I N D E X1 . ABOUT SZDLC2 . OUR SYSTEM ROLE3 . OUR SYSTEM GOAL4 . W AYF I NDI NG SYSTEM5 . V I S I TOR ’S END6 . CONCEPT - 17 . CONCEPT - 28 . CONCEPT - 39 . ADM I N ’S END 10 LOG- I N PAGE1 1 . HOME PAGE12 . USER DETAI L13 . TERMI NAL15 . F LOOR16 . BU I LDI NG18 . PATH20 . ROOM

LocationUAE World Desert section of the Al Ain Zoo.

PurposeComprehensive exhibit interpretation of Abu

Dhabi Emirate's desert environment, traditions, conservation efforts and emerging sustainable

sensibilities.

AreasThe exhibit spaces and galleries make up a

significant quantity of the clients brief in terms of floor area. Other feature public spaces include

the multipurpose feature theatre, a research library and cafeteria and amenities. The offices

and staff spaces is made up of open plan seating arrangement, meeting rooms, technical workshop, and a BMS server room. The entire

basement level and ancillary service dock accommodates the technical and innovative

building service systems and accounts for a large portion of the projects floor area and

facility requirements

FeaturesInterpretation designed according to a hybrid

exhibit design character, balancing an interpretive centre/museum design approach

with science centre exhibit principles & also climatically balanced & energy efficient; the end

result is a “formal” museum look animated by exhibits that emphasize exploration,

experimentation and “fun” that visitors typically experience in science centres.

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A touch of discovery leading to stimulating space Info. The whole leaning centre virtually reflects though our system. We focus our programming & design work strategically so that the building created would truly enhance the human ability to deliver the mission of the learning centre.

AN EXPLORATIONAT AN ARM LENGTH

OUR SYSTEM ROLE

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OUR SYSTEM GOAL

- Our solutions will cater to the consideration of image, function & promotion.- Priority to the needs of first time visitors to the campus and sites.

- A sense of arrival must be achieved with clear vision directing visitors to specific destinations.

- System that is consistent so that visitors become familiar with the system and develop a sense of knowing where to look for information.

- This identity will give them a handy reach to every space existing in the leaning centre from a single source point.

- Landmarks to provide orientation cues and memorable locations, site lines to show what is ahead.

- System carries a theme that is incorporated with existing ambience and colors. - System is adaptable to future changes of the learning centre so changes

can be made by the Facilities Department.- System avoids confusion.& provides information that will not give too

many navigation choices.

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VISITOR’S END

ATRRACT SCREEN

MAIN INTERFACE

FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 FLOOR 3 FLOOR 4 FLOOR 5 FLOOR 6 TERMINAL

URL

HOME PAGE

ADMIN’S END

FLOOR PATHROOM USERBUILDING

W A Y F I N D I N G S Y S T E MPlaced Strategically at the entrance of the learning centre, Our wayfinding system will hold the whole Circulation data from the source point to the destination point of learning centre premises categorically. It comprises of two key parts Visitor’s’End / Front End & the Admins End / Back End.

Visitor’s End as the name suggest hold the main interface which the incoming visitor will operate to explore the space & grab the info as per requirements. It smoothly facilitates the respective foot falls and guide n direct them to their proper destinations.

Admin’s End holds the information data related to the Visitors End, which can be controlled and updated as per future requirements. Developed in a very user friendly way it is customized in away that can be handled & updated by the client at any given point of time

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PROPOSED INTERFACE DESIGNSCONCEPT 1 A CLEAN INTERFACE CONCEPT

CONCEPT 2ANGULAR & DYNAMIC LINES

CONCEPT 3HI-TECH & DARK

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PROPOSING THESE THREE VARIED CONCEPTS

IS TO GIVE OUR CLIENT A VARIATION TO CHOOSE WITH. TO

START WITH A CLEAN LOOK DESIGN WITH A VERY CLEAN METALIC FEEL. THEN IN THE

SECOND ONE BREAKING THAT CLEAN FEEL IN TO A DYNAMIC ANGULAR FEEL AND WITH THE THIRD ONE

BREAKING THE NOTION OF THE SECOND OPTION BY HAVING A DARK HI-TECH FEEL. THUS GIVING OUR CLIENT VARIETY IN IDEAS TO STAND WITH AND CHOOSE FURTHER FOR THE FINAL INTERFACE..

