Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects2 T3 S; g/ m U# T' @3 i4 v% J
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.5 s: I6 C. z! K4 t
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! g8 w$ T( o z* Y) g5 \( b+ oRMA 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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4 \, V( o7 c; d t) l" LThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.* T v* m4 {" ^/ `' C; ?- J- C( H
. ~2 ^* I7 _- a0 xExisting 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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Edmund 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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0 Y" t. B' Z' I/ ]; r2 lThe following text is from RMA Architects:1 f" ]- s2 L" u3 @% K' I+ ?+ C
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
/ k& |. @3 ?0 n* B* M$ _" hThe 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 N! k3 S+ g9 R6 [: 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.7 Z/ Z w% \" j" n; e% {2 U& ?3 T/ o
0 {% O- _% F* |0 v2 u+ u7 {A lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
2 ~* T4 S6 v9 ^' [7 ?8 q4 ?& f8 {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.% ~* z! i. {) u4 f# N! Y. U% T5 ]& J
$ w( Z: O, d8 uThe 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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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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