Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects ! @) C/ A: Y# @) l * |4 M$ Z! \1 n, ?( z Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. ( s5 h  x) H0 B5 |0 k" u6 {[/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 5 t) P9 z9 ~; H' Q  q, _# Y4 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. + B+ B* P4 _9 d3 k Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 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. ( W- u( K( h% H( kThe following text is from RMA Architects: 9 Q1 u$ B' Q" r6 RA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. : Q: w% r+ K- ]; N" O: mThe 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. & c) M& g; S; a 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. . J4 z  O0 i$ T3 y7 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. " {9 L. z9 S" d  dGlass 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. ! l! H, N7 h. g  e 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.   [Search:DCION ; ~! g8 U! M' ]* K2 e) Y  p* bIntegration 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. 8 u2 A% j( b* t! B* C1 I

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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
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woding，有里面的图就好了。。。