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CONCEPT 1

A TYPICAL INTERFACE LOOK WITH OVERALL SUBTLE GREY LOOK WITH SUPPORTIVE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS COLORED IN PASTEL CONTRASTING COLORS OF GREENS & BLUES. BUTTONS OF THE LEVELS, THE KEY AREAS & THE AMENITIES HAVE A METALLIC LOOK BUTTONS WITH THE RESPECTIVE COLOR SHOWING THEIR CLEAN DISTRIBUTION & DEFINITION.BASE COLOR

SUPPORTING COLORS

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C ONCEPT 2

AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE IN THIS OPTION BY TRYING A CLEAR ADAPTATION OF THE SUBTLE COLORS OF THE DESERT AND THE DYNAMIC ANGLES FROM THIS BEAUTIFULLY WELL SCULPTED BUILDING IN THE INTERFACE OF THE WAYFINDER.THE DYNAMIC LINES & ANGLES WHICH ADORN THE PLAN AND THE ELEVATION ARE ALSO BEING RELECTED IN THE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS OF THE INTERFACE.

BASE COLOR

SUPPORTING COLORS

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C ONCEPT 3

BASE COLOR

SUPPORTING COLORS

A HIGH TECH FEEL WITH GLOSSY COLORFUL BUTTONS DEFINING THE RESPECTIVE LEVELS, KEY AREAS AND AMENITIES. A DARK THEME HAS BEEN ADAPTED ENHANCING THE COLORFUL INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS AND THE PLANS.

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STANDARD WAY FINDINGMANAGER FORADMINISTRATIVEUSERS ONLY

ADMIN HOLDS THEPRIVILEGE TO MAKEANY CHANGES TOTHE APPLICATION

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L OG- IN PAGE

DOUBLE CLICK ON THE WAY FINDING APPLICATION ON THE DESKTOP. A LOG IN WINDOW APPEARS.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF USERS,1. ADMIN - HAS THE PRIVILEGE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE APPLICATION2. OTHER USERS - CAN ONLY DO THE CHANGES PERMITTED TO THEM BY THE ADMIN.

ENTER THE LOGIN DETAILS : USER ID – ADMIN

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HOME PAGE

HOME PAGE COMPRISES OD A LEFT ALIGNED MENU BAR AND 3 ITEMS AT THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN SHOWING USER, HOME PAGE AND THE LOG-OFF BUTTON.

MENU BAR BUTTONS -TERMINAL, FLOOR, BUILDING, PATH, ROOM & USER

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : U S E R D E T A I L

CLICK ADD/EDIT USER/USERS FOR GETTING THE USER DETAILS AND USER PRIVILEGES.

ADDING NEW USERSINITIALLY USER IS ENABLED AFTER PRESSING NEW, USER OPTION IS DISABLED.FOR ADDING NEW USERS CLICK ON NEW ENTER USER NAME, PASSWORD AND THEN CONFIRM PASSWORD.FOR EACH PAGE PRIVILEGES CAN BE SET.

TO SET PRIVILEGE FOR TERMINAL, PATH, BUILDING, FLOOR, ROOMIF WE TICK MARK ON ADD UNDER THE TERMINAL SECTION, THEN USER CAN ONLY HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO VIEW AND ADD THE TERMINAL. HE CANNOT DO EDIT AND DELETE. BY DEFAULT USER CAN VIEW THE PAGE EVEN IF ANY ONE OF THE OPTIONS ARE SELECTED. BUT IF NONE OF THE OPTIONS ARE SELECTED THEN THE USER CANNOT ENTER INTO THE PAGE. IF WE CLICK ON VIEW USER CAN HAVE THE ACCESS TO VIEW THE PAGE ONLY. WE CANNOT PERFORM ADD, EDIT OR DELETE. WHEN CLICKING ON EDIT BUTTON, VIEW AND EDIT ARE ACTIVATED.SIMILARLY FOR DELETE, VIEW AND DELETE IS ACTIVATED. AFTER PERFORMING ALL THE SETTINGS SAVE THE NEW USER AND THE NEW USER SETTINGS. ONCE SAVED YOU CAN EDIT, DELETE, VIEW THE USER DETAILS BY SELECTING THE USER FROM USER FIELD. NOW WHEN YOU SELECT THE USER, EDIT BUTTON IS AUTOMATICALLY ENABLED.EDITON CLICKING EDIT, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO CHANGE THE PASSWORD, DON’T PUT ANY PASSWORD ON THE WINDOW. LEAVE THE SPACE OF CHANGE PASSWORD AND CONFIRM PASSWORD BLANK.USER PRIVILEGE IS EXPLAINED IN THE SAME WAY AS EXPLAINED PREVIOUSLY.IF YOU WANT NO CHANGES, PRESS CANCEL. THE CURRENT PAGE WILL CLOSE.NOTE: LIGHT GRAY COLOR APPEARING ON THE BUTTON SIGNIFIES THAT THE BUTTON ARE ACTIVATED OR ENABLED. IF THE COLOR IS DARK GREY, IT SAYS THAT THE BUTTON IS INACTIVE AND IT WILL BE ACTIVE ONLY AFTER SELECTING DATA FROM DROP DOWN.DELETETO DELETE THE USER, SELECT THE USER AND CLICK ON DELETE.

