Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects0 T- h+ {8 b( Y7 R
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; Y3 K9 z( ~: T; _, N9 Y2 PPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.; A8 X& U7 a6 E' Z9 x0 T; q0 K
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# Z& {( t9 b' K: J/ P- I6 [$ m" 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.8 }$ K# \5 M; \5 U" L# P
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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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) r& C( `# h7 ^% U! _/ [' RExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.3 N5 y8 m8 y- g! ^: _
. P" c; N! X9 t; _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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The following text is from RMA Architects:& E( D! Z1 ?4 y: J
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.( e0 j. d: ?: U
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.
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5 C! \! R8 _$ G& @# O5 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.
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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.
# a8 d7 Y: `6 V) k4 ?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.. R( ~* w$ W+ ~9 _1 o/ G y7 V
" h9 M2 M* Y# D8 _% n- X, LThe 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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- u0 Z6 l! ^- x! k6 v! d) z3 F) CIntegration 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.4 I P! \0 D+ x$ p" V- E
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