Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects- M* R1 ^4 _3 `
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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5 F3 O( Z) K; _* z) X/ f, iRMA 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.3 i* }. X6 Y- X8 m3 m
- l; x3 V4 z x2 L) E" ]Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.! r. A% j- r% b* q3 H
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.! t( k+ h( g% b% x8 e' k# x
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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.9 D$ }9 q* A! `5 g- Y" G7 ?
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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.3 V* @) V1 r7 S; [ G: K: a5 d
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The following text is from RMA Architects:) ?! D8 J' B0 Z! L/ \
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
$ l0 `% |+ t0 Y* b0 I+ NThe 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.
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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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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.8 Y- ^2 F) a$ z2 f L
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.
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, [- n/ g+ Z1 B* G0 L4 mThe 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. h* f$ {: \' p0 h
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