats in the cinema hall,
the number of venues.
• An aisle should be of a maximum width of 1.2 m.

• Cafeteria/Waiting Area

The foyers are subdivided into actual foyer, cafeteria and a smoking area. An area
of foyer should be 0.8-2.0 m²/ spectator.

Restrooms

• Bathrooms should have a minimum of one fixture for every 25 people; these
should be allocated 65% for women and 35% for men.
• People should not have to travel more than one level up or down to get to the
restroom.
• Minimum width of 120cm for handicapped fixture inside the restrooms plus
handrails located on each wall.
Seating arrangement

i.Seating must be designed such that all audience

have a clear and
unobstructed view of the screen.

ii.The spacing between the end of the chair and

the front of the
other should not be less than 45 cm. This spacing
would provide a
clear space between the person’s knees and the
back of the chair in the next forward row.
Measurement from seat’s back to the next seat’s
back should be at least 90 cm.

iii.Spectators should sit within the outside edge

of the screen.

iv.The floor gradient is achieved by an inclination

of up to 10 % or
by the use of steps with maximum step height of
16 cm

v. Minimum Width of a seat – 23-24 cm.

Screen

i.The height/side ratio should be 1:2.34. Screens should

be sound permeable to allow the sound to be transferred to the
Audience.

The lower edge of the projection screen should be at least

1.20 cm above the floor. The screen should be curved with a radius
centered on the last row of seats.

ii.The viewing angle from the first row of seats to the centre of the
screen should not exceed 30 degrees.

iii.The viewing angle from the last row of seats to the centre of the
screen should not exceed 38 degrees.

iv.The angle from the last row of seat to the outer edge of the
picture should be at most 38 degrees.
Sound
i.Walls and ceilings are made of non reflective materials
and not in too bright colors.

The back wall of the cinema should be sound absorbent to

prevent echo.

ii.The loudspeakers should be distributed around the

auditorium so that the volume differs between the first
and the last row of seats does not exceed 4dB.

iii.Sound dampers are provided in air ducts to reduce

noise from installed machinery into the air
conditioning rooms. The length of these in the
direction of air flow is1.5 to 3 m depending on the air
damping to be achieved.

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