Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects E9 u1 H4 q5 [1 \
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.9 D) v5 B. V4 |; s9 L" i# S
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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.% U6 G7 i r* u. n9 ?0 v
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Thin 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.
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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.
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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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0 h/ X! E1 {6 ^; U/ ~The following text is from RMA Architects:! K) a8 B3 v4 p( ?( @
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
V5 ]$ w: k. K4 q' |8 \- S, z. `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.
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# Y* k3 B; S( e X: [- S5 \& x' L) dThe 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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* f# g A/ Y2 U: N$ 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.
0 H3 m6 z; x9 B( u# ? i! 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.8 Y. W, x* ?& D) b) K8 l' c$ ^
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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.3 F U/ [0 B( t g* \' Y
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* z# o3 U& k+ IIntegration 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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