Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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9 T" \2 @6 U- {+ V& H$ BPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.( y6 L9 P7 `4 T! ?
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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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; p4 R( U; s3 K( X d5 C4 l9 ?Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.6 v7 t) w& |' R& M D; X( z1 A( E1 I
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Existing trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.# b: p! P* A2 J
9 P, o P1 E# i* U9 k# W( x7 QThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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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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1 b: A: w* U0 wThe following text is from RMA Architects:
; R4 J& X% S% U4 j$ _+ C) w/ EA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
# y8 {8 M* T1 n; v* W9 TThe 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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; A, G# P( B8 _4 w% k, 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." w% U# W: i6 C+ O; }8 A; t% U
0 e( R. N7 R1 a1 wA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.) \/ N: H& P' w. A: Q
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.' y7 ] e7 J; O- k ~: G
$ E/ `: o7 ~2 N* V; Q. a, QThe 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.+ Z/ e7 C2 T1 `3 M- r& B0 I: I
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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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