Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects ' L/ Q0 U; q# F . S: b3 Y0 B8 D* O8 |+ ?0 G Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. [/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/]   X9 J# u, B0 G+ pRMA 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. & C$ ], M/ \7 l# D' ^* h Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. + q" t/ r! w4 \" t4 {  ~& n9 b 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. The following text is from RMA Architects:   {+ {+ ]; b9 [7 @! SA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 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. , E- F' P% {4 n# ~7 I8 wThe 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. . w4 e7 ]6 E2 v, c0 {$ q. H  [# @ 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. 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. / i5 f6 C4 g" r6 w9 g 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. & j+ A" f0 Q" _  [Search:DCION $ k' u# `( c1 }- k$ _& d 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. / T' P9 U. Z+ P0 {: M" N

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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？
( |5 |3 t. l$ E& @) p0 K( H要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。