Decathlon by Shilpa architects planners designers is the french sporting goods retailer with close to 70 stores in India.


Decathlon, Chennai

Client
Decathlon India
Year
2019
Program
Architecture
Status
Competition entry
Decathlon by Shilpa architects planners designers is the french sporting goods retailer with close to 70 stores in India.

Decathlon is a French sporting goods retailer with close to 70 stores in India. This is their sixth and the largest store in Tamil Nadu with a retail area of about 32,000 Sq. ft and a covered play area of 5,000 Sq. ft. This  is a two-storey structure wherein the ground floor is predominantly on RCC stilts and first floor is fully a pre-engineered steel structure. The stilt floor is mostly used for parking over 200 cars and it also houses the services and administrative spaces. The first floor has an oversized 230′ x 130′ column free double-height retail hall and an ancillary play area of 5,000 sq.ft, all built using steel. This is a fully air conditioned store with majority of their energy needs fulfilled using solar power.