The document provides information on three case studies of visitors' information centres - the Jacksonport State Park Visitor Center in Arkansas, the Auroville Visitors' Centre in India, and the Dakshinachitra Heritage Centre in India. It summarizes the key details of each centre, including their location, area, year of completion, design approach, and main components. The case studies are presented as examples of well-designed visitors' information centres that effectively showcase local heritage and culture and provide interpretive displays, amenities, and services to visitors.

1. VISITORS' INFORMATION
CENTRE
TEAM ARCHITECTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
AISHWARYA MAHENDRAN
SHARON SHERANI DANIEL
B.ARCH IIYR IVSEM
DR. MGR. EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
MOTTO
COMPONENTS
CASE STUDY

3. WHAT IS VISITORS'
INFORMATION CENTRE ?
A VISITOR CENTER , VISITOR
INFORMATION CENTER,
TOURIST INFORMATION
CENTER, IS A PHYSICAL
LOCATION THAT
PROVIDES TOURIST
INFORMATION TO VISITORS.

4. WHYVISITORS'CENTRE?
VISITOR CENTER SERVES
AS A WINDOW ON THE PAST,
CELEBRATING A HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLACE,
WHILE LETTING THE VISITORS TO
REUNIT WITH THE PAST AND
PRESENT.

5. MOTTO OF
VISITORS' CENTRE THROUGH INFORMATION,
EDUCATION, AND
INTERPRETATION, AIDS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT,
CONSERVE, AND ENHANCE
RECREATIONAL, NATURAL,
HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL
RESOURCES.
VISITOR CENTERS ENHANCE THE
PUBLIC’S AWARENESS AND
UNDERSTANDING OF PLACE'S
IMPORTANCE AND HERITAGE

6. RECEPTION & TOUR GUIDE INFORMATION
INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS
INFORMATION SERVICE- LEAFLETS,
BROCHURES,ETC.
WAITING AREA
ARTICRAFT EXHIBITION & SALE
WORKSHOP SPACE
PICTURE GALLERY
SPECIAL EVENTS STAGE- THEATRE,
PERFORMANCE
CAFE
LOCKER ROOMS
RESTROOM
SUPPLY STORAGE
WORKER'S RESTING SPACE
PARKING- BICYCLES FOR HIRE, TOUR
CARS
REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN
COMPONENTS

7. JACKSONPORT STATE PARK
VISITOR CENTER
-POLK STANLEY WILCOX
ARCHITECTS
CASE STUDY

8. JACKSONPORT STATE
PARK VISITOR CENTER
DESIGNED BY- POLK STANLEY
WILCOX ARCHITECTS
LOCATION- NEWPORT,
ARKANSAS 72112, UNITED
STATES
AREA- 12,000FT^2
YEAR- 2019

9. ABOUT JACKSONPORT
VISITORS' CENTRE
JACKSON PORT
SITUATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ARKANSAS' WHITE
AND BLACK RIVERS, JACKSONPORT WAS A THRIVING
1800’S PORT TOWN SERVING STEAMBOATS THAT HELD
UP TO 200 PASSENGERS. IT’S A PLACE WITH VALUESOF
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
MOTTO
TASK WAS TO DESIGN A FUNCTIONAL VISITOR CENTER,
OUR CHALLENGE WAS TO CREATE A STAGE TO
EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGE BOTH RIVER AND TOWN,
PAST AND PRESENT.
COMPONENTS
UNDERNEATH THE COVER THERE ARE GALLERY,
CLASSROOM, VIEWING DECK
THE RIVER GALLERY OVERLOOKING THE PORT.
THREE FREE-STANDING METAL AND WOOD-CLAD
VOLUMES (GALLERY, ELEVATOR, AND SERVICE) ARE
INSERTED LIKE CARGO, INCLUDING OTHER SERVICES
MATERIALS USED
GLASS EXTERIOR
WOODEN CLADDING
WOOD INTERIORS
RODED ROOFS
ALUMINIUM SHADES
PORCELAIN TILES
SUNSCREENS
CONCEPT
REPLICATING STRUCTURES LIKE A
STEAMSHIP, IT'S SALOON/HOTEL, OR A
DOCK & WAREHOUS.
ELEMENTS THAT PORTRAY THE 1800
JACKSONPORT WAR

