Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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& l/ Y. T# k7 j g9 I# CPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum., K8 f' p" p) i' f* Z
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' i- C2 E( c8 E9 G/ P bRMA 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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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.9 t2 x3 Q0 M: G
$ T1 g4 P+ p7 |/ M$ g# kExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.6 q1 L# ~* H3 J! ]6 r
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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.1 R4 Y7 v9 o7 u
! `& f/ S5 G, T8 w: K, f. _' k! j' @4 WEdmund 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:
: z' Q; {! r% J8 JA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
" f3 c) @" `! N/ @0 sThe 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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1 I: V* o2 r( b' O+ _- tA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
+ O; O; s1 O) ]: v% ?8 R2 B9 V( tGlass 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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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., V( L* k. @5 V) T& g$ J7 f6 S$ a6 l
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5 W* f5 t6 B3 SIntegration 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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