Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects$ c. R5 V" ]! N3 e3 x
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2 g8 V2 A& k& G: y. ^4 ]7 K9 LPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.3 H% h {1 y; q4 R$ {
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' @; e$ m: a- y, w O' M8 q& kRMA Architects designed the elliptical building at the entrance to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly the Prince of Wales Museum), where historical Indian artefacts and artworks are exhibited.
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/ y, Q$ w0 z8 f7 v& I: c* u2 @5 d. KThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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( j. S: \( y1 WExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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' N1 Y/ x) T1 BThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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+ L! I% L% g$ }2 NEdmund Sumner has photographed a number of buildings in Mumbai – see our earlier stories about a corporate office block beside a slum and a wood-clad temple.
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& u( Y6 H- y) Y7 d( F7 H1 f) @The following text is from RMA Architects:
+ Y2 m T. B1 V2 YA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
8 [3 M! P4 k( k" \* h0 jThe contemporary structure expands upon the footprint of a previously existing multipurpose hall, and is a part of an expansion plan for this prestigious urban landmark.8 \, \0 t3 W: v: h) R/ B
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The center fulfills various programmatic functions, ranging from the integration of baggage collection and storage, to ticketing and security, as well as a museum shop, two hundred seat auditorium, and rest rooms.
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. o; l0 X: e) }! w0 f8 aA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
6 K8 {7 d, W6 h4 G* M3 l1 A# G2 j6 f5 jGlass and metal surfaces exist as a visual counterpoint to stout basalt stone of local heritage structures. Reflective material planes create a paradoxical visual poetry in which archaic forms of the adjacent museum are recast and distorted in a new perspective.
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The pre-defined footprint is organically punctured by existing trees that project through openings in the roof, yielding localized deviations in the otherwise low-key scale spaces.' ^4 ]# L3 L& G: L- G5 `( k% s
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Integration of natural textures with modern means and materials further expands the defining narrative of the center, that of a culturally meaningful intervention within a monumental historic context.
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