The Visitor's Center is located at the foot of Hiria landfill. The physical shell for the Center is an abandoned concrete structure that was built in the 1960's as a recycling factory. The building is being renovated in order to make a large interior space to accommodate the diverse needs and uses of the Center. Recycled materials gathered onsite will be used for the paving and design of various elements of the building.
Ayalon Park is one of Israel's most ambitious and impressive public projects that will have lasting effects well into the future. Through education and public participation, the Visitor's Center will help change the face of Israel both environmentally and socially.
You are invited to help make this goal a reality and help build Israel's green future.
The Visitor Center will Contain the following parts :
Exhibition Hall – This 400m2 space will house the Center’s permanent exhibits and will showcase temporary exhibits on the environment, the Park, recycling and Israel's green future. Artists, students, academics and the general public will make this space the face of the future.
Auditorium – The Visitor's Center will house an Auditorium with a maximum capacity of 56 visitors and outfitted with state of the art projection and communication equipment.The auditorium will host seminars and conferences on Ayalon Park and its development, environmental and ecological issues, waste management, water and the allocation of green resources in Israel and the region.
Classrooms – The Visitor's Center will house two classrooms, each seating up to 40 participants. This space will serve as break-out rooms for sessions held in the Auditorium or individual study rooms for classes held at the Center. Each classroom will contain state of the art multi-media equipment and will be used by the thousands of students who will visit the Center each year.
Staff Room – The Staff Room will provide teachers, guides, educators and staff with a general purpose room for privacy and/or for preparing presentations for the 120,000 visitors expected each year at the Visitor’s Center.
Offices – Offices will be constructed in the Visitor's Center for the Center's staff and members of the Friends of the Ayalon Park organization. The daily administration and future success of the Park, including the Center, will be conducted from these offices.
Coffee shop – The Coffee Shop will be a rest area for refreshments and a place to gather valuable information about the Park. It will be situated at the entrance to the Visitor’s Center, which will also serve as the main entrance to the Park. The Coffee Shop will overlook the lush green wetlands and will provide yet another place of quiet, peace and tranquility for visitors.
Souvenir Shop – The Souvenir Shop will sell recycled materials and other environmentally friendly items. This will serve to educate the general public on the use of recycled goods and to supply a source of income for the continued operation of the Visitors Center.
Wetlands – This pilot project will purify the polluted water sitting around the site of the Visitor's Center. The basic idea behind the project is to purify water by pumping it through a series of wetlands – lush soil filled with lavish plants that clean the water through a bio-remediation process. The water, which comes from runoff of the landfill or sewage from Park facilities, will be purified to a standard of irrigation water. In the future, water from the Ayalon River will also be pumped and purified through the wetlands for irrigating the Park.
Landscaping and Parking – The landscaping for the Visitor's Center site is derived from the Hiria landscaping plan designed by Peter Latz International Landscape Architects. The plan integrates trees, vegetation, greenery and more in order to transform the Visitor’s Center into a recreational area. The area will allow easy access from Route 4 and parking for 8 busses and 32 cars.
AyalonPark's Visitor's Center has been designed by the project team:
Planning Architects: Gil Vadia and Shai Weinstein of Weinstein-Vadia Architects
Landscape Planners: Professor Peter Latz, Moriah Sekali Landscape Architects
Planning and Construction of Wetland Pools : Eli Cohen, Ofra Water Plants | 
