Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects. {) P2 k) D* @: P9 `$ W8 I: W
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# j! c0 K& ~3 @: K3 e; \& m: TPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.' F% Q8 u' d; D3 D4 Y: J+ e4 _
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& D0 N) V3 w" l: H; E* v" c4 fRMA 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. o- v3 A2 |! J$ }; `% |
4 p( {8 e- V$ p$ EThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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. b# Y2 s# H7 e: ^$ ~# EExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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# V5 n1 L9 s% OEdmund 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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* X7 ` ~. ]. n& B+ ]! ~The following text is from RMA Architects:# A& h0 @: |' G/ ~+ T7 C
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
- s3 N e( X2 M7 CThe 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.1 [: u% g9 K/ w% j
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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." z% i! S/ q% D. r7 b
' ?; C' M- r9 j# xA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.1 q# @ F, T+ N. i0 i p
Glass 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.: k( k v- R& [: u' ?% s
7 q8 Q' F* F2 e# H E1 o9 eThe 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.
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. {6 X! ^/ y' ?7 |3 ]3 cIntegration 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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