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FORTRESS SQUARE MALL

Location: Fortress Stadium، Mian Mir Bridge, Saddar Town, Lahore, Punjab 54000
Architect: Nayyar Ali Dada & Associates
Opened: 2014
Fortress Square is a five-storey shopping mall and an entertainment
complex located in Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, west of Fortress Cricket
Stadium, and south of Hyperstar by Carrefour and Sozo World. The mall is
home to over 100 local and international stores, a food court and a cinema.

History:
The mall is owned by Malik Riaz, Pakistani real estate tycoon and
philanthropist, who is also the owner of the Mall of Lahore. He is the founder
and chairman of Bahria Town, and also 7th richest person of Pakistan.
In early 2014, Lahore High Court issued a notice to the Fortress Stadium
Management to a petition challenging the construction of the mall stating:
"Mall was constructed in violation of the law. The land belongs to the federal
government but the Fortress Stadium Management have leased out the
land to DUPAK Developers Pakistan on October 27, 2007, for 33 years."
In May 2014, the court was hearing a petition by Nayyer Khan but both the DUPAK Pakistan
Developers and Fortress Stadium Management failed to submit their replies regarding the
construction site. Petitioner Nayyer Khan later said that the Pakistan Army is the sole owner of
the land but the land belongs to the federal government. He also said that the land was
specified as Class-AI and was reserved for military purposes.

FLOOR PLANS:
Lower ground floor plan Mezzanine floor 1st floor plan
1st floor plan

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3
2nd floor
floor plan
plan
STYLE:
This building belongs to the modernism style of architecture. Spread out over 5 Floors, Fortress
Square has the most amazing atrium and houses 100 of Pakistan’s biggest brands. Escalators
and elevators and well-designed flow makes the shopping experience comfortable and easy.
The 5 storey car park makes access to the mall; quick and safe. The food court located on the
4th floor is the perfect setting for your friends and family to hang and chow down. With an array
of choices enhanced by breathtaking sights of the atrium, the Fortress Square food court gives
you more choices. Catch your favorite movies Cinepax cinemas located on the 2nd floor.
Cinepax Cinemas feature 3D movies and for the first time in Pakistan, you can enjoy your movie
in DOLBY ATMOS, the most advanced sound system for cinemas. Which consist of 3 screens.
There is a play area for children where kids can run wild through Super Space kids' play area
spread over 2 floors. The big kids can have their fun too. And for our creative gems; Rainbow
Garden kids' creative activity area make the shopping trip into an adventure.

INTERIOR:
Following characteristics of modernist buildings can be seen in this
building which are:

 Components positioned at 90-degrees to each other and an emphasis


on horizontal and vertical lines.
 The use of reinforced concrete and steel.
 Visual expression of the structure rather than hiding structural
elements.
 Following the ‘machine aesthetic’ in the use of materials produced by industrial processes.
 Rectangular, cylindrical and cubic shapes
 Asymmetrical compositions.
 A lack of ornament or mouldings.
 Large windows set in horizontal bands.
 Open plan floors.
 White or cream facades.

Interior view
EXTERIOR:
False ceiling Brands

Food Court Ground Floor The Rainbow Garden


Honesty to Materials:
Steel, Concrete, Glass and Wood are the four most prominent materials
used in modern buildings. As seen in this building the materials used in it
are exposed. By principle, modern architecture promoted the concept of
truth and justice to the materials used and not ornamenting or plastering
them with some other artificial material. What is inside should be reflected
outside.
Simplicity to the core:
Exterior View
The outer façade have linear shape having columns on the outside wall. Now, this is
another interesting principle that makes people develop the natural fondness
towards the modernist buildings. Simple is always sophisticated and is the greatest adornment
of art. Talk about attire, talk about personality or talk about buildings, one can never be bored of
simplicity. This is what Modern architecture emphasize on.

Clean and Crisp Lines:


It has a linear view from outside. Most of the buildings promoting modern
architecture would have strong and crisp lines. Lines, here indicate the
prominent horizontal and vertical elements in a building plan or elevation.
An example to this can be seen in this building designed. In the front
elevation sharp and crisp lines can be seen. Modern Architecture favors
linearity over the decorative or curvilinear geometry.
Less is More:
This refers to the minimalistic approach to a building, no excessive ornamentation, no excessive
elements, just a jinx of bare minimum elements driven by the function and aesthetics parallelly.
Modern ethics say that minimal, cluster free buildings help in igniting the feeling of simplicity,
peace, and stress-free environment which is very much needed for so-called ‘modern’ people.

ELEMENTS:
Use of Traditional Materials in New Ways:
Bricks are simple having rectangular shape and used in rectilinear masses and planes.

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION:


The principle is that the shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon its
intended function or purpose. Architecture is not merely a slavery to the past art, not is it blind
originality. It has to be a perfect blend usability, beauty and economy. Architecture has always
been the result of the delicate balance between art and science… but it has been more of an Art
than science. An Architect is an artist who sets out to remodel the world to make is more perfect
for human habitation.

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