10. JACKSONPORT
JACKSONPORT PARK VISITOR CENTRE
VIEWING POINT CLASS ROOM
GALLERY DISPLAY

13. CASE STUDY
AUROVILLE VISITORS
CENTRE
-SUHASINI AYER /
SATPREM MAINI

14. AUROVILLE VISITOR'S
CENTER
DESIGNED BY- AR.SUHASINI
AYER / AR. SATPREM MAINI
LOCATION- AUROVILLE
INTERNATIONAL ZONE,
AUROVILLE
AREA- 3 ACRES
YEAR- 1988

15. ABOUT AUROVILLE
VISITORS' CENTRE
AUROVILLE
IS AN EXPERIMENTAL TOWNSHIP IN THE UNION
TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY IN SOUTH INDIA. IT WAS
FOUNDED IN 1968 BY MIRRA ALFASSA KNOWN AS "THE
MOTHER" AND DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT ROGER
ANGER.
MOTTO
AUROVILLE WANTS TO BE A UNIVERSAL TOWN WHERE
MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL COUNTRIES ARE ABLE TO
LIVE IN PEACE AND PROGRESSIVE HARMONY, ABOVE
ALL CREEDS, ALL POLITICS AND ALL NATIONALITIES.
THE PURPOSE OF AUROVILLE IS TO REALIZE HUMAN
UNITY.
COMPONENTS
INFORMATION SERVICE,GUEST ACCOMMODATION
SERVICE, BOUTIQUES, CAFÉS, NEW SCHOOL CRAFTS,
OPEN AIR EXHIBITIONS, THEATER, GARDEN SHOP,
TRANSPORT SERVICE, ALONG WITH RESTROOMS AND
OTHER SERVICES
MATERIALS USED
BRICK BEAMS
TILES
EARTH WALLS
STONE ARCHES
GLASS DISPLAYS & PARTITIONS
RCC FILLER SLABS
UP CYCLED WOOD STAIRCASE
CLOTH SHADINGS
CONCEPT
CONCEIVED AS A DEMONSTRATION
SITE FOR ALTERNATIVE SUSTAINABLE
TECHNOLOGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY,
ALTERNATIVE BUILDING TECHNIQUES
AND INTEGRATED WASTE WATER
MANAGEMENT.

16. AUROVILLE
AUROVILLE VISITOR'S CENTRE
BOOK STORE CLASS ROOM
REAR VIEW

19. CASE STUDY
DAKSHINACHITHRA
HERITAGE CENTRE
-AR.LAURIE BAKER

20. AUROVILLE VISITOR'S
CENTER
DESIGNED BY- AR.LAURIE
BAKER
LOCATION- EAST COAST
ROAD, MUTTUKADU, CHENNAI,
INDIA
AREA- 10 ACRES
YEAR- 1996

21. ABOUT
DAKSHINACHITRA
HERITAGE CENTRE DAKSHINACHITRA
IS A LIVING-HISTORY MUSEUM IN THE INDIAN
STATE OF TAMIL NADU, DEDICATED TO SOUTH INDIAN
HERITAGE AND CULTURE.
HERITAGE CENTRE
DEVELOPED AS A HERITAGE VILLAGE, DAKSHINACHITRA
HAS AN ARRAY OF DISPLAYS AND RELOCATED
ORIGINALS OF DWELLINGS OF SOUTHERN INDIA. THE
EXHIBITS PORTRAY THE ARCHITECTURE, ART, FOLK
PERFORMING-ARTS AND CRAFT OF SOUTH INDIAN
TRADITIONS. THE AMENITIES INCLUDE A RESEARCH
UNIT, CRAFTS BAZAAR, PLAYGROUND, AN AREA TO
HOLD RELIGIOUS FUNCTIONS, STONE WORKSHOP, AND
SOUVENIR KIOSKS.
COMPONENTS
RECEPTION CENTRE, RESTAURANT, GUEST
HOUSE, OPEN AIR THEATER, SEMINAR HALL,
CRAFT SHOP, ALONG WITH RESTROOMS AND
OTHER SERVICES
DESIGN
LAURIE BAKER,INCLUDED THE USE OF
LOCAL MATERIALS AND THE ADAPTATION
OF ARTISANAL PRODUCTION METHODS
SUITED TO THE ENVIRONMENT IN DESIGN.
HE PURSUED HIS PHILOSOPHY OF ‘SMALL IS
BEAUTIFUL’

22. RECEPTION WAITING SPACE READING SPACE
EXHIBITION AND SALE CRAFT SHOPS RESTAURANT

24. THANK YOU
SHARON SHERANI DANIEL
AISHWARYA MAHENDRAN