Friends of Quiet Waters Park

The Nature Center at Quiet Waters Park

 

  • 1 QWP MB Web 01 : A kinetic bird sculpture casts moving shadows on the angled wall above the art gallery, to attract visitors upstairs. The central draw of the forest area is the Activity Tree with various tactile interactive displays.

    A kinetic bird sculpture casts moving shadows on the angled wall above the art gallery, to attract visitors upstairs. The central draw of the forest area is the Activity Tree with various tactile interactive displays.

  • 2 QWP MB 3D ISO 2014 : Isometric view of upper level floorpan showing main thematic areas.

    Isometric view of upper level floorpan showing main thematic areas.

  • 3 QWP MB web 03 : Schematic Floorpan showing graphic layout, key murals and thematic areas.

    Schematic Floorpan showing graphic layout, key murals and thematic areas.

  • 5 QWP MB Web 11 : Local Waters Area with Abbreviated Interpretive Content and Display Programming Outline

    Local Waters Area with Abbreviated Interpretive Content and Display Programming Outline

  • 6 Gallery V1 : Rail on Balcony shows: "What's Swims in Our Waters" and "What Flies in our Skies"

    Rail on Balcony shows: "What's Swims in Our Waters" and "What Flies in our Skies"

  • 8 QWP MB Web 57.jpg : Wall mural with reader rail for Legacy area

    Wall mural with reader rail for Legacy area

  • 9 QWP MB Web 61 : History Reader Rail interprets Indigenous, Colonial and Modern Inhabitants of the Park's Land

    History Reader Rail interprets Indigenous, Colonial and Modern Inhabitants of the Park's Land

  • 9a QWP MB web 9 : Wall Murals have embedded Main Panel with Overview of Content in Each Thematic Area.

    Wall Murals have embedded Main Panel with Overview of Content in Each Thematic Area.

  • 9b Local Waters Mural : Detail of typical wall mural and main 20x30 overview panel

    Detail of typical wall mural and main 20x30 overview panel

  • 10a GM 2+3 web : Each overview panel starts with a prepositional phrase informally engaging viewers to enter the various environmental themes.

    Each overview panel starts with a prepositional phrase informally engaging viewers to enter the various environmental themes.

  • 10b GM 4+5 web : Friends of Quiet Waters Park branding is on each main panel, as visitors may enter at different points.

    Friends of Quiet Waters Park branding is on each main panel, as visitors may enter at different points.

  • 10c GM 6+7 web : Sustainability panel describes and locates all the positive environmental activities in the park

    Sustainability panel describes and locates all the positive environmental activities in the park

  • 11 Comp Photo 3,4 : A model osprey nest has a monitor link to a web cam of actual nesting site in the park.

    A model osprey nest has a monitor link to a web cam of actual nesting site in the park.

  • 11a Meadow Rail : Rail graphics for Meadow Area showing flip door questions and answers

    Rail graphics for Meadow Area showing flip door questions and answers

  • 11a QWP 30x40 welc forst : Multiple images and limited text let visitors quickly get a sense of what to look for outside in the park.

    Multiple images and limited text let visitors quickly get a sense of what to look for outside in the park.

  • 11G 2E2.A QWP Oysters 24x40 F1 3 : Oyster Seeding is maintained by the park and is important to the health of the Chesapeake Bay

    Oyster Seeding is maintained by the park and is important to the health of the Chesapeake Bay

  • 11G QWP 30x40 7E1 reduce web : Reducing waste, environmental impact, and resource exploitation is a key sustainability concept.

    Reducing waste, environmental impact, and resource exploitation is a key sustainability concept.

  • 11G QWP 30x40 7E2 reuse web : The sustainability graphics are produced on acrylic with images on the back and text on front surface.

    The sustainability graphics are produced on acrylic with images on the back and text on front surface.

  • 11G QWP 30x40 7E3 recycle web : Interactive devices, processes and materials for sustainable concepts augment the sustainable displays

    Interactive devices, processes and materials for sustainable concepts augment the sustainable displays

  • 11G4 QWP 30x40 4 Nat Hard Shrline : Typical shoreline Panels compare and contrast environmental conditions at the park

    Typical shoreline Panels compare and contrast environmental conditions at the park

  • 12 QWP MB area 4 COMP3606 FLAT : View from corner of corridor towards "Waters' "Meadows" and "Sustainable Legacy."

    View from corner of corridor towards "Waters' "Meadows" and "Sustainable Legacy."

The Nature Center at Quiet Waters Park interprets diverse ecosystems, flora, fauna and human impact on the landscape of this suburban park in Annapolis, MD.

 

Working closely with the Friends of Quiet Waters Park staff, Paris Design guided the full interpretive plan, curated content, then developed all exhibits and graphic design for the center.  

 

The strategy for this Nature Center is to repurpose under-used corridor space at main visitor center into an engaging, science forward, educational space. Thematic areas feature park amenities  along with the key terrestrial and aquatic ecologies of Forest, Meadow, Shoreline, Stream and Marine waters. 

 

Archeological finds on site, pre-historic indigenous people, the colonial period in Maryland, and owners of the farm before it became a park are interpreted in the Legacy section. Sustainability displays focus on processes, materials and positive environmental activities operating in the park. 

 

Graphics were designed to be used as stand-alone info posters that could be reproduced for use in ranger led out-reach and other educational programs.  

 

 

Client: Friends of Quiet Waters Park
Project: The Nature Center at Quiet Waters Park
Location: Annapolis, MD