VISITOR'S CENTRE

(AUROVILLE)
 AUROVILLE VISITOR'S CENTRE :

• The Auroville Visitors and Reception Centre is a popular and pleasant place for the use of visitors and
Aurovilians alike.
• It was constructed in 1988 with grants from HUDCO and the Foundation for World Education, and has
become well-known for its architecture and energy-saving construction materials.
• The core function of the centre is to inform the visitors about the purpose of Auroville, its spiritual and
material aim with exhibitions and audio-visuals.
• The complex is also a demonstration centre for sustainable technologies such as appropriate building
material and technologies, watershed management and landscaping with indigenous plants, renewable
energies, wastewater recycling techniques etc.
SITE PLAN AND ZONING :

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8 6

7 LEGENDS:
1. Parking
2. Entry
3. Washrooms
4. Food and shop kiosks
5. Seating area
9 8 6. Exhibition hall
8 10 7. A/V Room
8. Boutique stores
9. Café
10. OAT Seating
CIRCULATION :

The different functions are connected via open informal path

EXHIBITION HALL :
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