LITERATURE STUDY - 2.

360 MALL ,KUWAIT CITY,KUWAIT

GENERAL INFORMATION
360 KUWAIT IS A NEW SHOPPING MALL DEVELOPMENT LOCATED OFF THE 6TH RING ROAD, KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT, AND IS TO COMPRISE 105,000M2 OF RETAIL (APPROXIMATE)

360 MALL,KUWAIT

BUILDING TYPE - COMMERCIAL ARCHITECT - MESA AND RTKL ARCHITECTS OWNER - TAMDEEN SHOPPING CENTERS
COMPANY (TSC)

PREDOMINANT USE- SHOPPING MALL PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION 2006-2009 PRESENT STATUS- Mon -Sun: 9:00 am-11:00 pm (OPEN ,WORKING)

LOCATION & CONNECTIVITY

360 MALL IS A TRULY UNIQUE SHOPPING DESTINATION DEVELOPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE KING FAISAL HIGHWAY AND THE 6TH RING ROAD

SITE PLANNING
SHAPE AND SIZE THE SITE IS DIAMOND IN SHAPE ORIENTATION THE OVERALL SITE IS NORTH-WEST FACING. THE MAIN ENTRY TO THE MALL IS NORTH-WEST ORIENTED. DESIGN RESPONSE - 360 MALL WILL GET THE WORLDS LARGEST INDOOR VERTICAL GARDEN.THE NATURAL IMPACT OF PLANTS ON THE AIR QUALITY IN THE MALL, IT ALSO HELPS LOWER ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN BOTH WINTER AND SUMMER. THIS IS ABOUT BRINGING A TASTE OF THE NATURAL BEAUTY WE ALL VALUE BACK INTO OUR DAILY LIVES.' ACCESSIBILITY THE SITE IS HAVING SEPARATE ENTRY FOR THE VEHICLES AND THE PEDESTRIANS. THE VEHICULAR ENTRY IS FROM THE NORTH WEST CORNER SITE ZONING AND PLANNING THE SITE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE ZONES :SHOPPING CENTRE, CINEMAS & 500,000 SQ.FT. THEMED LANDSCAPE PLAZA MULTI LEVEL CAR PARKING

ARCHITECT OBJECTIVE OF DESIGN

'IN A COUNTRY LIKE KUWAIT WHERE ENTERTAINMENT IS FAIRLY LIMITED AND THE HOT CLIMATE MANDATES MORE ACTIVITIES INDOORS, SHOPPING CENTERS HAVE BECOME LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATIONS. THEY CONTAIN A WIDE RANGE OF ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES UNDER ONE ROOF. 360 KUWAIT WILL BE IN THE HEART OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS IN KUWAIT. IT PROVIDES EASY ACCESS FROM MANY MAIN STREETS, WELCOMING VISITORS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS AND COMMUNITIES,..

OBJECTIVE & VALIDITY OF CASE STUDYAS THE CASE STUDY IS OF BIGGER SIZE NOT BY SIZE BUT IN LUXURY ALSO AS THE THESIS PROJECT UNDERTAKEN BY ME .LITERATURE STUDY OF DESIGN HOW THE FORM AND INTERIORS OF THE MALL DESIGENED WILL BE USED IN MY DESIGN AS WELL.BASICALLY AESTHETICAL STUDY TO INCULCATE IN OUR PROJECT.

DELHI

TREASURE ISLAND

FUNCTION AND CONNECTIVITY

THE MALL STRUCTURE HAS THREE FLOOR LEVELS ABOVE GROUND AND ONE BASEMENT LEVEL. THE FLOORS ABOVE GROUND LEVEL HAVE A CURVED PERIMETER WITH A LIMESTONE CLAD PERIMETER FEATURE WALL. THE CROSS SECTIONAL DIMENSION OF THE STRUCTURE ARE APPROXIMATELY 190M X 180M. THE OCCUPANCY OF EACH LEVEL IS AS FOLLOWS: BASEMENT: HYPERMARKET, RETAIL, PLANT ROOMS AND STORAGE GROUND LEVEL: RETAIL, RESTAURANTS AND CAFS LEVEL ONE: RETAIL, RESTAURANTS AND CAFS LEVEL TWO: ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, CINEMA, BOWLING ALLEY, RESTAURANTS AND CAFS. ROOF: NO MEP PLANT LOADING AND THERE ARE VARIOUS SKYLIGHTS

360 MALL,KUWAIT
FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2

FLOOR 2

FLOOR 3 FLOOR 4

FLOOR 5 FLOOR 6

INFERENCE AS VERTICAL GARDENS IS A NICE CONCEPT IN A MALL IT CAN BE USED IN OUR DESIGN CREATING AESTHETICALLY PLEASING PLACES INCREASE THE FOOT FALL DIRECTLY SO MUCH OF DESIGNING WILL BE DONE INSIDE THE ATRIUM AREA MORE RECREATION SPACES WILL BE GIVENAS IN THIS MALL