Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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5 ]' p% D/ O( ZPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.1 Y9 w3 I/ y! v2 ?$ i
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RMA 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.5 x& Z- M7 M W# A+ |
' T ]7 I( G- L4 D& j2 g7 gThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace./ t) Q6 n' j/ `2 X4 U+ w, M' i2 F* m
& x5 j3 s6 Q" ]3 S0 l6 s) k* DExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk./ _8 _: j/ O$ f7 x% N
9 U/ a, k) c- VThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.- t" Y: V/ d3 Z8 \; O! k
; B2 W, e e0 j: I9 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.* r+ X5 B* ?+ r7 d, c
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The following text is from RMA Architects:% ]" S3 _8 {. f; s
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.& c: {) d' a0 Z, k, Q: m! R
The 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.3 S; i: R4 t5 V' e* k3 w
6 j3 B! I- k x! g% q- ^" {' z1 d: pThe 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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0 |/ V. |) g- t9 l0 g7 a, o! ?( KA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
: \+ ~" X( i1 }7 L' v* pGlass 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.' d# U B: j- q9 S6 M
3 ?: b7 q4 `" v% j }& }; XThe 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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5 T* F1 t, u# L6 W3 EIntegration 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.+ Y6 B! k7 w \' b7 }
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