Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects5 q. H6 W; j* e2 h
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& H+ u( _' s+ C9 \- p# h* M, L4 ZPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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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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9 d, a; ?: s7 w9 y5 P/ QThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.) L; U; t$ q: ^0 D7 H) i
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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0 b4 z }0 W& r. A# TThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.$ q! p) z% d7 W1 M8 T. H
* W: _8 d; J# x4 m/ K2 lEdmund 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.: ], ]6 E! I6 X" H
& k `- h5 }* T* B( G/ s& x. TThe following text is from RMA Architects:
6 C( j" g- k: U( ~' m) i" t$ C. wA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.# ]1 W+ M* g7 H" Z
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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- `. H+ ?4 f& K. D3 IThe 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.1 K' Y5 j% Q, N0 J* s# K, s: ]
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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.$ G7 T* E! o+ V8 k0 k8 Z4 k
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.. d3 |4 ^1 Y U1 [ W% P3 O# y6 n
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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.8 b: b. H1 n) u% u7 L1 f- f5 C5 Y
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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.
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