Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects3 j- E' v& V9 h1 r( Q6 q. S& P) _8 g
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum. I0 i1 g; e7 @- ]& N' N6 l
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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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* x* L( h0 V9 M _9 NThin 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.: n7 u% G8 k8 O8 m
2 o5 S7 g+ \9 o$ F0 \The remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.
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; G# c" N) P% K3 m9 A- `3 VEdmund 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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( y9 ^% g- C" i+ v. q+ P0 bThe following text is from RMA Architects:# N" {1 R3 i7 w9 D5 `
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai. Z: a3 H4 ]) Z5 d6 R$ A
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.6 v* A Y& r/ r8 g: S' u
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The 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.- [, P( A s( }/ F2 s
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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.
, Z' z: \" U: |8 k1 mGlass 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.
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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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2 L3 |" v, f8 l/ T. b6 B2 _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." D$ d9 P- Z9 g
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