Prince of Wales Visitors Centre by RMA Architects. X# c/ z: e! b
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Photographer Edmund Sumner has sent us these images of a shimmering steel visitors centre at a Mumbai museum.# O) V3 C- W; e6 J& o* E
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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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Thin steel columns support a curving roof that overhangs the exterior walls of the centre to shelter a surrounding terrace.& S$ g% G$ M) r. _1 {% w
9 R! V7 {% e& K/ p& aExisting trees grow through holes in this roof, which also shelters a separate circular baggage kiosk.
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* D1 _+ S# K" h. N" t4 zThe remaining portion of the visitors centre contains a 200-seat auditorium, a ticket-office, a shop, a cafe and toilets.+ O8 L5 M+ X, w( a7 ?
) H6 K; [$ p6 n, V3 b7 u5 OEdmund 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:3 {! d8 u3 @! q; p
A visitor’s center located at the entrance of the Prince of Wales Museum, a Grade I heritage structure in Mumbai.
" f# A6 j$ C/ ~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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0 w2 B9 _* u. l9 Z/ }4 ?2 VThe 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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5 z1 [ v/ W& Q" U) h& AA lightweight, stainless steel clad elliptical roof creates a covered verandah for circulation, integrating disparate visitor programs into a consolidated and modest, yet contemporary form.' o' {+ l" m/ p
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.# h9 t# J" j1 e3 U
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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.0 g0 X- a& B* c& i. T
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# M4 v& p" \) |4 G3 J# Z4 zIntegration 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.2 G L* {1 L* Q; M) G" z
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