WHAT IS AN INTERPRETATION CENTRE ?

- An institution for dissemination of knowledge of natural or cultural heritage.

- to enhance the understanding of heritage.
- To be user-friendly and interactive, using scenographic exhibitions and multimedia .
- Interpretation centers do not usually aim to collect, conserve and study objects; they are specialized institutions for
communicating the significance and meaning of heritage.

- The HERITAGE INTERPRETATION AND TOURISM CENTRE aims at being an Interpretation Centre with facilities for
creative guided tours and exploration of the city’s heritage.

- Heritage walks, cycle tours and photo walks to engage the people by interacting with the site itself.
 • Chennai, one of the most well known metropolitan cities in the
WHY MADRAS? country also has a very rich historical importance to it.
• The city’s heritage reflects the amalgam of styles and culture it was
exposed to during different times of it’s history.
• Even though structures and caves from the Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas
and Pallavas like Mahabalipuram, etc are a major tourist attraction for
the city, not much is known about the heritage structures from the
colonial era.
• The city of Madras, 380 years old was a major port city for British
India. After setting up of Fort. St George many other buildings and
facilities started to evolve around it.
•In spite of its rich heritage and history these structures are not very
well known or celebrated by both the tourists and a fair part of the
city’s population.
•All of these important building are scattered throughout the city along
with it’s rich history and cultural heritage attached to it.
Chennai, with historically rich
records dating from the British
Era, houses 2,467 heritage
buildings within its Metropolitan
area (CMA) , the highest with in
any Metropolitan area limit
in India.
GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE ARMENIAN CHURCH ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL

HIGH COURT THOUSAND LIGHTS ST. PETER’S CHURCH ARMENIAN CHURCH MAGISTRATE COURT GENERAL POST OFFICE

HIGH COURT CLOCK TOWER A CENTURY OLD RESIDENCE ARMENIAN STREET SIDDIQUE SARAI
TOURIST ARRIVALS IN TAMIL NADU Tourist arrivals in TN NUMBER OF TOURIST ARRIVALS
(from 2003 to 2017) ( CENTRE WISE ) IN TAMIL NADU 2017
350000000
300000000
250000000
200000000
150000000
100000000
50000000
0
2003 2007 2013 2017

Foreign Domestic Total

2017 TOURIST VISITS IN TN CITIES

Chennai Udhagamandalam
Madurai Rameshwaram
Kanyakumari Others
THRUST AREA:
To bring back the
History, Revival of styles and character. importance to the once
glorious structures of
Madras.
Urban design considerations.

NEED ?
• The structures are in different parts of the busy
state capital.
To encourage city’s
The goal is to promote
• There are not many organized facilities to help population to know the
context they live in and to
AIM tourism within the core
explore the city comfortably. find pride in it.
of the city.

• Lack of maintenance of some structures due to

negligence, poor recognition and funding.

HOW ?
• The above can be accomplished by establishing a To turn the heritage rich
sources into revenue
facility that encourages tourism, celebrates generating areas
culture and helps with proper interpretation.
 DESIGN SCOPE :

ADMIN INTERPRETATION CULTURAL TOURISM OTHER AREAS

• Receiving area • Exhibition Area • Auditorium • Gathering • Ticket Counter

• Manager room • Audio-Visual • Conference areas • Food court
• Staff room Room Hall • Bus Deck • Toilets
• Meeting room • Library • Cycle/Bike • Kiosks
• Volunteer stations • Outdoor Areas
• Lecture Halls
cabin

LITERATURE :

1. Interpretive Centers: The history design 2. Madras: The Architectural 3. Heritage Interpretation Centers
and development of visitors centers Heritage(An INTACH Guide ) The hicira handbook
-Michael P. Gross -K Kalpana -Herman Baeyens

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LIVE CASE STUDY: NET CASE STUDY:
1. Jayaprakash Narayan Interpretation Centre –Lucknow 1. Malta Fortification and Interpretation Center
2. Auroville Visitors Centre– Pondicherry 2. Almadenes Canyon Interpretation Center
3. Indian Islamic Cultural Centre – New Delhi

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 SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HANDICRAFTS
THESIS PROPOSAL : 2

CATEGORY: HYPOTHETICAL TYPOLOGY: INSTITUTIONAL LOCATION: TAMILNADU

 Map showing Tamilnadu Arts and Handicrafts Specialties:
WHY
TAMILNADU?
• Dividing the line between arts and
crafts in southern regions of India is
not easily discernible with a huge
mostly undisturbed cultural heritage.

• Its crafts norms were gradually

transformed into works of art. C

• The geographic location of being

down south has helped keep its arts
and crafts safe from most of the
extraneous influences.

