Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects 1 o( M7 D5 z' g1 F6 n 4 l+ H* }' W, U+ N: ]  Y2 gPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. , ~, R# ]. g0 e ) |6 C$ ]; H% c0 {[/url][url=http://www.rmaarchitects.com/] 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. 1 w' m+ b: N- J' K: l Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace. ; ^* |: O8 D* nExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk. 6 ^, B0 z! p  @/ t. {# K 5 o- z$ b1 e" m; h4 ZThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets. 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. The following text is from RMA Architects: 1 v4 r' s$ S& V1 vA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. 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. . O! J, @$ W" L2 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. 4 }5 S% S* D* B' z 0 _$ }- |* e! D1 R, f& x4 B6 b' xA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form. 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. # s' S/ K- W3 o1 C' @ 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. & b( ^' g& X( W3 v9 ]  [Search:DCION - }8 }/ J, f  P) Q 3 z& `* s2 X& m+ RIntegration 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.   y( Z& D8 U* s: K" B! `

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金属的外壳！怕不怕吸热！{:soso_e122:}

是金属吗？夏天会不会太热？
9 k4 E! s) a- P, n0 t/ Z要是里面也有图就更好了

woding，有里面的图就好了。。。