Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects; I2 f1 m0 l0 y# B7 I' U! u
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5 v6 N- h8 r/ | y5 u; qPhotographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.
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, y1 J, Z) ~& Z1 e% H4 lRMA 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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s- o+ E1 y% n$ L q5 K0 ZThin 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.: p2 E( G0 O4 H% _) b7 P
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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.4 g0 S2 A5 W4 Q- N0 X j d
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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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The following text is from RMA Architects:
+ Q, k" U( r' p* eA visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.4 E4 i" e$ x5 c* B( R" F/ ~
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.7 M: [& k* [3 D. ]
: `! _( u) @% V _: X: sThe 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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+ I4 @8 N) D$ N0 `# ]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.
8 N! E2 E3 g3 G8 l0 Y8 S9 w/ YGlass 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.! c4 W) E1 r2 j( x
4 o1 b( d& u! z! WThe 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.! E: {' t" m) s: @9 N, @& P
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