Tourist Information Centre, Virtual case Study

1. A VISITOR CENTER OR
CENTRE VISITOR
INFORMATION
CENTER, TOURIST
INFORMATION CENTER,
IS A PHYSICAL
LOCATION THAT
PROVIDES TOURIST
INFORMATION TO
VISITORS
IT MAY BE: A VISITOR CENTER AT A SPECIFIC ATTRACTION OR PLACE OF INTEREST,
LIKE,HERITAGE BUILDING OR SUCH BEAUTIFUL MONUMENTS.
Place of interest:
Chandni Devi 6km
Mansa devi 0.5 km
Har-ki-peri 1.5 km
ADMINISTRATIVE AREA (SQ.M.)
RECEPTION/ENTRANCE 100
WAITING LOUNGE 75
MANAGER’S ROOM 24
DIRECTOR’S ROOM 24
ASST. DIRECTOR’S ROOM 20
LOCKERS 12
LUGGAGE ROOM 12
TRAVEL DESK 9
PUBLIC TOILET AS REQUIRED
INTRODUCTION:
THE SITE IS SITUATED ON
DELHI-RISHIKESH
NATIONAL HIGHWAY. IT IS
AROUND 1.5 KMS FROM
HAR-KI-PAURI, THE MAIN
RELIGIOUS STATE OF
HARIDWAR. THE SITE IS
ALSO SITUATED NEAR
ALAKNANDA HOTEL. THE
BRIDGE IS RUNNING OVER
THE SUPPLY OF GANGA
CANAL WHICH PASSES
THROUGH THE HARIDWAR.
LONGITUDE= 78DEG. 10MIN.
EAST
LATITUDE= 29DEG. 58MIN.
NORTH
ALTITUDE= 294.5M
SITE AREA= 10 ACRE (48575
SQ. M.)
G.C.= 35%
ACCESSIBILITY
THE SITE IS APPROACHED FROM 6M WIDE RAOD
COMING FROM DELHI TO RISHIKESH NATIONAL
HIGHWAY 45. IT IS WELL CONNECTED WITH ALL
MAJOR CITIES AND OTHER PART OF STATES VIZ.
BY ROAD
DELHI= 204 KMS
AGRA= 86 KMS
DEHRADUN=52 KMS
SHARANPUR=81 KMS
BY AIR
NEARBY AIRPORT IS JOLLYGRANT, BHANLAWAH,
DEHRADUN (41 KMS) BY RAIL CONNECT WITH ALL
IMPORTANT CITIES IN INDIA VIZ., BOMBAY, DELHI,
AGRA, HAWRAH ETC.
SURROUNDINGS AND VIEWS
THE SITE GETS AN ENCHANTING VIEW OF
RIVER WITH MOUNTAINS IN THE
BACKGROUND AND THIS VIEW CAN BE
MADE USE OF IN THE DESIGN STAGE.
SOUTH WEST- DELHI RISHIKESH
HIGHWAY AND RIVER GANGA
NORTH WEST- GANGA CANAL WITH 10M
EIDE GHATS
SOUTH WEST- HOTEL ALAKNANDA
NORTH EAST- SIDE APPROACH ROAD
WIND DIRECTION
WINDS ARE
STRONG AND
COMES FROM THE
WEST DIRECTION
FROM THE WEST
DIRECYION IN
WINTER WHILE IN
SUMMER THEY
GENERALLY
TACKLE THE
DIRECTION FROM
SOUTH-EAST
PICKING THE
MOISTURE FROM
GANGAS AND
PROVIDING A
GENERAL RESPITE
TO THE CITY.WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION
MAXIMUM SPEED- 20 KM/HR.
AVG. SPEED- 4-6 KM/HR.
SOIL CONDITION
MOST OF THE AREAS ARE COVERED EITHE
RWITH BLACK COTTON SOIL OR YELLOW SILT
SOIL MIXED WITH GOOD AMOUNT OF
SANDSTONE.
VEGETATION
SITE HAS AND ADVANTAGE
OF AVAILABILITY OF FULL
GREENERY. EUCALYPTUS,
AMALTAS, CHIR, DEODAR
EXIST THERE.