Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects+ R8 U G7 g" L( z- |4 J
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0 A% x: K% ?) P% kPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.8 {+ z/ _4 L, F! l3 L
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RMA 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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3 E8 _& K- P c+ OThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk., D7 |' f1 K9 f, T1 y% Z7 Q2 i/ ~6 [! V2 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.8 _) R- F9 T& Y; ^1 t/ ~
' U. u! Y$ l+ ^8 H' Y3 a& W: rEdmund 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.5 u% u2 o! |: Y; E( Z! S0 I% v
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The following text is from RMA Architects:
2 _) `6 [; V- zA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
$ y: D. _0 L1 X8 B/ h0 zThe 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.' T0 X, J' w' U7 W) q5 Q; ?. W! X1 S
& l3 e9 @. H0 ^3 H J; p7 ~2 n9 SThe 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.0 u% b* k9 p7 |6 M! m
_6 ~: q' t; ~9 b7 s uA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.7 M% L( [( c* [2 |* Q
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.# g& G+ M' j# Z
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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.
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0 Q, }! E, s) N* {$ FIntegration 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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