USER DETAILS.CLICK ADD/EDIT USER/USERS FOR GETTING THE USER DETAILS AND USER PRIVILEGES.ADDING NEW USERSINITIALLY USER IS ENABLED AFTER PRESSING NEW, USER OPTION IS DISABLED. FOR ADDING NEW USERS CLICK ON NEW ENTER USER NAME, PASSWORD AND THEN CONFIRM PASSWORD. FOR EACH PAGE PRIVILEGES CAN BE SET.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : T E R M I N A L

WE HAVE 6 GROUPS, THEY ARE TERMINAL, FLOOR, BUILDING, PATH, ROOM, USER.

TERMINAL

TERMINAL HERE REFERS TO KIOSK.IN TERMINAL WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS, VIEW AND EDIT. WHEN YOU GO TO VIEW YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU HAVE FULL DETAILS OF THE TERMINALS AS SHOWN BELOW. YOU CAN EVEN EDIT CLICKING ON EDIT OPTION. SIMILARLY, IN THE EDIT OPTION YOU CAN CHANGE THE TERMINAL DETAILS BY JUST CLICKING ON THE DROP DOWN BUTTON OF TERMINAL. SELECT THE TERMINAL WHICH YOU WANT TO CHANGE AND THEN PRESS ION EDIT. EDIT OPTION IS ENABLED ONLY AFTER YOU SELECT A TERMINAL ELSE IT REMAINS DISABLED.ONCE YOU DO THE CHANGES, YOU CAN EITHER PRESS SAVE OR YOU CAN CANCEL THE CHANGES DONE. ABOVE DIAGRAM SHOWS JFINDER TERMINAL EDIT.

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ME NU BAR ITEM DETAIL : T E R M I N A L

TERMINAL VIEW TERMINAL VIEW IS AS SHOWN ABOVE. IN VIEW YOU CAN SEE DETAILS OF EACH TERMINAL AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO EDIT THE DETAILS FROM TERMINAL VIEW BY CLICKING ON EDIT UNDER UPDATE OPTION.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : F L O O R

FLOORHERE FLOOR DEFINES THE FLOOR NUMBER. WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS IN FLOOR AS WELL. VIEW AND EDIT.

FLOOR VIEWFLOOR VIEW IS AS SHOWN ABOVE. IT’S WORKING IS SAME AS THAT OF TERMINAL. IN VIEW YOU CAN SEE DETAILS OF EACH FLOOR AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO EDIT THE DETAILS FROM FLOOR VIEW BY CLICKING ON EDIT UNDER UPDATE OPTION.

FLOOR EDITIN FLOOR EDIT WE HAVE TO SELECT A FLOOR WHICH NEEDS TO EDIT AND THEN PRESS ON EDIT AFTER DOING NECESSARY EDITING PRESS SAVES OR CLICK ON CANCEL TO GO BACK.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : B U I L D I N G

BUILDING EDITYOU CAN CHANGE THE BUILDING NAME IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH AFTER SELECTING THE FLOOR NUMBER AND THEN SAVE IT.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : B U I L D I N G

BUILDIN VIEWYOU CAN SEE THE BUILDING DETAILS AND IN CASE YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE DETAILS YOU CAN PRESS ON EDIT UNDER UPDATE WINDOW. YOU’LL GET EDIT WINDOW FOR THAT PARTICULAR WINDOW.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : PA T H

PATH VIEWIN PATH VIEW YOU CAN SEE THE PATH DETAILS AND YOU CAN EVEN CHANGE THE PATH DETAILS BY CLICKING ON EDIT.

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : PA T H

PATH EDIT IN PATH EDIT YOU CAN CHANGE THE PATH, PATH DETAILS AND PATH CODE

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ME NU BAR ITEM DETAIL : R O O M

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ME N U BAR ITEM DETAIL : R O O M

YOU CAN CHANGE THE BUILDING NAME IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH AFTER SELECTING THIN ROOM YOU CAN SEE THE FLOOR MAP OF THE SELECTED FLOOR LEVEL AS SHOWN ABOVE. ONCE YOU CLICK ON ANY OF THE ROOM( ONLY APPLICABLE FOR RED COLORED BLOCKS) YOU WILL GET THE EDIT OPTION AS SHOWN IN THE BELOW PICTURE. YOU CAN CHANGE DISPLAY NAME IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH.E FLOOR NUMBER AND THEN SAVE IT.

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