Reliance Hypermarket, Vadodara, India
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Design and Supervision
Reliance Retails Ltd. had set up mall chains across India by the brand name Reliance Hypermarket. The hypermarkets also house food court, multiplexes as add-on facilities. CECPL was engaged to design MEP facilities for such a project in Vadodara Gujarat.
With a Built-up Area of 250,000 sq. ft., the project (B+G+3F+R) consisted of a hypermarket, shopping mall, food court, and multiplex.
Challenges
Subsequent to detailed MEP design engineering and ordering of materials, the mall went through major modifications and architectural changes to suit prospective end users. Their unique new demands for specific facilities and interior requirements also imposed a challenge to revalidate MEP services provision.
In addition, the major low side equipment had been ordered by the client based on the original design proposed. Hence, Consistent provided assistance to ensure that the machinery ordered was used optimally to cater to the revised layouts of shops/retail areas by revalidating the entire low side MEP design.
Every sq. ft. area of mall is with a saleable proposition, and as a consequence MEP equipment rooms get smaller space provision. Hence, it was a challenge to accommodate high side electrical machinery in the available space allotted.
Design Approach & Solutions
The MEP scope spectrum consisted of following:
HVAC: Central AC plant of 750 TR capacity catered air cooled chillers. Public areas were catered through ceiling suspended air handling units. Exhaust systems were designed for the food court, kitchen and public toilets. The exhaust of the mall was released near the chillers, resulting in air suction by condensers at 2 degrees Celsius below the ambient weather condition resulting in 5%reduction in the power consumption.
Plumbing: Water supply systems catered to food court, kitchen and public toilet areas
Fire protection: As per CFO guidelines, the fire protection system was designed to take care of the entire mall area.
Electrical: Electrical power demand of was catered through 2 x 1600 kVA transformer and allied power distribution system to shops, public areas and MEP equipment
ELV systems: Safety system of fire alarm and security system of CCTV was provided as per applicable codes/ standards.
Energy Efficiency in Design
High Efficiency Air cooled chillers with screw compressors were selected to provide optimal power consumption. Also VFD driven secondary pumps ensured lower operating costs.
Additional Operational Requirements
Multiplex facility was provided with a separate smaller capacity chiller to cater to the multiplex load during the off-demand period of the rest of the mall zones. This resulted not only in operational comfort but also reduced power consumption.
The Difference We Made
To satisfy demands of an esteemed client like Reliance was a big challenge, which was successfully handled by Consistent. As a consequence, the team was further engaged to work on malls developed in Bhatinda, Hubli and Hyderabad.
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