SYNOPSIS

SHOPPING MALL IN INDORE

INTRODUCTION
Shopping is an important and essential routine of urban life. Day by day the need for organized
shopping mall is gaining importance in our society. Shopping malls are fundamentally large complex
buildings occupied by considerable numbers of the general public and shop staff. These buildings
must be safe and, in the event of an emergency or fire disaster, allow for fast and safe evacuation
from the building by all its occupants.

Shopping malls; like any retail centre, face substantial public liability for a whole host of risks, from
accidents and trips to the risk of fire. From a fire protection perspective, shopping malls are
generally the most complicated of retail structures, requiring a fire alarm system sufficiently enough
to provide communication between active systems such as zoned sprinklers, smoke control
provision, secondary power supplies, emergency lighting and manned control centers.

NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SHOPPING MALL IN INDORE

The study will seek to identify the key issues that can be used by designers in designing a safe
shopping environment through the use of fire safety measures. This will serve as guide towards
achieving comfortable and hazard free shopping environment in Indore. This research will also aid in
increasing the shopping activities in shopping malls than in open air market because of adequate
safety that will be achieved.

AIM
The aim of this research is to assess the fire safety measures in shopping malls and how they are
being used in shopping malls in case of emergency with the view of applying these findings in the
design of shopping mall.

OBJECTIVES
To investigate the causes of fire outbreaks in shopping malls II. To determine the suitable measures
taken in tackling the problems. To establish the best fire control and evacuation schemes by
proposing shopping mall with such characteristics.

SCOPE
This research is restricted to findings of fire safety measures in shopping malls, especially in Abuja.
There by assisting architects and other designers in providing the best passive and active fire safety
measures that could be used in protecting lives and properties.
METHODOLOGY

 Study of shopping malls in india and understanding its concepts.

 Selection of site
 Studying bye laws regarding the area and services
 Estimation of area requirement on the basis of case studies.
 Study of qualitative and quantitative aspects of the design.
 Developing zoning and form of the building with respect to requirements.
 Designing a shopping mall with safety approach in respect to the requirements.

REQUIREMENTS
 Café
 Shopping outlets
 Food courts
 Game zone
 Gymnasium
 Service areas
 Departmental store
 Administrative offices
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CASE STUDIES
 Phoenix market city, Mumbai
 Infiniti mall, Mumbai
 DB city mall, bhopal