Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects2 c5 w& D8 x; l3 R& P+ L8 I
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" {7 P0 Z' w( \& }- y8 q0 _$ QPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.' N* k' S3 f* j1 d: K: X m
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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.2 }. O8 ]" M; ]5 l- m* T$ D; H
: ~% a/ G" V. V2 s1 EThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace." J2 c: j. P4 u% G
, F! l" ~( V/ [0 c" q, eExisting 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.: d* R4 k+ G! { i: C* u7 O& {- ?
$ N* ~$ ?9 b: n o3 Z8 \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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8 I* X) F/ v `The following text is from RMA Architects:
2 q; x. I0 }* f: Q u" mA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
& B, }% A3 v6 T* o7 wThe 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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$ z r9 a% b% M, ^: 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.
$ q% O4 x0 ^0 L# t9 _ ~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., H2 h" j H- c- e* k
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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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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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