Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects2 x \5 M& @1 B! a# c
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. H2 |! U9 W" t5 O2 M4 o aPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.$ j& w' @3 f% U% ^5 R4 Q* H
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2 u. d2 {/ z+ i, T R+ E+ [+ \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 m% F" S& p+ G" G& EThin 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.
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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.% ~" p' u4 @. d/ E& H- e/ A
+ N2 U" v( F/ E) \) R$ o) 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.! {# |) W. S/ @* X2 X4 |
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The following text is from RMA Architects:
2 I. ?+ K1 z# C2 J5 h- q; K5 CA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
2 D% l2 F# M3 m5 k8 V4 \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.! B& ]+ b4 H6 d( e, D$ ~3 v, \
9 L; \3 O( i' K# p8 lThe 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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! f8 s* b4 }* |$ hA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
4 X# `1 G B8 A! PGlass 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.) x1 S0 @- w, H/ Z! O5 u) W/ u
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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.7 a; j; ?3 s9 ~3 V1 e7 D1 M
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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.# I. }+ J" d5 ^% A
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