Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.8 c; K/ z# R# M" U% s6 q
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. D8 W3 E, g5 j6 {4 g% a1 ^7 NRMA 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.: W8 t6 b1 U6 l' g W v9 N" t9 x+ p
, c$ h) x& q$ q# K" iThin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.+ [% y* Q5 U! `7 b0 g+ k' l: a1 Y7 F
2 n7 H$ O5 |9 k3 S. q* h) X# AExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.( n- @% k+ c. C8 v: U F. S
p% u" D, b0 \& J8 QThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.) T- o! u9 p% A/ ~
y; m/ p3 \8 n" c* U, aEdmund 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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9 c0 C7 P) w" l$ w4 ?4 L* Y9 uThe following text is from RMA Architects:
% p/ b( S: ^3 D f9 q/ MA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.3 e# E) a2 o6 S, _. E7 S4 }, y9 L
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.( i0 ~5 w' @6 S8 U8 Z* @* I
& X) L$ y- {8 h' q" XThe 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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9 g& j) D( c: p5 \7 B5 U; lA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.
# |7 _6 v2 z! QGlass 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.* c' n1 J L& |+ Z# H$ N
& |$ j) O F& E; u1 \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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