• A huge range of unique and authentic

art and crafts forms.
Some Craft Specialties AIM ?

To not only house To encourage

the main stream small scale crafts
art courses but sectors with a
also include platform to stop
traditional arts endangerment of
and crafts craftsman

To conserve Invite public in

traditional arts and to increase
and crafts of the awareness or
region traditional crafts
 HOW? REQUIREMENTS : Workshops Dark Room (photographs)
Studios Dying Room
Admin areas Printing
Canteen Experimentation Lab
By establishing a school that
provides a good environment Designing spaces that attracts Art Store Galleries
where new creativity public in
originates. Stalls Area Display courts
Framing Store Storage spaces
Fire kiln Room Housing Areas
Integration of open, semi- THRUST AREAS:
open and closed spaces that To blur the lines between built
improves visual connection and the unbuilt PHILOSOPHIES AND THEORIES OF KNOWN ARCHITECTS
with the surroundings

To have workshop spaces Stalls can be setup where

where seasonal short students works can be sold and
workshops take place exhibited occasionally

LITERATURE STUDY:
Campus Design - Richard .P. Dober
Campus Design in India - Achyut Kanvinde
LIVE CASE STUDY: NET CASE STUDY:
1. Government fine arts college - Chennai 1. College of art (Washington university)
2. Shrishti school of design - Bangalore 2. Barcelona Academy of Art
3. J.J. College of Architecture - Mumbai 3. University of Arts (London)
4. Aditi School - Bangalore
 ENAYAM PORT AND MUSEUM
THESIS PROPOSAL : 3

C ATEGORY : L I V E TYPO LO GY : T R A NSPORTATION, R ECR EATI ONAL LO C ATION : K A N YA KU M ARI

• The Union Cabinet accorded in-principle approval for building a new major port at Enayam (west
of Colachel) in Kanyakumari in three phases with an investment of ₹27,570 crore to handle 127
million tones (MT) of cargo a year.

• This is a major project under the Ministry's Sagarmala programme.

The Sagarmala Programme is an initiative by the government of India that aims to modernize
India's Ports so that port-led development can be augmented and coastlines can be
developed to contribute to India's growth.
The Shipping Ministry has identified an alternative location to build a new
major port in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari district. This follows the opposition
from local groups to build a port at Enayam in the constituency of Pon
Radhakrishnan, Union Minister of State for Shipping.

“The decision to drop Enayam and the approval for the new location will be
with the government. Once, the feasibility of the alternate site is established,
we will approach the Shipping Ministry for change of location. It will be done
only after an official approval from the government,” Jayakumar stated.
PRIVATE MARITIME
PUBLIC
PORT
DOMAIN MUSEUM DOMAIN

TRANSHIPMENT PORT
(Live proposal)
AIM
Maritime Museum
(Proposed )
 PORT MUSEUM

To provide a To introduce the To explain the

comfortable To create character To have economic
public to our marine importance of
environment for the to the port Feasibility heritage and history shipping
workforce

BENEFITS

1. Promotion of trade and commercial activities in the region. Trade centers will develop.

2. Increased job opportunities coupled with commercial activities will promote the hospitality and other allied
sectors.

3. Improved economic activity will translate into better socio-economic development of not only Kanyakumari
but neighbouring district of Tirunelveli and Tuticorin.

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 HOW? DESIGN SCOPE

• Clear boundaries of built and unbuilt spaces

MARITIME
• Must keep in mind that a wide range of facilities including PORT MUSEUM
cranes , fork lift and trucks are in motion
Administration block Admin Area
• All the structures are to have a harmony between them
Docking area Galleries
• Public spaces of optimum size are to be incorporated without Container marshalling yards
Sea Theatre
compensating with security Sound and Art display
Break waters
Aquarium
• Enhancing the museum by making the most of the sea facing Road networks
location Library
Rail networks
Restaurants
• Preserve and display the fading maritime culture in a appealing Security posting Gift shop
manner
Port medical centre View port
LIVE CASE STUDY: NET CASE STUDY:
1. Chennai port - Chennai 1. Pearl Harbour and Museum
2. Cochin port -Cochin 2. Sydney harbour
3. Maritime museum -Cochin 3. Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco
4. Kasimedu fishing harbour -Chennai
 LITERATURE :

2. Port engineering 3. Museum exhibition,

1. Port Engineering handbook planning and design
- Gregory.P. Tsinkner -Carl.A. Thoresen - Elizabeth Bogle

THRUST AREA: SPECIAL STUDIES:

• Container ships and containers
STRUCTURAL INNOVATION
• Storage and handling systems
AND MATERIALS
• Protection of shorelines : Tetrapods